Thai Cinema Uncensored

by Matthew Hunt

In this first full-length study on the topic, Matthew Hunt--with access to rare and controversial films--provides a history of film censorship in Thailand. Hunt outlines its beginnings in the country, when films were censored by the police for political and ideological reasons, rather than on the basis of taste and decency, to the present when issues such as politics, religion, and sex are the main reasons films are banned. He also examines how Thai...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6162151697
• ISBN13: 9786162151699
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher