Village life : culture and transition in Thailand's Northeast
Imprint
Bangkok : White Lotus Press,| c2001
Descript
xxi, 169 p. : map ; 21 cm
CONTENT
Building a community: Settlement ; Migration ; Organisation -- Cultural life: Yearly cycle ; Rites and rituals of birth, death, and marriage -- Learning: Learning processes ; Sacred power ; Wisdom and tradition -- Making merit: Spirits ; Kwan ; Healing powers -- Village and state: Rebellion -- Changes and challenges: Trade ; Education ; Official development ; Shaken roots -- Hope: Ceremonies ; Day of Gratitude ; Kinship -- Dynamics of popolar wisdom: World-view ; Renewal and the search for identity ; Leadership and organisation ; Creativeness of popular wisdom
SUBJECT
Culture
Ethnology -- Thailand
Northeastern
Villages -- Thailand
Northeastern
Demographic transition
Thailand
Northeastern -- Social life and customs
LOCATION
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STATUS
Thailand and ASEAN Information Center (6th Floor) : Thailand Collection