| ID | 123272 |
| Title Proper | Political vulnerabilities of a primate city |
| Other Title Information | the May 2010 Red Shirts uprising in Bangkok, Thailand |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fong, Jack |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Dynamics of the May 2010 'Red Shirts' uprising in Bangkok are examined through literature about the primate city, a city that is exponentially larger than a country's other cities. Employing news coverage of events, history about Bangkok's urban and political development, and analyses of class-based inequalities and nationalisms that the city harbors within its confines, attributes of primate city are expanded to include its perennially vulnerable political status. Such a rendering of the politically vulnerable primate city is employed to theorize how the primate city - when functioning as a national capital - is more than a large urban center, but one that collects much of the nation's hopes, dreams, and political struggles. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 48, No.3; Jun 2013: p.332-347 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 48, No.3; Jun 2013: p.332-347 |
| Key Words | Bangkok ; Inequality ; Primate City ; Social Class ; Uprising ; Urban |