{"product_id":"bang-chan-lauriston-sharp-9781501721380","title":"Bang Chan: Social History of a Rural Community in Thailand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBang Chan\u003c\/i\u003e 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. 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 are portrayed in the context of local and national developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauriston Sharp, Lucien M. Hanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501721380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501721380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Lauriston Sharp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935202541823,"sku":"9781501721380","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ab02ae03-8ec6-4b27-8841-76598dbfe9e6.jpg?v=1681418451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bang-chan-lauriston-sharp-9781501721380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}