Reading Bangkok
, by King, Ross- ISBN: 9789971695460 | 9971695464
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/31/2012
Reading Bangkok is an account of stories and meanings derived from the built fabric and spaces of Thailand¿s capital city. The narrative shifts from King Taksin¿s mostly forgotten but wondrous Thonburi to the tourist spectacle of Rattanakosin, Dusit and Ratchadamnoen (King Rama V¿s superficial emulation of admired, imperialist Europe), Sukhumvit ¿Road¿ (consumer land), and the slums that are part of the modern city.