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Bang Chan : Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand.

Bang Chan traces the changing cultural characteristics of a small Siamese village during the century and a quarter from its founding as a wilderness settlement outside Bangkok to its absorption into the urban spread of the Thai capital. Rich in ethnographic detail, the book sums up the major finding...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sharp, Lauriston
Otros Autores: Hanks, Lucien M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Colección:Cornell Studies in Anthropology Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Bang Chan traces the changing cultural characteristics of a small Siamese village during the century and a quarter from its founding as a wilderness settlement outside Bangkok to its absorption into the urban spread of the Thai capital. Rich in ethnographic detail, the book sums up the major findings of a pioneering interdisciplinary research project that began in 1948. Changes in Bang Chan's social organization, technology, economy, governance, education, and religion are portrayed in the context of local and national developments.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (315 pages)
ISBN:1501721399
1501721380
9781501721380
9781501721397