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100 1 _aWarren, James A.
245 1 0 _aGambling, the state and society in Thailand, c. 1800-1945
_h[electronic resource] /
_cJames A. Warren.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2013.
300 _axvi, 244 p. :
_bill.
490 1 _aRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;
_v82
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aGambling and socio-economic change in nineteenth-century Siam -- Games, dens and players : gambling in nineteenth-century Thai society -- Gambling revenue and the creation of the modern Thai nation-state -- The Thai elite, anti-gambling and lawmaking -- The police and enforcement -- The judiciary, punishment and the prison -- The press and the Bangkok middle class -- Buddhism, the sangha and the silent majority -- The criminalization of vice : gambling policy in comparative perspective.
520 _a"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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aGambling
_zThailand
_xHistory.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
710 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ;
_v82.
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kliuc-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1170327
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