| Description |
1 online resource (309 pages) |
| Contents |
Table of Contents -- 1. Old Bangkok: An Ethnohistorical Overview -- 2. Interlopers: Portuguese Parishes -- 3. Safe Haven: Mon Refugees -- 4. Under Duress: Lao War Captives -- 5. Contending Identities: Muslim Minorities -- 6. Taming The Dragon: Chinese Rivalries -- 7. Along the Margins: Some Other Minorities -- 8. Retrospect: Contextualizing Some Contentious Concepts -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Ethnic minorities historically comprised a solid majority of Bangkok's population. They played a dominant role in the city's exuberant economic and social development. In the shadow of Siam's prideful, flamboyant Thai ruling class, the city's diverse minorities flourished quietly. The Thai-Portuguese; the Mon; the Lao; the Cham, Persian, Indian, Malay, and Indonesian Muslims; and the Taechiu, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainanese, and Cantonese Chinese speech groups were particularly important. Others, such as the Khmer, Vietnamese, Thai Yuan, Sikhs, and Westerners, were smaller in numbers but no less sig |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Thailand -- Bangkok
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies.
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Ethnic relations
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Minorities
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| SUBJECT |
Bangkok (Thailand) -- History
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Bangkok (Thailand) -- Ethnic relations -- History
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| Subject |
Thailand -- Bangkok
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789814762847 |
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9814762849 |
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