Heritage and identity in contemporary Thailand : memory, place and power / Ross King.
By: King, Ross [author.]
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Singapore : NUS Press, ©2017Description: xiii, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.Content type: text. ISBN: 9789814722278; 9814722278.Subject(s): Thailand -- Politics and government | Thailand -- Religious life and customs | Thailand -- Conduct of life | Thailand -- Social values | Thailand -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 306.09593 K580 2017 Other classification: HS Summary: Using Thailand as a case study, Ross King examines the role of place in the formation of identity through memory. Employing the idea of French historian Pierre Nora that because we no longer live in environments of memory we compensate by attaching ourselves to sites of memory, King explores whether Thailand offers an alternative vision, a place where modernity and heritage coexist.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-301) and index.
Using Thailand as a case study, Ross King examines the role of place in the formation of identity through memory. Employing the idea of French historian Pierre Nora that because we no longer live in environments of memory we compensate by attaching ourselves to sites of memory, King explores whether Thailand offers an alternative vision, a place where modernity and heritage coexist.
Junior High School
In English.
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