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Love, Money and Obligation : Transnational Marriage in a Northeastern Thai Village /

Globalization has opened up a flow of economic and cultural exchanges. While we often think about these concepts in terms of trade policies or international treaties, they also play out in more intimate spheres, such as transnational marriages. Northeast Thailand has seen an increase in marriages be...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Patcharin Lapanun (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Women, transnational marriage and local dynamics
  • Transnational marriage in historical perspective
  • Na Dokmai : a transnational village
  • Complex motivations and the logics of desire
  • Becoming a woman with a farang husband : sexuality, money and intimate relationships
  • Transnational marriages : images, relationships and practices
  • Transnational marriage and local dynamics.