Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and its past. This volume examines the development of the city from its earliest days as the seat of the Thai monarchy to its current position as an infamous contemporary metropolis. This in-depth study of each of the city's many facets adopts insights from the cultural history, urban studies and human geography. Marc Askew examines the city's variety, from inner-city slums to be rural-urban fringe and gives us a keen insight into the daily life if the...
Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and its p...
Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and its past. This volume examines the development of the city from its earliest days as the seat of the Thai monarchy to its current position as an infamous contemporary metropolis. This in-depth study of each of the city's many facets adopts insights from the cultural history, urban studies and human geography. Marc Askew examines the city's variety, from inner-city slums to be rural-urban fringe and gives us a keen insight into the daily life if the...
Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and its p...
Performing Political Identity is an anthropological account of the multi-level dynamics that underlie the continuing electoral dominance of the Democrat Party in southern Thailand, a conspicuous anomaly in Thailand's political landscape. Based on extensive participant observation and interviews, the book presents a detailed study of candidates, support groups, and election campaigns in the province of Songkhla in the eventful years 2004 and 2005, highlighting the intimate links between local and national politics.
Marc Askew argues that the Democrat ascendancy is based on a...
Performing Political Identity is an anthropological account of the multi-level dynamics that underlie the continuing electoral dominance of ...