Read till it shatters: Nationalism and identity in modern Thai literature

by Thak Chaloemtiarana

This book introduces readers to modern Thai literature through the themes of modernity, nationalism, identity and gender. In the cultural, political and social transformations that occurred in Thailand during the first half of the twentieth century, Thai literature was one of the vehicles that moved the changes. Taking seriously 'read till it shatters', a Thai phrase that instructs readers to take apart the text, to break it down, to deconstruct it,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760462268
• ISBN13: 9781760462260
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"