The Intimate Economies of Bangkok: Tomboys, Tycoons and Avon Ladies in the Global City

Wilson explores the dynamic and highly complex interaction between global market economy and Bangkok's 'intimate economies' - meaning everyday practices and beliefs related to people's sense of their social identities and relationships, especially in terms of gender, sexuality an...

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Published in:Feminist review 2007, Vol.85 (1), p.151-153
Main Author: Engebretsen, Elisabeth Lund
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Boys
Cultural Studies
Gender
Gender Studies
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Globalization
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Thailand
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Boys
Cultural Studies
Gender
Gender Studies
Girls
Globalization
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Social Sciences
Sociology
Thailand
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