The Commercialized Crafts of Thailand: Hill Tribes and Lowland Villages : Collected Articles (Consumasian Book Series)

This volume brings together two decades of research into the process of commercialization of the folk crafts of Thailand: the conditions of its emergence, the parties involved in its development, the changes in the processes and organization of production which accompany it, and the transformations in appearance and meaning which the products undergo as a result of their commercialization.