Bang Chan
Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand
Author(s)
Sharp, Lauriston
Hanks, Lucien M.
Language
EnglishAbstract
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.
Keywords
Social and cultural anthropology; Asian history; Rural communitiesDOI
10.7298/068d-4j12ISBN
9781501721397, 9781501721403, 9780801408588, 9781501721380, 9781501721397, 9781501721403Publisher
Cornell University PressPublisher website
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/Publication date and place
Ithaca, 1978Imprint
Cornell University PressSeries
Cornell Studies in Anthropology,Classification
Social and cultural anthropology
Asian history
Rural communities