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James A. Warren

Gambling, the State and Society in Thailand, c.1800-1945

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During the nineteenth century there was a huge increase in the level and types of gambling in Thailand. Taxes on gambling became a major source of state revenue, with the government establishing state-run lotteries and casinos in the first half of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, over the same period, a strong anti-gambling discourse emerged within the Thai elite, which sought to regulate gambling through a series of increasingly restrictive and punitive laws. By the mid-twentieth century, most forms of gambling had been made illegal, a situation that persists until today. This historical study, based on a wide variety of Thai- and Englis… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-415-53634-9
  • EAN: 9780415536349
  • Produktnummer: 13770604
  • Verlag: Taylor and Francis
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Seitenangabe: 246 S.
  • Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm 650 g
  • Abbildungen: Farb., s/w. Abb.
  • Gewicht: 650

Über den Autor


James A. Warren is a lecturer in the Social Science Division of Mahidol University International College, Thailand.

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