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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 significant in their influence on the city's growth and prosperity.

In tracing the social, political, and spatial dynamics of Bangkok's ethnic pluralism through the two-and-a-half centuries of the city's history, this book calls attention to a long-neglected mainspring of Thai urban development. While the book's primary focus is on the first five reigns of the Chakri dynasty (1782-1910), the account extends backward and forward to reveal the continuing impact of Bangkok's ethnic minorities on Thai culture change, within the broader context of Thai development studies. It provides an exciting perspective and unique resource for anyone interested in exploring Bangkok's evolving cultural milieu or Thailand's modern history.

Minorities --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- Bangkok (Thailand) --- Krungthep Mahanakhon Bovorn Ratanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokpop Noparatratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivetmahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit Sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit (Thailand) --- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Thailand) --- Krung Thep (Thailand) --- Krungdeb (Thailand) --- Phra Nakhon (Thailand) --- Bankok (Thailand) --- Krung Rattanakōsin (Thailand) --- Krung Thēp Mahā Nakhō̜n (Thailand) --- Kung Thēp (Thailand) --- Bangkok-Thonburi Metropolis (Thailand) --- Nakhō̜n-Lūang Krung Thēp-Thon Burī (Thailand) --- Thētsabān Nakhō̜n Lūang (Thailand) --- Metropolitan Municipal (Thailand) --- Krungthep Maha Nakhorn (Thailand) --- Bangkok Metropolis (Thailand) --- Kō̜thō̜mō̜. (Thailand) --- Mư̄ang Kō̜k (Thailand) --- Groong Têp (Thailand) --- Man-ku (Thailand) --- Banguecoque (Thailand) --- Thon Buri (Thailand) --- History.

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Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and past. This unique book examines the development of the city from its earliest days as the seat of the Thai monarchy to its current position as an infamous contemporary metropolis. Adopting insights from anthropology, urban studies and human geography, this is a powerful account of the city and its dynamic spaces. Marc Askew examines the city's variety from the inner-city slums to the rural-urban fringe, and gives us a keen insight into the daily life

Cities and towns --- Urbanization --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Urban systems --- Social history --- Sociology, Rural --- Sociology, Urban --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- Global cities --- Municipalities --- Towns --- Urban areas --- Human settlements --- Bangkok (Thailand) --- Krungthep Mahanakhon Bovorn Ratanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokpop Noparatratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivetmahasathan Amornpiman Avatarnsathit Sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit (Thailand) --- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Thailand) --- Krung Thep (Thailand) --- Krungdeb (Thailand) --- Phra Nakhon (Thailand) --- Bankok (Thailand) --- Krung Rattanakōsin (Thailand) --- Krung Thēp Mahā Nakhō̜n (Thailand) --- Kung Thēp (Thailand) --- Bangkok-Thonburi Metropolis (Thailand) --- Nakhō̜n-Lūang Krung Thēp-Thon Burī (Thailand) --- Thētsabān Nakhō̜n Lūang (Thailand) --- Metropolitan Municipal (Thailand) --- Krungthep Maha Nakhorn (Thailand) --- Bangkok Metropolis (Thailand) --- Kō̜thō̜mō̜. (Thailand) --- Mư̄ang Kō̜k (Thailand) --- Groong Têp (Thailand) --- Man-ku (Thailand) --- Banguecoque (Thailand) --- Thon Buri (Thailand) --- Social conditions. --- Man-woman relationships --- Sex role --- Sex customs --- Sex in popular culture --- Sex in literature. --- Love in motion pictures. --- Relations entre hommes et femmes --- Rôle selon le sexe --- Vie sexuelle --- Sexualité dans la culture populaire --- Sexualité dans la littérature --- Amour au cinéma --- Bangkok (Thailande) --- Social life and customs. --- Moeurs et coutumes