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Book Title
Waterways of Bangkok : Memory, Landscape and Twilight
ISBN
9789813252783
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Publisher
Nus Press
ISBN-10
9813252782
ISBN-13
9789813252783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15071630639

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Waterways of Bangkok : Memory, Landscape and Twilight
Subject
Asia / Southeast Asia, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2025
Type
Textbook
Author
Michael Hurley
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover

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0.5 in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2025-335264
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It is this daily interaction with the Chao Phraya that Hurley describes in great detail, painting a vivid picture of the communities along the river's banks and their changing fortunes.... if you are looking for a meandering, digressive book about Thai history and socio-cultural interactions with water you won't be disappointed., Anyone who has either taken a river taxi or long tailed boat through the canals of Bangkok and Thonburi or admired barges slowly meandering down the lumbering Chao Praya River will resolutely adore this rich study of the city's history and culture told through the story of its waterways. These waterways form the connective tissue and tendons of Thai life in one of the world's great cities. The author offers broad reflections, poetic moments, and delightful asides. More than anything, he shines in the details and writes about the small moments of history and changing communities with verve and aplomb. I highly recommend this book for students, scholars, and visitors to Bangkok and Central Thailand.
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An elegantly written work that seamlessly draws connections between water, cities, landscape, and historical memory throughout Thailand. 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 ......, An elegantly written work that seamlessly draws connections between water, cities, landscape, and historical memory throughout Thailand. 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.", The Chao Phraya River is a maternal being at the heart of Bangkok. Long before the invention of Thailand, the river shaped life in Siam. In the 19th century, Bangkok had an extensive canal system, numerous floating dwellings, and people traveled primarily by water. Even now, although many canals have become roads, the river remains a vital artery of the metropolis. Furthermore, the waterways are full of meaning. This ethnographic study explores memory along the waterways, a realm of boats and hovels, merchants and war captives, temples and ghosts. The river also flows into the dissonant realities of Thailand, a country of deep conflicts over power and national ideology. Based on research in a time of political turmoil, centered on the late years of the long-reigning monarch, Rama IX, this book invites readers to look beyond established images of Thai society. More broadly, this work will speak to readers interested in water, cities, and the bonds of memory and landscape.

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