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Laws of Destiny Never Disappear : Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World

By: Matti Sarmela

...Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY NEVER DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the postlocal world Helsinki 2005 ... ...R DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World ... ... A VILLAGE IN NORTHERN THAILAND ... ...* From citizen to globality 51 * Virtual civilization 53 Marriage 55 Romantic love 55 * Village wedding 57 * Marriage and morality 59 Pictu... ...n today. Drug addicts in particular used to steal buffalo and sleep at the roadsides, and they might be killed just like that. Today, too, if the poli... ...ut it also has its own problems. For example, development has brought good roads right up to our village. Before, roads used to be really potholed, na... ...ivation hasn't changed much. It's like it used to be, but now we have good roads, many people go to work in town on building sites and other work. Get... ...* From citizen to globality 51 * Virtual civilization 53 Marriage 55 Romantic love 55 * Village wedding 57 * Marriage and morality 59 Pictu... ...the most important was love, compatibility of character. After it Marriage Romantic love. came other qualities, such as good health and industriousne...

...worldviews of peoples of Thailand and Finland, the past and future of local cultures. Matti Sarmela started collecting material on Northern Thailand in 1972. Based on a longitudinal field study, he wrote his description of three villages in Lampang Province, and the changes in villagers' lives over three decades. The book also speaks through the voices of villagers themse...

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