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Bangkok at the crossroad of tradition and modernity
This piece surveys Bangkok as it shifts from a traditional agricultural society to a tech oriented metropolis. It contrasts bustling modern business districts with canals and markets, notes SEATO and Rockefeller funded projects, outlines rising television and electrical shops, and observes GIs in Vietnam era visits while pondering Thailand's future amid war and rapid change.
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Bangkok
Thailand
America
Southeast Asia
Free World
New York
Los Angeles
Venice
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Rockefeller Foundation
Medical Science University
Pasadena
Orient
Chinatown
Asia
Chabo Phya
Peking
Vietnam
United States