Ethnography #9

In this experimental ethnography, Alan Klima examines moneylending, gambling, funeral casinos, and the consultations of spirits and mediums to predict winning lottery numbers to illustrate the relationship between contemporary Thai spiritual and financial practices and global capitalism's abstraction of monetary value.

• | Author: Alan Klima
• | Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• | Publication Date: November 15, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1478006218
• | ISBN-13: 9781478006213