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Tracks and traces: Thailand and the work of Andrew Turton
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Abstract Tracks and Traces: Thailand and the Work of Andrew Turton traces the threads that tie together an understanding of Thailand as a dynamic and rapidly changing society, through an examination of the work of one major scholar of the country, Andrew Turton. Turton's anthropological studies of Thailand c... view more
Tracks and Traces: Thailand and the Work of Andrew Turton traces the threads that tie together an understanding of Thailand as a dynamic and rapidly changing society, through an examination of the work of one major scholar of the country, Andrew Turton. Turton's anthropological studies of Thailand cover a wide spectrum from politics and economy to ritual and culture, and have been crucial in shaping evolving understandings of Thai society. In this collection, ten leading specialists on Thailand from a variety of disciplines critically consider aspects of Turton's work in relation to the changing nature of different aspects of Thai society. The book tracks the links between past and present scholarship, examines the contextuality of scholarship in its times, and sheds light on the current situation in Thailand.... view less
Keywords
Thailand; social change; cultural change; economic growth; agricultural development; modernization; anthropology; research
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Thai Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Publisher
Amsterdam Univ. Press
City
Amsterdam
Page/Pages
168 p.
Series
ICAS Publications Series, 13
ISBN
978-90-8964-249-3
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works