03015nam 22005413 450 991074129660332120231009084511.090-485-5498-510.1515/9789048554980(CKB)28210733400041(MiAaPQ)EBC30750077(Au-PeEL)EBL30750077(DE-B1597)658631(DE-B1597)9789048554980(OCoLC)1378041455(EXLCZ)992821073340004120231009d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDesigns on Pots Ban Chiang and the Politics of Heritage in Thailand1st ed.Amsterdam :Amsterdam University Press,2023.©2023.1 online resource (0 pages)Asian Heritages Series9789463728461 Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The Personal Past: Designs on Pots -- 2. The Excavated Past: Grounded Evidence -- 3. The Artistic Past: Aesthetic Preferences -- 4. The Looted Past: On Stealing Pots -- 5. The Fake Past: Forgeries and Souvenirs -- 6. The Packaged Past: Implications for Thai Heritage -- Illustrations -- Appendix -- IndexThe prehistoric site of Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand challenges the narrative of Thai origins, while at the same time appealing to the public’s vision of Thailand as an early centre of civilization. Ban Chiang demonstrates the complexity of constructing national heritage in modern Thailand, where the Thai national narrative begins and ends with Buddhism and the monarchy. Designs on Pots. Ban Chiang and the Politics of Heritage in Thailand contributes to the literature on cultural preservation, repatriation, fake antiquities as souvenirs, and the ethics of collecting and demonstrates how heritage tourism intersects with the antiquities market in Asia. Ban Chiang itself is important for rethinking the model of indigenous development in Southeast Asian prehistory and provides informed speculation about the borders between prehistory, proto-history, and history in the region, challenging current and past models of Indianization that shape the Thai state’s heritage narrative.Asian Heritages SeriesPotteryThailandBan Chiang (Udon Thani)Pottery, AncientThailandBan Chiang (Udon Thani)ART / Museum Studiesbisacshheritage studies, social archaeology, pottery designs, Thai studies.PotteryPottery, AncientART / Museum Studies.738.3095930901van Esterik Penny1257271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910741296603321Designs on Pots3569029UNINA