Ghosts of the New City: Spirits, Urbanity, and the Ruins of Progress in Chiang Mai 9780824847821

Chiang Mai (literally, “new city”) suffered badly in the 1997 Asian financial crisis as the Northern Thai real estate bu

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Ghosts of the New City: Spirits, Urbanity, and the Ruins of Progress in Chiang Mai
 9780824847821

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Transcription
Introduction: The Broken Building
1. Progress and Its Ruins
2. Foundations
3. Mediums
4. Lanna Style
5. Rebuilding Lanna
Conclusion: The City Doesn’t Have a Future
Notes
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
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