JSTOR

Bang Chan, Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand

Author

Sharp; Lauriston ; Hanks; Lucien M.

Year

1978

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Type

BOOK

Category

Social Science

Language

English

Pages

421

ISBN

978-1-50172-140-3

Link

Last Update

29-Oct-2024

Keywords

Anthropology ; History ; Sociology

Description

Bang Chan traces the changing cultural characteristics of a small Siamese village during the century and a quarter from its founding as a wilderness settlement outside Bangkok to its absorption into the urban spread of the Thai capital. Rich in ethnographic detail, the book sums up the major findings of a pioneering interdisciplinary research project that began in 1948. Changes in Bang Chan's social organization, technology, economy, governance, education, and religion are portrayed in the context of local and national developments.

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