Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: 1964-01 (January 1964), Mahasarakham.

Abstract

Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: January 1964. Field notes in this document were primarily written in Ban Nong Tun (village), Amphoe Muang, Mahasarakham Province (Changwat Maha Sarakham), Thailand. This document is preceded by notes written in Mahasarakham in December 1963, and is followed by notes written in Mahasarakham in February 1964. Topics: Trip to Bangkok and Pataya; Economics; Some objectives of final survey, "Economic Survey of Households in Bān Nông Tün" to be administered in January-February, 1964; Mr. Ngao's Investments; Child Training; Attitudes Towards National Government; Division of Labor by Sex; Forthcoming Ceremonies; Attitudes Towards the Introduction of Christianity; Birth Customs: Lying by the Fire (อยู่ไฟ - yū fai); A Fishing Expedition; Lack of Food in Village; Threshing Floors; Out Migration From Neighboring Village; Economic Innovation; Rice harvest.