Siege of the Spirits : Community and Polity in Bangkok /

What happens when three hundred alleged squatters go head-to-head with an enormous city government looking to develop the place where they live? As anthropologist Michael Herzfeld shows in this book, the answer can be surprising. He tells the story of Pom Mahakan, a tiny enclave in the heart of old...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herzfeld, Michael (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2021]
Temas:
City dwellers > Civil rights > Thailand > Bangkok.
City planning > Thailand > Bangkok.
Eviction > Thailand > Bangkok.
Historic districts > Thailand > Bangkok.
Urban beautification > Thailand > Bangkok.
Urban renewal > Thailand > Bangkok > Citizen participation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
cultural anthropology, thailand, bangkok, southeast asia, buddhist history, religion, buddhism, buddha, squatters, city government, urban development, pom mahakan, community, political will, politics, legal battles, public relations, policymaking, bureaucrats, culture, age-old values, compassion for the poor, poverty, ritual, activism, activist scholar, citizen participation, grassroots movement, beautification, renewal.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Claiming Culture
  • 2 Community, City, and Polity
  • 3 The State and the City
  • 4 Law, Courtesy, and the Tactics of Temporality
  • 5 Currents and Countercurrents
  • 6 Time, Sound, and Rhythm
  • 7 The Polity in Miniature
  • 8 Building the Future of the Past
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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