Since the 1960s, the hybrid Popular Music called luk thung has embodied the aspirations, frustrations, and sorrows of Thailand\'s working class.
The groundbreaking final chapter refutes the widespread opinion that luk.
In this pioneering book, ethnomusicologist James Mitchell explores the many facets of luk thung through ethnographic research with singers, songwriters, fans, and other professionals.
Global scholarship, however, has been slow in examining this seminal genre.
Since the 1960s, the hybrid Popular Music called luk thung has embodied the aspirations, frustrations, and sorrows of Thailand\'s working class