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Thailand has become well known throughout the world for wonderful cuisine, great package holidays, sumptuous temples and textiles. Noticeably absent from glossy tourist brochures but equally well known throughout the Western world is Thailand's seedier side - the world of child exploitation, rampant prostitution and AIDS. Thailand maintains its appeal by slipping the ugly and painful out of sight and by promoting women as exotic visual icons through beauty contests, state rituals and the sex trade.

This book explores the construction of gender in Thailand and in particular the role Bangkok plays in establishing gender relations for the whole of the country. It examines the historical and cultural processes underlying Thai public culture, including historical theme parks. The author demonstrates how the materiality of the Thai world shapes gender relations and how Buddhism discourages essentialisms, including fixed binary gender identities. Throughout the book, appearances are shown to be critically important, and the essentialism of gender is maintained through display, public presentations, and everyday material practices.

Anyone wishing to understand the complexity of Thailand will find this book provides a highly readable and insightful analysis.

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61. Thai Images of the Buddha (Thailand Culture Series No. 9 Tes. 5) by Luang Boribal Buribhand
	Paperback: Pages (1956) Asin: B001KUWQI8 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

62. Phra Cedi (Thailand Culture Series No. 7 Tes. 5)
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1956-01-01) Asin: B0012JWHJ0 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

63. THAI BUDDHIST SCULPTURE: THAILAND CULTURE SERIES. # 10. by Professor Silpa: Birasri
	Paperback: Pages (1956-01-01) Asin: B000LY227Y Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

64. Thai Buddhist Sculpture(Thailand Culture Series No. 10 Tes. 10) by Professor Silpa Birasri
	Paperback: Pages (1956) Asin: B001KUORRQ Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

65. The Story of Thai Marriage Custom. Thailand Culture Series No. 13. by Phya Anuman. Rajadhon
	Paperback: Pages (1956-01-01) Asin: B00268BYLI Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

67. The Nang - Thailand Culture Series No. 12 by H. H. Prince Dhaninivat Bridhyakorn
	Paperback: Pages (1956) Asin: B000SZUKT8 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

68. Phra Cedi: Thailand Culture Series No. 7 Tes. 5 by Phya Anuman Rajadhon
	Paperback: Pages (1953-01-01) Asin: B003L8EST2 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

69. The Khon (Thailand Culture Series No. 11 Tes. 5) by H.H. Prince Dhaninivat Kromamun Bidyalabh & Yupho, Dhanit Bridhyakorn
	Paperback: Pages (1956) Asin: B0012JNJ7E Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

70. Phra Cedi (Thailand Culture Series No. 7 Tes. 5) by Phya Anuman Rajadhon
	Paperback: Pages (1956) Asin: B002H3B32M Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

71. Trees in the same forest: Thailand's culture and gay subculture (The men of Thailand, revisited) by Eric Allyn
	Unknown Binding: 292 Pages (1991) Isbn: 0942777026 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

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72. A Brief Survey of Cultural Thailand: Thailand Culture Series No. 2 Tes. 5 by Phya Anuman Rajadhon
	Paperback: Pages (1953-01-01) Asin: B003L8ERFM Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

73. The Nang: Thailand Culture Series No. 12 Tes. 5 by H.H. Prince Dhaninivat Kromamun Bidyalabh Bridhyakorn
	Paperback: Pages (1954-01-01) Asin: B003L8IHMG Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

74. A Brief Survey of Cultural Thailand (Thailand Culture Series No. 2 Tes. 5) by Phya Anuman Rajadhon
	Paperback: Pages (1956) Asin: B002H3D5QO Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

75. The Cultures of Thailand. Thailand Culture Series No. 1.
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1953-01-01) Asin: B000NUO468 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

76. Thai Architecture and Painting (Thailand Culture Series No. 4 Tes. 10) by Professor Silpa Birasri
	Paperback: Pages (1956) Asin: B002H3EF8Q Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

77. The Cultures of Thailand. Thailand Culture Series No. 1. by Phya Anuman Rajadhon
	Paperback: Pages (1953-01-01) Asin: B0038AO0DC Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

78. Thai Literature & Swasdi Raksa (Thailand Culture Series No. 3 Tes. 5) by Phya Anuman Rajadhon
	Paperback: Pages (1956) Asin: B002H39IKQ Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

79. Thai Architecture and Painting (Thailand Culture Series No. 4 Tes. 10)
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1956-01-01) Asin: B0012JT5P4 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

80. Modern Art in Thailand: Thailand Culture Series No. 14 Tes. 10 by Silpa Birasri
	Paperback: Pages (1954-01-01) Asin: B003L8MBQO Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan