Siege of the Spirits: Community and Polity in Bangkok

by Michael Herzfeld

Book Overview

What happens when three hundred alleged squatters go head-to-head with an enormous city government looking to develop the place where they live? As anthropologist Michael Herzfeld shows in this book, the answer can be surprising. He tells the story of Pom Mahakan, a tiny enclave in the heart of old Bangkok whose residents have resisted authorities' demands to vacate their homes for a quarter of a century. It's a story of community versus government,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022633161X
• ISBN13: 9780226331614
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"