Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers, Mobility, and Politics in Bangkok

by Claudio Sopranzetti

Book Overview

On May 19, 2010, the Royal Thai Army deployed tanks, snipers, and war weapons to disperse the thousands of Red Shirts protesters who had taken over the commercial center of Bangkok to demand democratic elections and an end to inequality. Key to this mobilization were motorcycle taxi drivers, who slowed down, filtered, and severed mobility in the area, claiming a prominent role in national politics and ownership over the city and challenging state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520288505
• ISBN13: 9780520288508
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"