Bangkok: A City of Timeless Transformation
Bangkok: A City of Timeless Transformation

Author: Amelie Novak

Publisher: via tolino media

Published: 2024-08-20

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 3759244408

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"Bangkok: A City of Timeless Transformation" is an enthralling journey through the captivating history of Thailand's capital, tracing its evolution from a modest riverside settlement to a bustling global metropolis. This meticulously researched book offers readers a comprehensive exploration of Bangkok's historical milestones, cultural shifts, and political transformations that have shaped it into the vibrant city it is today. The Early Foundations The story begins in the late 18th century, when Bangkok was founded by King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty. The establishment of Bangkok as the new capital marked a pivotal moment in Thai history, symbolizing the resilience and continuity of the Thai state following the fall of Ayutthaya. The book delves into the early years of the city, detailing the construction of grand palaces, temples, and fortifications that laid the groundwork for Bangkok’s unique architectural and cultural identity. Chakri Dynasty and Early Development As Bangkok flourished under the reigns of successive kings, the city began to expand both in size and influence. The book explores the early Chakri Dynasty's efforts to solidify the city's status as the heart of Thailand, highlighting significant events such as the establishment of the Grand Palace, the building of the Emerald Buddha Temple, and the introduction of new administrative and legal reforms. These developments positioned Bangkok as a center of political power and cultural heritage in Southeast Asia. Colonial Pressures and Modernization The 19th century brought with it new challenges as colonial powers began to exert influence across the region. "Bangkok: A City of Timeless Transformation" examines how the city navigated these pressures, balancing tradition with modernization. The book offers insights into King Mongkut (Rama IV) and King Chulalongkorn's (Rama V) diplomatic and modernization efforts, which included infrastructure improvements, the introduction of Western education, and the modernization of the military. These changes set the stage for Bangkok's emergence as a modern city while maintaining its distinct Thai identity. 20th Century Struggles and Growth Moving into the 20th century, the book charts Bangkok's journey through periods of political upheaval, economic challenges, and rapid urbanization. (Created with ChatGPT)

The Intimate Economies of Bangkok
The Intimate Economies of Bangkok

Author: Ara Wilson

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2004-07-19

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0520239687

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"Wilson shows us how global dreams come to life in the cacophony of Bangkok's markets. Business tycoons, sex workers, mall strollers, and penny capitalists: Each forms an exemplary figure, a source of reflection and emulation. In this engrossing work, the women and men of Bangkok produce themselves--and the global economy. I have seen no better ethnography of globalization."—Anna Tsing, author of In the Realm of the Diamond Queen "This fascinating book draws together the strands that weave intimate and kinship worlds into the fabric of the modern Thai economy. From floating markets to department stores and go-go bars, Wilson's inquiry reveals the gendered practices that sustain economic domains, and how these commercial venues in turn recast the intimate life. Upending stereotypical notions about Thai gender, Intimate Economies casts a complex, feminist perspective on the new styles of being emerging in the spaces of global capitalism."—Aihwa Ong, author of Buddha Is Hiding "Wilson brilliantly deciphers the ways intimate lives--personas, subjectivities, relations--are involved in the formation of modern and transnational capitalist markets. To do this she carefully unpacks the social infrastructure of five different globalized markets in Bangkok."—Saskia Sassen, author of Guests and Aliens "Offers something rare and valuable in studies of globalization--a fine-grained ethnography at the intersection of capitalist and non-capitalist economies. In Ara Wilson's fascinating study of urban Thailand, the sex trade is intertwined with the gift economy, the department store with the kin economy. Navigating this often surprising terrain with unusual agility, Wilson has produced a masterful record of new worlds and new subjects in the making."—Julie Graham, co-author of The End of Capitalism (As We Knew It): A Feminist Critique of Political Economy

Urban Energy Transition
Urban Energy Transition

Author: Peter Droege

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2011-09-06

Total Pages: 673

ISBN-13: 0080560466

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This compendium of 29 chapters from 18 countries contains both fundamental and advanced insight into the inevitable shift from cities dominated by the fossil-fuel systems of the industrial age to a renewable-energy based urban development framework. The cross-disciplinary handbook covers a range of diverse yet relevant topics, including: carbon emissions policy and practice; the role of embodied energy; urban thermal performance planning; building efficiency services; energy poverty alleviation efforts; renewable community support networks; aspects of household level bio-fuel markets; urban renewable energy legislation, programs and incentives; innovations in individual transport systems; global urban mobility trends; implications of intelligent energy networks and distributed energy supply and storage; and the case for new regional monetary systems and lifestyles. Presented are practical and principled aspects of technology, economics, design, culture and society, presenting perspectives that are both local and international in scope and relevance.

Timeless Simplicity
Timeless Simplicity

Author: John Lane

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1907448578

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A delightful book, celebrating the wonders of simplicity and minimalism in a noisy, overwhelming world. Our planet was once teeming with all kinds of life, but our grandchildren will inherit one with less than 20 per cent of its early forests still in tact, and thousands of plant and animal species extinct. Sooner or later, a more frugal lifestyle is not only desirable, but will soon be imperative. Life at the moment isn't what it should be – technological and economic progress has resulted in a delusion that material solutions will solve emotional problems, but a simpler lifestyle leaves space for spiritual renewal. This is a book about simplicity – not destitution, parsimoniousness or self-denial, but the restoration of wealth in the midst of an affluence in which we are starving the spirit. There are many advantages to living a less cluttered, less stressful life than that which has become the norm in the overcrowded and manic-paced consuming nations. Written by painter, writer and educator John Lane, Timeless Simplicity is an ode to having less and enjoying more. More time to pursue creativity, eat good food, relax with your family – and to just be yourself!

Bangkok City
Bangkok City

Author: James Newman

Publisher: Booksmango

Published: 2012-06-06

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 6162221172

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Monica just wants to be loved like all the other pretty girls in Bangkok City. But sometimes getting what you want isn’t healthy. Her body is discovered decapitated in her cold-water apartment room. A briefcase stuffed with cash is missing from the scene. P.I Joe Dylan ventures into the Bangkok City bars to find out what happened that night. The trail leads to the Demon Dreams a Bangkok S&M joint run by a beautiful transsexual and her mute kick-boxing brother. Joe discovers a world of bizarre sex acts and black magic rituals. A seedy Bangkok underworld that picks-up fallen women from the streets and throws them into an evil world of torture and murder.

The Art of Solitude
The Art of Solitude

Author: Stephen Batchelor

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2020-02-18

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0300252277

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In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor “Whatever a soul is, the author goes a long way toward soothing it. A very welcome instance of philosophy that can help readers live a good life.”—Kirkus Reviews “Elegant and formally ingenious.”—Geoff Wisner, Wall Street Journal When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to solitude, a practice integral to the meditative traditions he has long studied and taught. He aimed to venture more deeply into solitude, discovering its full extent and depth. This beautiful literary collage documents his multifaceted explorations. Spending time in remote places, appreciating and making art, practicing meditation and participating in retreats, drinking peyote and ayahuasca, and training himself to keep an open, questioning mind have all contributed to Batchelor’s ability to be simultaneously alone and at ease. Mixed in with his personal narrative are inspiring stories from solitude’s devoted practitioners, from the Buddha to Montaigne, from Vermeer to Agnes Martin. In a hyperconnected world that is at the same time plagued by social isolation, this book shows how to enjoy the inescapable solitude that is at the heart of human life.

Low Carbon Cities
Low Carbon Cities

Author: Steffen Lehmann

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-15

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1317659147

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Low Carbon Cities is a book for practitioners, students and scholars in architecture, urban planning and design. It features essays on ecologically sustainable cities by leading exponents of urban sustainability, case studies of the new directions low carbon cities might take and investigations of how we can mitigate urban heat stress in our cities’ microclimates. The book explores the underlying dimensions of how existing cities can be transformed into low carbon urban systems and describes the design of low carbon cities in theory and practice. It considers the connections between low carbon cities and sustainable design, social and individual values, public space, housing affordability, public transport and urban microclimates. Given the rapid urbanisation underway globally, and the need for all our cities to operate more sustainably, we need to think about how spatial planning and design can help transform urban systems to create low carbon cities, and this book provides key insights.

Creative Urban Regions: Harnessing Urban Technologies to Support Knowledge City Initiatives
Creative Urban Regions: Harnessing Urban Technologies to Support Knowledge City Initiatives

Author: Yigitcanlar, Tan

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2008-02-28

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1599048418

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Explores the utilization of urban technology to support knowledge city initiatives, providing fundamental techniques and processes for the successful integration of information technologies and urban production. Presents research on a multitude of cutting-edge urban information communication technology issues.

Timeless Journeys
Timeless Journeys

Author: National Geographic

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1426218540

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From Machu Picchu to the Pyramids of Giza and beyond, this travel-lover's delight takes readers on a breathtaking visual journey to the world's most historic wonderlands. Pack your bags for an extraordinary adventure with National Geographic to more than 50 places that have captivated our imaginations for centuries. In this visually stunning volume, the world's leading authority on cultural travel and history showcases bucket-list-ready destinations on every continent, from Easter Island's haunting stone moai to Kyoto's breathtaking temples. Vintage photographs from the National Geographic archives tell the backstory of the discovery and earliest visitors to places like Carthage, Pompeii, Victoria Falls, and more, while showstopping contemporary photographs bring them to life in exquisite detail. Full-spread features highlight lesser-known hidden sites, such as Pompeii's better-preserved sister city Herculaneum and the less-visited Maya city El Mirador in Guatemala’s jungle, offer readers extraordinary opportunities to deepen their travel experience and discover places where the past can truly come to life. With practical travel tips to help readers get started planning their own legendary journey, this is the perfect gift to keep—or share.

Beyond Utopia
Beyond Utopia

Author: Agnes Nyilas

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-25

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1351677543

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Megastructure proposals by the Japanese Metabolism group are commonly identified with the concept of utopia. Beyond this partial understanding, Agnes Nyilas suggests that rather than being merely utopian, the Megastructure of Metabolism represents a uniquely amalgam genre: the myth camouflaged as utopia. Although its Megastructure seemingly describes a desirable future condition as utopia does, it also comprises certain cultural images rooted in the collective (un)conscious of Japanese people, in accordance with the general interpretation of myth. The primary narrative of Beyond Utopia thus follows the gradual unfolding of the myth-like characteristics of its Megastructure. Myth is dealt here as an interdisciplinary subject in line with contemporary myth theories. After expounding the mechanism underlying the growing demand for a new myth in architecture (the origin of the myth), Part I discovers the formal characteristics of the Megastructure of Metabolism to give a hint of the real intention behind it. Based on this, Part II is a reexamination of their design methods, which aims to clarify the function of the myth and to suggest the meaning behind it. Finally, Part III deals with the subject matter of the myth by disclosing the meaning unfolding in the story, and suggests a new reading of Metabolism urban theory: as an attempt to reconsider the traditional Japanese space concept.