Gambling, the state and society in Thailand, c. 1800-1945 [electronic resource] / James A. Warren.
Warren, James A.
2013
HV6722.T5 W37 2013
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Title
Gambling, the state and society in Thailand, c. 1800-1945 [electronic resource] / James A. Warren.
Author
Warren, James A.
ISBN
9780415536349
9780203552100 (electronic book)
Publication Details
New York : Routledge, 2013.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 244 p. : ill.
Call Number
HV6722.T5 W37 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.4/209593
Summary
"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, though professing opposition to gambling, often both tolerated and profited from it, as did the police"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ; 82.
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