Materializing Thailand
Author | : Penny Van Esterik |
Publisher | : Oxford : Berg |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2000-03 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015050115909 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book Materializing Thailand written by Penny Van Esterik and published by Oxford : Berg. This book was released on 2000-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thailand's sex industry and the high rate of AIDS and child exploitation is notorious, though absent from the glossy tourist brochures. Here, how the material world shapes gender relations and the role of Buddhism in Thailand is explored.