Bøker av Marc Askew

An anthropological account of the multi-level dynamics that underlie the continuing electoral dominance of the Democrat Party in southern Thailand, a conspicuous anomaly in Thailand's political landscape. It includes a study of candidates, support groups, and election campaigns in the province of Songkhla in the eventful years 2004 and 2005.

Providing insights into this Southeast Asian city, this book interprets Vientiane's landscape, as a reflection of key aspects of Lao geo-political history, the nature of Lao urbanism, and its critical relation to constructions of Lao identity in the contemporary period.

An in-depth study of the city's many facets, with insights from cultural history, urban studies and human geography, this title is an account of the real Bangkok, useful for anyone with an interest in urban studies or Asian studies.