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www.ssoar.info Tracks and traces: Thailand and the work of Andrew Turton Hirsch, Philip (Ed.); Tapp, Nicholas (Ed.) Veröffentlichungsversion / Published Version Sammelwerk / collection Zur Verfügung gestellt in Kooperation mit / provided in cooperation with: OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Hirsch, P., & Tapp, N. (Eds.). (2010). Tracks and traces: Thailand and the work of Andrew Turton (ICAS Publications Series, 13). Amsterdam: Amsterdam Univ. Press. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-319573 Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Dieser Text wird unter einer CC BY-NC-ND Lizenz This document is made available under a CC BY-NC-ND Licence (Namensnennung-Nicht-kommerziell-Keine Bearbeitung) zur (Attribution-Non Comercial-NoDerivatives). For more Information Verfügung gestellt. Nähere Auskünfte zu den CC-Lizenzen finden see: Sie hier: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.de Publications Series Thailand and theEdited VolumesWork 13 of Thailand and the Philip Hirsch is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sydney and has published widely and Traces Tracks on issues of environment and social and economic development in Thailand and neighbouring countries. Nicholas Tapp is Professor of Anthropology at the AndrewAustralian National University andTurton has published on the Work of Andrew Tur- Hmong minority peoples of Thailand and the region. Tracks and Traces Hirsch | Tapp (eds.) Hirsch | Tapp Tracks and Traces: Thailand and the Work of Andrew Turton traces the threads that tie together an Thailand and the Work understanding of Thailand as a dynamic and rapidly changing society, through an examination of the of Andrew Turton work of one major scholar of the country, Andrew Turton. Turton’s anthropological studies of Thailand Edited by cover a wide spectrum from politics and economy Philip Hirsch and Nicholas Tapp to ritual and culture, and have been crucial in shaping evolving understandings of Thai society. In this collection, ten leading specialists on Thailand from a variety of disciplines critically consider aspects of Turton’s work in relation to the changing nature of different aspects of Thai society. The book tracks the links between past and present scholarship, examines the contextuality of scholarship in its times, and sheds light on the current situation in Thailand. “This collection takes Andrew Turton’s extensive scholarship as a lens to evaluate a wide range of issues in Thai studies. It shows admirably how one scholar’s influence transcends a generation, helping understand the present through the past.” Thongchai Winichakul, Professor of Southeast Asian History, University of Wisconsin “This important book is theoretically engaged, grounded in contemporary issues and reflective of a critical approach to Thai studies that demands the attention of the current generation of scholars.” Kevin Hewison, Professor of Asian Studies, University of North Carolina 9 789089 642493 www.aup.nl ISBN 978 90 8964 249 3 Tracks and Traces Publications Series General Editor Paul van der Velde Publications Officer Martina van den Haak Editorial Board Wim Boot (Leiden University); Jennifer Holdaway (Social Science Research Coun- cil); Christopher A. Reed (The Ohio State University); Anand A. Yang (Director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and Chair of International Studies at the University of Washington); Guobin Yang (Barnard College, Colum- bia University). The ICAS Publications Series consists of Monographs and Edited Volumes. The Series takes a multidisciplinary approach to issues of interregional and multilat- eral importance for Asia in a global context. The Series aims to stimulate dialogue amongst scholars and civil society groups at the local, regional and international levels. The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) was founded in 1997. Its main goals are to transcend the boundaries between disciplines, between nations stu- died, and between the geographic origins of the Asia scholars involved. ICAS has grown into the largest biennial Asia studies event covering all subjects of Asia stu- dies. So far five editions of ICAS have been held respectively in Leiden (1998), Berlin (2001), Singapore (2003), Shanghai (2005), Kuala Lumpur (2007) and Dae- jeon, South Korea (2009). ICAS 7 will be held in Honolulu from 30 March-3 April 2011. In 2001 the ICAS secretariat was founded which guarantees the continuity of the ICAS process. In 2004 the ICAS Book Prize (IBP) was established in order to cre- ate by way of a global competition both an international focus for publications on Asia while at the same time increasing their visibility worldwide. Also in 2005 the ICAS Publications Series were established. For more information: www.icassecretariat.org Tracks and Traces Thailand and the Work of Andrew Turton Edited by Philip Hirsch and Nicholas Tapp Publications Series Edited Volumes 13 Cover design: JB&A raster grafisch ontwerp, Westland Layout: The DocWorkers, Almere ISBN 978 90 8964 249 3 e-ISBN 978 90 4851 287 4 NUR 761 © ICAS / Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2010 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright re- served above, no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or in- troduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written permission of both the copyright owner and the author of the book. Table of Contents List of Tables, Figures, and Photographs 7 Acknowledgements 9 Introduction 11 Philip Hirsch and Nicholas Tapp 1 Opening Reflections: Northeastern Thai Ethnoregionalism Updated 17 Charles Keyes 2 Transforming Agrarian Transformation in a Globalizing Thailand 29 Anan Ganjanapan and Philip Hirsch 3 Local Leaders and the State in Thailand 39 Paul T. Cohen 4 Roots of Ongoing Conflict: Reflections on Andrew Turton’s Analysis of Thailand in the 1970s 47 Jim Glassman 5 Censorship and Authoritative Forms of Discourse: A Reconsideration of Thai Constructions of Knowledge 59 Nicholas Tapp 6 ‘Modernising Subjects’: Moral-Political Contests in Thailand’s Drive Toward Modernity 75 Jamaree Chiengthong 7 An Early Critical Foray into Participation in Thailand 89 Jonathan Rigg 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 Thai Institutions of Slavery: Their Economic and Cultural Setting 103 Craig J. Reynolds 9 British Diplomatic Missions to Tai States in the Early Modern Period: A Reappraisal 115 Volker Grabowsky Appendix: Andrew Turton – A Select Bibliography 127 Notes on Contributors 133 References 137 Index 153 List of Tables, Figures, and Photographs Tables Table 7.1 Linking Turton’s participation types to other typologies 91 Table 7.2 Participation and Thailand’s national development plans (1982-2006) 92 Figures Figure 7.1 GDP economic growth and poverty, Thailand (1962-2009) 94 Figure 7.2 Poverty in Thailand 95 Photographs SOAS conference group picture, 1988 10 Turton kneeling wai-ing a spirit-medium, 1976 46 Turton dancing with Thai woman in Lumpini, 1 May 1976 58 Farewell party for Turton, 1970 88 Kengtung: Sawbwa’s haw or palace, c. 1890 126 Acknowledgements We would first like to acknowledge the kind assistance and collabora- tion of Craig Reynolds, senior historian of classic and modern Thai stu- dies, who helped to organise the conference panel at which these pa- pers first emerged. While ploughing an independent path, Reynolds’ research trajectory has several times intersected with Turton’s in a mu- tually respectful and sympathetic way, and Thai studies has greatly benefited from such accommodations across disciplines and world views. We should like to thank the Australian National University and the University of Sydney for facilitating our attendance at the conference where the majority of these papers were originally presented. We also pay respects to Thammasat University which, with its well-deserved re- putation for liberal views, welcomed this panel together with others dealing with such subjects as the free press and the role of the monar- chy in Thailand at a time of considerable political turmoil and unrest. We should thank all those who participated in this panel and contrib- uted papers later, who despite their very varied academic, political and disciplinary backgrounds, felt able to contribute simultaneously to stu- dies of Andrew Turton’s work and studies of Thailand. A debt of grati- tude is owed to Professor Paritta Chalermpow Koantakool, Director of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropological Centre in Thai- land, who acted as moderator for our opening discussions. That willing- ness to participate is in itself a huge tribute to the importance of An- drew Turton’s work on Thailand, and in a sense demonstrates the inex- tricability of his contributions to the modern development of Thai studies. Of course our tributes are due above all to Andrew, who without ever wishing to be elevated to some pedagogical position of authority, has nevertheless encouraged and enabled so many Thai and non-Thai stu- dents in critically appraising the dynamic nature of Thai society in a global era. In this respect, the editors of this volume owe a career-length vote of thanks to our respected Achaan. Philip Hirsch and Nicholas Tapp SOAS conference group picture, 1988. Back two rows: Andrew Turton, Jonathan Rigg, Shigeharu Tanabe, Chatthip Nartsupha, Ian Brown, Nidhi Aeusriwongse, Philip Stott, Jeremy Kemp, Craig Reynolds, Han ten