Author : Philip Hirsch
Release : 2010
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 498/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Tracks and Traces by : Philip Hirsch
Download or read book Tracks and Traces written by Philip Hirsch. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume 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.