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Bangkok’s Sanam Luang (the Royal Ground): From a historic plaza to a civic space
Author(s)
Chinnapong, Pornpan
Date Issued
January 1, 2007
Type
Book Chapter
Abstract
For more than 220 years, Sanam Luang (literally meaning “the Royal Ground”) has served Thai people of all social ranges – from the King to the layperson – for several kinds of activities. The plaza has been used for many different purposes for various occasions, most prominently the many major events of national and international significance relating to both royalty and the people. Throughout Thailand’s political history and up to the present day, Sanam Luang has been used by “pro-democratic citizens as an insurgent political stage as demonstrated in many severe uprising incidents” (Wirojthammakul 1998).
Citation
Globalization the City and Civil Society in Pacific Asia the Social Production of Civic Spaces, 254-267, 2007