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1 online resource (272 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Introduction : intimate economies -- From shophouse to department store -- The economies of intimacy in the go-go bar -- MBK : the retail revolution and the infrastructure of romance -- The flexible citizens of IBC Cable TV -- The Avon lady, the Amway plan, and the making of Thai entrepreneurs -- Conclusion : the intimacy of capitalism. |
| Summary |
Bangkok has been at the frontier of capitalism's drive into the global south for three decades. Rapid development has profoundly altered public and private life in Thailand. In her provocative study of contemporary commerce in Bangkok, Ara Wilson captures the intimate effects of the global economy in this vibrant city. The Intimate Economies of Bangkok is a multifaceted portrait of the intertwining of identities, relationships, and economics during Bangkok's boom years. Using innovative case studies of women's and men's participation in a range of modern markets department stores, go-go bars. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sex role -- Thailand -- Bangkok.
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Sex role. |
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Thailand -- Bangkok. |
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Capitalism -- Social aspects -- Thailand -- Bangkok.
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Capitalism -- Social aspects. |
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Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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Women -- Thailand -- Social conditions.
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Women. |
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Thailand. |
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Social conditions. |
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Women -- Thailand -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Gender roles. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Wilson, Ara. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Intimate economies of Bangkok. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004 0520237838 (DLC) 2003012772 (OCoLC)52412062 |
| ISBN |
1282359762 |
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9781282359765 |
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9780520937437 (electronic book) |
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0520937430 (electronic book) |
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