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Very Thai: Everyday Popular Culture
Philip Cornwel-Smith
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Hardback. This pioneering insight into contemporary Thai folk culture delves beyond the traditional Thai icons to reveal the casual, everyday expressions of Thainess that so delight and puzzle. Illustrator(s): Goss, John. Num Pages: 256 pages, 492 Colour. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1002.
This pioneering insight into contemporary Thai folk culture delves beyond the traditional Thai icons to reveal the casual, everyday expressions of Thainess that so delight and puzzle. From floral truck bolts and taxi altars to buffalo cart furniture and drinks in a bag, the same exquisite care, craft and improvisation resounds through home and street, bar and wardrobe. Never colonised, Thai culture retains nuanced ancient meaning in the most mundane things. The days are colour coded, lucky numbers dictate prices, window grilles become guardian angels, tattoos entrance the wearer. Philip Cornwel-Smith scoured each region to show how indigenous wisdom both ... Read more
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Publisher
River Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1001g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, Thailand
ISBN
9786167339375
SKU
V9786167339375
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About Philip Cornwel-Smith
Photographer John Goss is an American artist based in Bangkok. John works collaboratively and individually on projects using both traditional and electronic media. A past recipient of a fellowship from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts, he has created multi-media performances combining text, movement, lasers, computers, image projection, and digital music. His video works and photography have been widely ... Read more
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