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Contemporary Socio-Cultural and Political Perspectives in Thailand

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Editors:
  1. Pranee Liamputtong

    1. La Trobe University School of Public Health, Bundoora, Australia

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  • The first volume to capture many contemporary aspects in Thai Society in one volume
  • Offers critical analysis of issues concerning contemporary Thailand, both from inside and outside Thailand
  • Offers real life experiences of the contributors and Thai people who participated in the research
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Thailand and Current Socio-cultural Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Redefining “Thainess”: Embracing Diversity, Preserving Unity

      • Suwilai Premsrirat
      Pages 3-22

    3. The Giant Swing (Lo Ching Cha): Brahmanical Origins and Its Significance to the Religious Culture of Thailand

      • Willard G. Van De Bogart
      Pages 23-47

    4. Thai Amulets: Symbol of the Practice of Multi-faiths and Cultures

      • Sophana Srichampa
      Pages 49-64

    5. Buddhist Temple: A Religious Capital Approach for Preparing Thailand Toward the Aging Society

      • Saowapa Pornsiripongse, Kwanchit Sasiwongsaroj, Patcharin Ketjamnong
      Pages 65-82

    6. Beyond Localities: Community Development and Network Construction Among the Buddhist Monks in Northern Thailand

      • Mayumi Okabe
      Pages 83-93

    7. Hegemonic English, Standard Thai, and Narratives of the Subaltern in Thailand

      • Adcharawan Buripakdi
      Pages 95-109

    8. Digital Revolution and Its Discontents: Thai “Underground Metal” Scene and Their Love-Hate Relationship with New Technologies

      • Athip Jittarerk
      Pages 111-123

    9. The Thawiphop Phenomenon: Reimagining Nationalism in a Contemporary Thai Novel and Its Stage and Screen Adaptations

      • Morakot Jewachinda Meyer
      Pages 125-139

    10. Relatedness: Capitalism and the Sufficiency Economy in Rural Northeastern Thailand

      • Ratana Tosakul
      Pages 141-153

  4. Ethnic Issues in Contemporary Thailand

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. Language and Cultural Rights in the Ethnic Revival Movement of the Black Tai in Khaoyoi, Petchaburi

      • Sumittra Suraratdecha
      Pages 237-252

    3. Lahu Students in Thai Schools: The Cases of Som and Noi

      • Matthew R. Juelsgaard
      Pages 253-265
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About this book

This volume examines contemporary Thailand. It captures aspects of Thai society that have changed dramatically over the past years and that have turned Thailand into a society that is different from what most people outside the country know and expect. The social transition of Thailand has been marked by economic growth, population restructuring, social and cultural development, political movements, and many reforms including the national health care system. The book covers the social, cultural, and economic changes as well as political situations. It discusses both historical contexts and emerging issues. It includes chapters on social and public health concerns, and on ethnicity, gender, sexuality and social class. Most chapters use information from empirical-based and historical research. They describe real life experiences of the contributors and Thai people who participated in the research.     

Editors and Affiliations

  • La Trobe University School of Public Health, Bundoora, Australia

    Pranee Liamputtong

About the editor

Pranee Liamputtong holds a Personal Chair in Public Health at the School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Pranee has previously taught in the School of Sociology and Anthropology and worked as a public health research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Mothers’ and Children’s Health (now Mothers and Child Health Research), La Trobe University. Pranee’s particular interests include issues related to cultural and social influences on childbearing, childrearing, and women’s reproductive and sexual health. Pranee has two daughters. Pranee has published several books and a large number of papers in these areas. These include: Maternity and Reproductive Health in Asian Societies (with Lenore Manderson, Harwood Academic Press, 1996); Asian Mothers, Western Birth (Ausmed Publications, 1999); Living in a New Country: Understanding Migrants’ Health (Ausmed Publications, 1999); Hmong Women and Reproduction (Bergin & Garvey, 2000); Coming of Age in South and Southeast Asia: Youth, Courtship and Sexuality (with Lenore Manderson, Curzon Press, 2002); Health, Social Change and Communities (with Heather Gardner, Oxford University Press, 2003). Her more recent books include Reproduction, Childbearing and Motherhood: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (Nova Science Publishers, 2007); Childrearing and Infant Care Issues: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (Nova Science Publishers, 2007); The Journey of Becoming a Mother amongst Thai Women in Northern Thailand (Lexington Books, 2007); Population, Community, and Health.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contemporary Socio-Cultural and Political Perspectives in Thailand

  • Editors: Pranee Liamputtong

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7244-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7243-4Published: 28 January 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0604-7Published: 18 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7244-1Published: 13 January 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 540

  • Number of Illustrations: 177 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology, general, Gender Studies, Quality of Life Research

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