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Village Ayutthaya: social and economic conditions of a rural population in central Thailand

Chulalongkorn University Social Science Research InstituteBangkok, Thailand • Published In 1976 • Pages:

By: Amyot, Jacques, 1920, Fuhs, Friedrich W..

Abstract
This document presents an ethnographic study of the central Thai people based on three representative villages or TAMBONS -- Thap Nam, Ban Chung, and Khayai. All three of these villages are located in Ayutthaya Province and are typical of the rural life and rural enterprise found on the central plain of Thailand. Similarities and differences between these villages are noted throughout the text in reference to such topics as the political and social organization of the village community, households and life styles, community leadership and associations, land tenure, farming and farm production, livestock raising and cottage industries, marketing, family income and expenditure, labor utilization, and the development of various socio-cultural trends in the society. The data which have been meticulously gathered and analyzed, are summarized in a massive number of tables and charts at the end of the source (HRAF pp. 263-408).
Subjects
Composition of population
Tillage
Real property
Buying and selling
Income and demand
Labor
Cooperative organization
Household
Community structure
Towns
Education system
culture
Central Thai
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1984
Field Date
1968-1970
Coverage Date
1968-1970
Coverage Place
villages of Thap Nam, Ban Chung and Khaya, Ayutthaya province, Thailand
Notes
by Jacques Amyot, with the collaboration of Friedrich W. Fuhs
LCSH
Thais