Tracks and Traces: Thailand and the Work of Andrew Turton

Tracks and Traces: Thailand and the Work of Andrew Turton
ISBN-10
9089642498
ISBN-13
9789089642493
Category
Social Science
Pages
164
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Authors
Nicholas Tapp, Philip Hirsch

Description

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.

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