Love, Money and Obligation: Transnational Marriage in a Northeastern Thai Village

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Copyright page
Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Short note on the transliteration of Thai words and exchange rate
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Introduction - Women, transnational marriage and local dynamics
Chapter one - Transnational marriage in historical perspective
Chapter two - Na Dokmai: A transnational village
Chapter three - Complex motivations and the logics of desire
Chapter four - Becoming a woman with a Farang husband: sexuality, money and intimate relationships
Chapter five - Transnational marriages: images, relationships and practices
Chapter six - Transnational marriage and local dynamics
Chapter seven - Conclusion and contributions
Appendix 1 - Interviewed cases
Appendix 2 - Background information of women married to Farang men and their husbands in Na Dokmai in 2008
Glossary of Thai terms
Bibliography
Index