Very Thai
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Edition
2 nd Edition
Language
eng
Book
Book
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
520
ISBN
9786167339375
Title
Alternative Title(s)
Everyday Popular Culture
Author(s)
Abstract
This pioneering insight into Thai pop and streetlife has been totally revised to reflect the dramatic changes in Thailand. Widely praised as one of the best books on Thailand, Very Thai delves beyond the traditional Thai icons to reveal the casual, everyday expressions of Thainess that so delight and puzzle, from floral truck bolts and taxi altars to buffalo cart furniture and drinks in a bags.
New in 2nd Edition Four extra chapters cover the huge shifts in Thailand since the launch of the 1st edition in 2004. The impacts on Thai pop from the Internet, political upheavals and the rise of Asian soft power. The new genre of ‘Vernacular Thai Design’. Changes in contemporary Thainess from the rise of ‘Thai Thai’ retro culture. Afterword by Pracha Suveeranont, a Thai expert in visual culture, about the role of ‘Very Thai’ within Thailand.
Table of contents
Preface by Alex Kerr P.7
Introduction P.9
Photographing Found Art P.17
Street p.18
Dinner on a stick P.20
Drink in a Bag p.24
Tiny Pink Tissues p.28
Sugar p.30
Insect Snacks p.33
Vendors p.36
Soi Animals p.42
Longtail Boats & Barges p.45
Motorcycle Taxi Jackets p.50
Tuk-tuk p.54
Truck & Bus Art p.58
Fairy Lights & Neon Tubes p.62
Greco-Roman Architecture p.66
Gates & Grilles p.70
Security Guards p.73
Blind Bands p.76
Blue Pipes & Tangled Wires p.80
Trash Recyclers p.84
Personal p.88
Uniforms p.90
Hi-So p.96
Nicknames & Namecards p.100
Female Grooming p.102
Male Grooming p.107
Katoey, Gay & Tom-Dee p.112
Sniff Kiss P.118
Massage p.120
Inhalers p.124
Alphabet Tables p.126
Cute p.129
Poodle Bushes p.133
Potted Gardens p.136
Furniture for Fun p.141
Village Home Décor p.146
Urban Thai Dream p.151
Ritual P.156
Royal Portraits P.158
Day Colours P.162
Garuda P.166
Monk Baskets P.169
Amulet Collectors P.172
Taxi Altars P.177
Magical Tattoos P.182
Palad Khik P.188
Trade Talismans P.192
Nang Kwak P.197
Lucky Number 9
Fortune Tellers P.203
Mediums & Shamans P.208
Ghost Stories P.214
Modern Shrines P.219
Sanuk P.224
Temple Fairs P.226
Festivals P.232
Muay Thai P.237
Animal Contests P.242
Gambling P.245
Beauty Queens P.248
Soap Operas P.253
Multi-Purpose Celebrities P.258
Comedy Cafés P.262
Sanuk-on-Sea P.266
Yaa Dong P.270
Energy Drinks P.274
Whisky Mixers & Beer Towers P.277
Songs For Life P.282
Luuk Thung & Mor Lam P.285
T-Pop Goes Indy P.290
Thainess P.296
Thai Thai P.298
Vernacular Design P.304
Afterword by Pracha Suveeranont P.308
Acknowledgements & Sources P.312
Index & Glossary P.316