The Third Sex: Kathoey: Thailand's LadyboysSouvenir Press, 1. 5. 2011 - Počet stran: 192 The kathoey, the Thai term for ladyboys, have long been part of the cultural landscape of Thailand. Though they're a leading tourist attraction, the glamorous and attractive men who are now women are also a modern expression of an archaic tradition. |
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... friend at Oxford , the Philosopher of Science Rom Harré , wrote a book entitled The Explanation of Social Behaviour . In this book there is a chapter entitled Why Not Ask Them ... ? 1 According to Harré , the best social investigator is ...
... friends who are neither blood relations nor in - laws . Daeng had many friends , most of whom were kathoey , among them Malee . Two other kathoey lived in the house on a semi - permanent basis and others were regular visitors . A purist ...
... friends . I was welcomed into the house with traditional Thai hospitality , sitting down to share in what looked like a banquet . This turned out to be nothing special at the house since most nights friends of the Father , mainly ...
... friends , in spite of the unreliable tips they would receive , would dance most nights . They enjoyed dancing and a strong sense of theatrical camaraderie bound the performers together . The second performance was in a semi open - air.
... friends and to present this in the context in which I found myself and against a back - cloth of Thai history , tradition and myth . All the narrative passages in this book are faithful to the accounts of the individuals in question . I ...
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Biological Accidents | |
Saowanees Plan | |
Buddhism and a Third | |
The Sex Industry in Thailand | |
Transgender in Other Cultures | |
Daengs Story | |
Some Facts Figures and Observations | |
Malees Story | |
Kathoey and the Religious Order | |
Changing Attitudes East and West | |
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