| Bangkok: Place, Practice and Representation Contributor(s): Askew, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415188547 ISBN-13: 9780415188548 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. 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 the most infamous contemporary metropolis in Southeast Asia. Adopting insights from cultural history, urban studies and human geography, the book is a powerful and multi-faceted account of the real Bangkok. The author 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. Engagingly written and rich in detail, this is the definitive account of the Thai capital. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Urban & Regional - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Travel |
| Dewey: 307.760 |
| LCCN: 2002069900 |
| Series: Asia's Global Cities |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.12" W x 9.3" (1.39 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |