Gambling, the state and society in Thailand, c. 1800-1945
"Charts the development of gambling in Thailand and relates it to the development of Thai state and society, showing how gambling was a fundamental issue hugely affecting political developments. It considers the difference between law and how law is enforced, outlining how the Thai elite, thoug...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ;
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| Acceso en línea: | https://recursos.uloyola.es/login?url=https://accedys.uloyola.es:8443/accedix0/sitios/ebook.php?id=133525 |
| Ver en Universidad Loyola - Universidad Loyola Granada: | https://colectivo.uloyola.es/Record/ELB133525 |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Gambling and socio-economic change in nineteenth-century Siam
- Games, dens and players : gambling in nineteenth-century Thai society
- Gambling revenue and the creation of the modern Thai nation-state
- The Thai elite, anti-gambling and lawmaking
- The police and enforcement
- The judiciary, punishment and the prison
- The press and the Bangkok middle class
- Buddhism, the sangha and the silent majority
- The criminalization of vice : gambling policy in comparative perspective.
