Waterways of Bangkok: Memory, Landscape and Twilight
Autor Mike Hurleyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 19 iun 2025
The Chao Phraya River is a maternal being at the heart of the metropolis of Bangkok. Before the invention of Thailand, the river shaped life in Siam. Even today, although many canals have become roads, the river is a vital aspect of urban infrastructure. This account examines the complexities of memory along the waterways, where towers of concrete rise over a realm of boats and hovels, merchants and war captives, temples, and ghosts. Written at a time of intense political turmoil, as the long-reigning king was dying, this book brings the reader into the cultural life of the waterways and offers alternate perspectives on the Thai past, present, and future.
As an ethnographic study of the riverine landscape, this is also an exploration of the fissures in collective memory. Deeply evocative of place and time, with extensive use of Thai-language sources—set against a background of state-promoted stories and entrenched military power—Waterways of Bangkok invites readers to look beyond stagnating images and reconsider the meanings of “Thai” and “Thailand.”
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789813252783
ISBN-10: 9813252782
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 20 color plates, 2 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Nus Press Pte Ltd
Colecția National University of Singapore Press
ISBN-10: 9813252782
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 20 color plates, 2 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Nus Press Pte Ltd
Colecția National University of Singapore Press
Notă biografică
Mike Hurley is an independent scholar who does ethnographic research in Southeast Asia.
Cuprins
Introduction
Origins
Loss
Erasure
Belonging
Trajectories
Epilogue
Bibliography
Origins
Loss
Erasure
Belonging
Trajectories
Epilogue
Bibliography