Thailand by Maurizio Peleggi
A concise yet exceptional introduction to the myriad complexities that lie behind Thailands blandly exotic facade.
'Maurizio Peleggi's new book on the modern history of Thailand offer a boldly innovative introduction to the kingdom and its nation-building projectsIt concentrates on the long twentieth century when Thailand underwent seismic shifts in nearly every arena of human and institutional life, and from which the country emerged as 'modern' ... it successfully assimilates the most recent historical and historiographical scholarship on Thailand into a new narrative ... an intrepid and original treatment of both history and Thailand.' - South East Asia Research
Maurizio Peleggi is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the National University of Singapore. He is also the author of Lords of Things (2002) and The BFI Companion to the Western (2002).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861893147 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861893140 |
| Title | Thailand |
| Author | Maurizio Peleggi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2007-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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