Bangkok : place practice and representation /
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| Author / Creator: | Askew, Marc. |
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| Imprint: | London : Routledge, 2002. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Asia's global cities Asia's global cities. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11299425 |
| Summary: | Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and past. This unique book examines the development of the city from its earliest days as the seat of the Thai monarchy to its current position as an infamous contemporary metropolis. Adopting insights from anthropology, urban studies and human geography, this is a powerful account of the city and its dynamic spaces. Marc Askew examines the city's variety from the inner-city slums to the rural-urban fringe, and gives us a keen insight into the daily life of the city's inhabitants, be they middle-class suburbanites or sex workers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203005015 9780203005019 9780415188531 0415188539 9780415188548 0415188547 9786610108701 6610108706 9781134659869 1134659865 9781134659814 1134659814 9781134659852 1134659857 1280108703 9781280108709 |