Bangkok's two centers: Status, space, and consumption in a millennial Southeast Asian city

City and Society

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 66-85

  Vorng, Sophorntavy ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Center; Class; Downtown; Malls; Space; Status

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CLASS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; NEOLIBERALISM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBANIZATION;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

EID: 80052912531     PISSN: 08930465     EISSN: 1548744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-744X.2011.01056.x     Document Type: Article

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