Author: Bruce London
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429727887
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This qualitative study of the relationships between one primate city, Bangkok, and its hinterland, the Thai nation, breaks new ground in general sociological theory, redirects the study of city-hinterland relationships, and presents an interpretation of Thai political history that departs significantly from conventional analyses. Professor London f
Metropolis And Nation In Thailand
Author: Bruce London
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429727887
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This qualitative study of the relationships between one primate city, Bangkok, and its hinterland, the Thai nation, breaks new ground in general sociological theory, redirects the study of city-hinterland relationships, and presents an interpretation of Thai political history that departs significantly from conventional analyses. Professor London f
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429727887
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This qualitative study of the relationships between one primate city, Bangkok, and its hinterland, the Thai nation, breaks new ground in general sociological theory, redirects the study of city-hinterland relationships, and presents an interpretation of Thai political history that departs significantly from conventional analyses. Professor London f
Metropolis and Nation
Author: Bruce London
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Metropolis and Nation: an Ecological Analysis of Primate City-hinterland Relationship in Thailand
Author: Bruce London
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social classes
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social classes
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Modern Thai Politics
Author: Clark D. Neher
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412828871
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412828871
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Thailand
Author: Charles F Keyes
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000314456
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Thailand is exceptional among modern states in Asia in that it has built and retained a national culture around a traditional monarchical institution. Moreover, this culture has also been based on a dominant religious tradition, that of Theravada Buddhism. The process of creating the modern nation-state of Thailand out of the traditional Buddhist kingdom of Siam began in the nineteenth century when the rulers of Siam, confronted with increasing pressure from the colonial powers of Britain and France, were able to preserve their country's independence by instituting revolutionary changes that established the authority of a centralized bureaucracy throughout the country. The new state asserted its authority not only over Siamese who lived in the core area of the old kingdom but also over large numbers of Lao, Yuan or Northern Thai, Khmer, Malays, tribal peoples, and other groups, all of which had previously enjoyed relative autonomy, and over the sizable immigrant Chinese population, which was assuming an increasingly significant role in the economy. Because the rulers of the Siamese state strove to incorporate these diverse peoples into a Thai national community, how this community should be defined and what type of state structure should be linked with it have been dominant questions in modern Thai history. Significant tensions have arisen from the efforts by members of the Thai elite to make the monarchical traditions of the Bangkok dynasty, Buddhism, and the central Thai language basic to Thai national culture. Other tensions have arisen as monarchy, military, bureaucracy, the Buddhist sangha, business interests, and elected political representatives assert or maintain an authoritative position in the state structure. This book examines these tensions with reference to the major changes that have taken place in Thai society, economy, polity, and culture in the twentieth century, especially since World War II.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000314456
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Thailand is exceptional among modern states in Asia in that it has built and retained a national culture around a traditional monarchical institution. Moreover, this culture has also been based on a dominant religious tradition, that of Theravada Buddhism. The process of creating the modern nation-state of Thailand out of the traditional Buddhist kingdom of Siam began in the nineteenth century when the rulers of Siam, confronted with increasing pressure from the colonial powers of Britain and France, were able to preserve their country's independence by instituting revolutionary changes that established the authority of a centralized bureaucracy throughout the country. The new state asserted its authority not only over Siamese who lived in the core area of the old kingdom but also over large numbers of Lao, Yuan or Northern Thai, Khmer, Malays, tribal peoples, and other groups, all of which had previously enjoyed relative autonomy, and over the sizable immigrant Chinese population, which was assuming an increasingly significant role in the economy. Because the rulers of the Siamese state strove to incorporate these diverse peoples into a Thai national community, how this community should be defined and what type of state structure should be linked with it have been dominant questions in modern Thai history. Significant tensions have arisen from the efforts by members of the Thai elite to make the monarchical traditions of the Bangkok dynasty, Buddhism, and the central Thai language basic to Thai national culture. Other tensions have arisen as monarchy, military, bureaucracy, the Buddhist sangha, business interests, and elected political representatives assert or maintain an authoritative position in the state structure. This book examines these tensions with reference to the major changes that have taken place in Thai society, economy, polity, and culture in the twentieth century, especially since World War II.
Toward Peace and Serenity in Bangkok Metropolis
Author: Somporn Sangchai
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Urban policy
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Urban policy
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Bangkok
Author: Marc Askew
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134659857
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and past. This unique book 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. Adopting insights from anthropology, urban studies and human geography, this is a powerful account of the city and its dynamic spaces. Marc Askew examines the city's variety from the inner-city slums to the rural-urban fringe, and gives us a keen insight into the daily life of the city's inhabitants, be they middle-class suburbanites or sex workers.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134659857
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and past. This unique book 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. Adopting insights from anthropology, urban studies and human geography, this is a powerful account of the city and its dynamic spaces. Marc Askew examines the city's variety from the inner-city slums to the rural-urban fringe, and gives us a keen insight into the daily life of the city's inhabitants, be they middle-class suburbanites or sex workers.
Democracy and National Identity in Thailand
Author: Michael Kelly Connors
Publisher: NIAS Press
ISBN: 8776940020
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This revised and updated edition of the widely praised Democracy and National Identity in Thailand provides readers with a fascinating discussion of how debates about democracy and national identity in Thailand have evolved from the period of counter-insurgency in the 1960s to the current period. Focusing on state and civil society centered democratic projects, Connors uses original Thai language sources to trace how the Thai state developed a democratic ideology that meshed with idealized notions of Thai identity, focusing on the monarchy. The book moves on to explore how non-state actors have mobilized notions of democracy and national identity in their battle against authoritarian rule. It also invites readers to explore democratic ideology as a form of power aimed at creating ideal citizens able to support elite national projects.
Publisher: NIAS Press
ISBN: 8776940020
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This revised and updated edition of the widely praised Democracy and National Identity in Thailand provides readers with a fascinating discussion of how debates about democracy and national identity in Thailand have evolved from the period of counter-insurgency in the 1960s to the current period. Focusing on state and civil society centered democratic projects, Connors uses original Thai language sources to trace how the Thai state developed a democratic ideology that meshed with idealized notions of Thai identity, focusing on the monarchy. The book moves on to explore how non-state actors have mobilized notions of democracy and national identity in their battle against authoritarian rule. It also invites readers to explore democratic ideology as a form of power aimed at creating ideal citizens able to support elite national projects.
Thailand
Author: Thanēt Čharœ̄nmư̄ang
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decentralization
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decentralization
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Assimilation of Bangkok-Melayu Communities in the Bangkok Metropolis and Surrounding Areas
Author: Umaiyah Haji Umar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bangkok (Thailand)
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bangkok (Thailand)
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description