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Bang Chan : social history of a rural community in Thailand by Lauriston Sharp; Lucien M. Hanks; National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Program is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><b><i>Bang Chan</i></b><b> traces the changing cultural characteristics of a small Siamese village during the century and a quarter from its founding as a wilderness settlement outside Bangkok to its absorption into the urban spread of the Thai capital.</b> Rich in ethnographic detail, the book sums up the major findings of a pioneering interdisciplinary research project that began in 1948. Changes in Bang Chan's social organization, technology, economy, governance, education, and religion ar

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Author

Lauriston Sharp; Lucien M. Hanks; National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Program

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501721397

Category

history

Subjects

History, Sociology, Anthropology

Updated

2026-03-25