International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

Traditional festivals: Development of tourism routes for linking cultural heritage sources in the catchment watershed of Mekong River Basin in Thailand

Atcharee Chantamool*
  • Atcharee Chantamool*
  • Faculty of Cultural Science, Mahasarakham University, Mueang District, Maha Sarakham Province, 44000, Thailand.
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Sastra Laoakka
  • Sastra Laoakka
  • Faculty of Cultural Science, Mahasarakham University, Mueang District, Maha Sarakham Province, 44000, Thailand.
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Kosit Phaengsoi
  • Kosit Phaengsoi
  • Faculty of Cultural Science, Mahasarakham University, Mueang District, Maha Sarakham Province, 44000, Thailand.
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  •  Received: 24 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 22 September 2015
  •  Published: 30 November 2015

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