รูปภาพสินค้า รหัส9781904955399
9781904955399
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ผู้เขียนMaryvelma O'Neil

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รหัสสินค้า: 9781904955399
จำนวน: 248 หน้า
ขนาดรูปเล่ม: 138 x 216 x 18 มม.
น้ำหนัก: 395 กรัม
เนื้อในพิมพ์: ขาวดำ 
ชนิดปก: ปกอ่อน 
ชนิดกระดาษ: กระดาษปอนด์ 
หน่วย: เล่ม 
สำนักพิมพ์: Signal Books Limited 
:: เนื้อหาโดยสังเขป
BANGKOK STANDS OUT as a place of extraordinary allure. Beginning as a place of extraodinary allure. Beginning as a floating city in a lush tropical setting, known to foreigners as the "Venice of the East", centuries later, its majestic Grand Palace and glittering Buddhist temples would compete for the horizon with Western chimneystacks. Chinese immigration and investment and Indian commerce have also visibly marked the cityscape, where great ethnic diversity is represented in the world famous Thai cuisine.

The capital of the Kingdom of Thailand, founded and shaped by Chakri monarchs, was altered by nationalistic monuments in new public spaces after the 1932 coup ended absolute rule. Development plants of the 1960s and arriviste money of the 1980s gave rise to a jungle of skyscrapers on its alluvial plain. Serious urban challenges now beset this Asian Tiger that hovers between First World and Third.

Fascinating pockets of traditional indigenous life percolate under a surface of modernity, while fragments of intense beauty and sensation abound in the labyrinthine lanes and alleys that replaced canals. Bangkok bears the longest city name in the world: forty-three syllables. Locals have shortened it to Krung Thep which means City of Angels. Maryvelma O' Neil explores their city--rich in art, history, royal ceremony and tradition.
:: สารบัญ
Part One City of Kings
Part Two City of Temples and Shrines
Part Three City of Merchants and Missionaries
Part Four City of Art and Food
Part Five City of Modernity