Designs on Pots Ban Chiang and the Politics of Heritage in Thailand
The prehistoric site of Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand challenges the narrative of Thai origins, while at the same time appealing to the public's vision of Thailand as an early centre of civilization. Ban Chiang demonstrates the complexity of constructing national heritage in modern Thailand,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
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Colección: | Asian Heritages.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. The Personal Past: Designs on Pots
- 2. The Excavated Past: Grounded Evidence
- 3. The Artistic Past: Aesthetic Preferences
- 4. The Looted Past: On Stealing Pots
- 5. The Fake Past: Forgeries and Souvenirs
- 6. The Packaged Past: Implications for Thai Heritage
- Illustrations
- Appendix
- Index