...Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY NEVER DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the postlocal world Helsinki 2005 ... ...ää Pohjois-Thaimaan kylissä. Published by the Finnish Literature Society and the Finnish Anthropological Society 2004. ISBN 951-746-603-X (SKS) ;... ... This work may be freely quoted, copied, duplicated, printed, distributed and sold without permission or agreement of the author. However, the name ... ...R DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World ... ...l as Northern Thailand, it has included the Shan state in Burma (Myanmar), Yunnan in South China, and Northern Laos. Lampang belonged to the Lanna sta... ... in Lampang, and young people who have obtained places in city schools and colleges are able to live at home. The village already contains many clerks... ...nstantly increased - in Thailand, as in Finland, girls will predominate in universities and many academic professions. Delocalization of culture has a... ... in a three-year secondary school or vocational schools, and then apply to colleges and universities. Lampang is a 'school city' with municipal and pr... ...ear secondary school or vocational schools, and then apply to colleges and universities. Lampang is a 'school city' with municipal and private element...

...The book is a descriptive overview of the culture of the villages. It contains material on the villagers' housing, rice farming and other means of livelihood, community life, festivals, weddings, funerals, sorcerers and healers, as well as village Buddhism. The author draws surprising parallels between the worldviews of peoples of Thailand and Finland...