... Translation © Annira Silver Original book: Matti Sarmela, Kohtalon lait eivät katoa. Elämää Pohjois-Thaimaan kylissä. ... ...hor. However, the name of the author must always be clearly indicated. Matti Sarmela Layout Hemmo Vattulainen Helsink... ...uperseded by centralized production and administrative structures: central administration, central offices, central organizations, central stores, cen... ...ce - natural occupational years and work periods Local communities village administration membership of family and neighbourhood - community control -... ...cupational years and work periods Local communities village administration membership of family and neighbourhood - community control - local hierarch... ...n the 1980s, by far the most popular in opinion polls (Table 5A). A couch, cabinets with glazed doors, stereo sound systems, television and refrigerat... ... death. Thirty years ago, village houses rarely had furniture other than a cabinet with glazed doors, where bedding, dishes and the offering bowl were... ...ns of setting up associations; community spirit consists of recruitment of members, payment of membership fees, contributing to costs. Two decades ago... ...tion in a Thai Peasant Community. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. University of Washington. — 1968 a. Perspective on the Atomistic Type Society: Friendshi...

...ge Buddhism. The author draws surprising parallels between the worldviews of peoples of Thailand and Finland, the past and future of local cultures. Matti Sarmela started collecting material on Northern Thailand in 1972. Based on a longitudinal field study, he wrote his description of three villages in Lampang Province, and the changes in villagers' lives over three decad...