Ruth Benedict and the study of Thai culture

Ruth Benedict and the study of Thai culture

Gives a summary of Benedict's study and a critique of her Thai ethnography 'Thai culture and behavior'. Discusses its initial reception when it was first published and its later place in biographies about Benedict. Questions the role of the publication in the context of her work and l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pacific studies 2009-06, Vol.32 (2), p.367-391
1. Verfasser: Tannenbaum, Nicola B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Anthropologists
Benedict, Ruth
Biographies
Culture
Ethnographic research
Ethnology
Field work
Psychology
Regional studies
Research projects
Research trends
Social life and customs
Thailand
Thais
U.S.A
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Zusammenfassung:Gives a summary of Benedict's study and a critique of her Thai ethnography 'Thai culture and behavior'. Discusses its initial reception when it was first published and its later place in biographies about Benedict. Questions the role of the publication in the context of her work and life. Examines the two subsequent anthropological studies of Thailand: Embree's seminal essay 'Thailand : a loosely structured society', the first field-work based study of central Thailand, and the Cornell-Bennington Band Chan Project. Discusses the place of her work in more recent anthropological analyses of Thailand. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:0275-3596