Genders and Sexualities in Modern Thailand
Peter A. Jackson (Ed.)
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Description for Genders and Sexualities in Modern Thailand
Paperback. By questioning accounts of Thailand as a place where gender is fluid and sexuality is free, this book unravels the complex processes by which Thai men and women understand themselves, appealing to both general readers and scholars of Thai society. Editor(s): Jackson, Professor Peter; Cook, Nerida. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Many foreign observers of the “Land of Smiles” are familiar with a narrow range of gender relations and sexual practices in Thailand, from the fanciful portrayal of 19th-century harem life in The King and I, to recent media coverage of sex tourism and AIDS. Yet serious study of patterns of sexuality, femininity, and masculinity in Thailand is relatively new. This book is a rare collection by scholars from around the world and across social disciplines who are tackling these issues.
The essays urge the reader to look beyond fantasies of Thailand as an “oriental sexual paradise” or “land of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Condition
New
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
Chiang Mai, Thailand
ISBN
9789747551075
SKU
V9789747551075
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About Peter A. Jackson (Ed.)
Peter A. Jackson is fellow in Southeast Asian history at Australian National University. Nerida M. Cook is lecturer in sociology at the University of Tasmania.
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