Book Review: Pollock, T. R. (2024). Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry: Art, Affect, and Labor.

Cornell University Press. ISBN: 978-15-0177-493-5 (paperback). 186 pages.

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https://doi.org/10.14764/10.ASEAS-0131

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Minh Tien Nguyen, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Mr. Nguyen Minh Tien is pursuing a master’s degree in Theatre and Dance (concentration in Performance Studies) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a master’s degree in History at the University of Edinburgh. He earned two bachelor’s degrees: one in Art and Media Studies from Fulbright University Viet Nam and the other in Literature from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City.

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2025-10-27

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2025)

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