Tracks And Traces Thailand And The Work Of Andrew Turton
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9789089642493
Description: This book 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 models 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.