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

By: Matti Sarmela

...e-Kamolmatayakul Annira Silver local culture. The collection contains few films and videos, although in 1999 I recorded 12 hours of video in all, usi... ...used to walk. Today, everything must be so easy. Today, people go to watch films in the evenings. People are working all the time, they have no time f... ...of our village haven't yet started imitating them and wearing such things. Films shown on TV also have many bad behaviour models, but luckily the youn... ...s to use genetic modification to produce and patent a variety suitable for American conditions. Potential cultivation of Jasmine rice by American supe... ... produced, and they have rather tended to be TV serials; cinemas show many American movies as is the case elsewhere in Asia. From citizen to gl... ...rst year when Valentine's Day was marketed in Thailand, and around Western Christmas time, Christmas trees with presents appear in shops and restauran... ...tmas trees with presents appear in shops and restaurants and international Christmas carols are played in department stores; at the turn of the year, ... ... the turn of the year, presents are exchanged and greeting cards sent. But Christmas is still an unknown festival in the villages. I have photographed... ... US army during the Korean war; sex trade has always flourished around all American military bases. In 1983, it was said that there was only one broth...

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