James A. Warren

Gambling, the State and Society in Thailand, c.1800-1945 (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

James A. Warren is a lecturer in the Social Science Division of Mahidol University International College, Thailand.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135909000
• Artikelnr.: 38403659

Autorenporträt

James A. Warren is a lecturer in the Social Science Division of Mahidol University International College, Thailand.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Gambling and Socio-Economic Change in Nineteenth-Century
Siam 2. Games, Dens and Players: Gambling in Nineteenth-Century Thai
Society 3. Gambling Revenue and the Creation of the Modern Thai
Nation-State 4. The Thai Elite, Anti-Gambling and Lawmaking 5. The Police
and Enforcement 6. The Judiciary, Punishment and the Prison 7. The Press
and the Bangkok Middle Class 8. Buddhism, the Sangha and the General Public
9. Siamese Vice: The Criminalisation of Gambling in Comparative Perspective
10. Conclusion