Bang Chan, Bangkok

Scope and content :

The series consists of draft of papers, reports, articles, books letters, and photograph 84 records. It is a of the study of the social history of a rural community in Bang Chan in 1948. The records pertained the study of the relationship of human and rice in farmer community, the cosmic view of Bang Chan villagers, changes in family life, Bang Chan and Bangkok perspectives on local and national history, including with variety of documents by another researchers that Hanks used as a references.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 84 records that consist of draft of papers, reports, articles, books, letters, and photographs.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Jane Richardson Hanks, 2007.

System of arrangemant : The series base on the field site in Thailand

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : Some restrictions on access. Some materials are published. To respect in intellectual property right, the original material (hard copy) may not allowed to access.

Creative Commons License : Attribution (CC BY)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution (TK A)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

69

typescript

10

book

4

letter

1

photograph

51. Reference : H-1-4-4

The cosmic view of Bang Chan Villagers

| 1957 – The rice farmers of Bang Chan perceive the cosmos as a place with a varied geography. The various parts of heaven and hell, the seas and mountains, are landmarks referred to by priests delivering vernacular sermons, and become familiar through these and through folk tales. Monks and former monks thus have a better grasp of the cosmos than lay people. Both ritual worship and farming make reference to cosmological ideas, and views on the cosmos are linked to social class and protection. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

The cosmic view of Bang Chan Villagers

52. Reference : H-1-4-6

Two Visions of Freedom, Thai and American

| 1965- Americans, closely bound into society, defended themselves against its constraining demands and seek the freedom to live apart. Thai society, by contrast, consisted of the King at the center of an organized network of voluntary allegiances. To be accepted was a privilege, and belonging to society was a privilege that might be renounced or rescinded at any time. At the outer fringes of society these privileges were small. The Thai vision of freedom can admit foreigners more easily than the American one. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Two Visions of Freedom, Thai and American

53. Reference : H-1-4-8

The King Averts disaster

| 1974 – The reign of King Rama IV was blighted by natural disaster and disease. According to popular belief, these disasters were caused by the transportation from Laos to Bangkok of three Buddha images; Phra Serm, Phra Sook and Phra Sai. Once the Buddha images were ensconced in Pathumwanaram Temple, the disasters ceased. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

The King Averts disaster

54. Reference : H-1-4-9

Man – Land Ratio

| 1976 – Article by Lucien Hanks, published in Contributions to Asian Studies vol. 9, “An Introduction to Land, Population and Structure: Three Guises of the Man-Land Ratio” | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Man – Land Ratio

55. Reference : H-1-4-10

Entourage : Organizing Principle in SE Asia

| A pyramidal patronage system exists throughout much of Southeast Asia, in which the power of the leader to attract acolytes depends on individual relationships. Politicians gain acolytes through deals they make in return for co-operation. An acolyte of one leader may in turn become a leader of his own personal group. In the hill tracts of northern Thailand, bureaucratic uniformity has been largely absent, despite directives from the provincial capitals and Bangkok. As a result, each district has generally followed its own course, merely taking care to keep the higher authorities on board. Social solidarity runs along hierarchic lines rather than in the typically layered group of equals. The poor seek protection from the well-placed, while the wealthy grow richer by investing in people rather than by amassing impersonal wealth. The entourage system thus appears as the cardinal principle for understanding social behavior. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Entourage : Organizing Principle in SE Asia

56. Reference : H-1-4-11

Nam Pong as an Enterprise

| 1968 – The installation of Nam Phong Dam in Khon Kaen Province, the resultant generation of hydroelectric power and the extension of the irrigation canal system has impacted on people who live in the area. The government has failed to deal with this conflict. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Nam Pong as an Enterprise

57. Reference : H-1-4-12

Bang Chan and Bangkok – 5 perspectives on local and national history

| 1967 – Local history is the record of significant events in specific locales. While each locale has its own history, this in turn is dependent on the wider national historical narrative, and reflects national events. National history, in turn, reflects world history. Local, national and world history are thus interrelated. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Bang Chan and Bangkok – 5 perspectives on local and national history

58. Reference : H-1-4-20

Corruption and Commerce in Southeast Asia

| 1971 – Published in ‘Transaction: Social Science and Modern Society’. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Corruption and Commerce in Southeast Asia

59. Reference : H-1-4-21

Corporation and the Entourage

| 1966 – A comparison of Thai and American social organization, modes of organization, entourages and their settings, and the entourage in an industrial setting. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Corporation and the Entourage

60. Reference : H-1-4-22

Thailand : Equality between the Sexes

| 1963 – Explanation of the family backgrounds of rural and city households, comparing their typical days, the similarities and differences between male and female roles, and gender role anxieties, both traditionally and in the modern order. | Typescript

by : Lucien and Jane Hanks

Thailand : Equality between the Sexes