The Intimate Economies of Bangkok : Tomboys, Tycoons, and Avon Ladies in the Global City /

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Bangkok has been at the frontier of capitalism's drive into the global south for three decades. Rapid development has profoundly altered public and private life in Thailand. In her provocative study of contemporary commerce in Bangkok, Ara Wilson captures the intimate effects of the global econ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilson, Ara (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Sex role > Thailand > Bangkok.
Capitalism > Social aspects > Thailand > Bangkok.
Globalization.
Women > Thailand > Social conditions.
Women > Thailand > Economic conditions.
Rôle selon le sexe > Thaïlande > Bangkok.
Mondialisation.
Femmes > Thaïlande > Conditions sociales.
Femmes > Thaïlande > Conditions économiques.
globalism.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Retailing.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Marketing > Direct.
TRAVEL > Shopping.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Capitalism > Social aspects.
Sex role.
Women > Economic conditions.
Women > Social conditions.
Sekserol.
Kapitalisme.
Sociaal-economische situatie.
Thailand.
Thailand > Bangkok.
5.520.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : intimate economies
  • From shophouse to department store
  • The economies of intimacy in the go-go bar
  • MBK : the retail revolution and the infrastructure of romance
  • The flexible citizens of IBC Cable TV
  • The Avon lady, the Amway plan, and the making of Thai entrepreneurs
  • Conclusion : the intimacy of capitalism.

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