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Written by the author who as a young lieutenant was sent on what was no less than a spying mission in 1888 to find out the most accessible route through Siamese territory to the disputed Shan State of Keng Tung. This book describes the land through which he passes and the characters whom he meets.

Advocates bottom-up planning to bring about more balanced development and sounder natural resource management in the Mekong region

One clear, new voice emanating from the heart of Burma

Offers new insights into the tumultuous history of the relations between China and Tibet at the start of the twentieth century

Presents a wealth of rare documents and photographs

Presents a comprehensive collection of research on Hmong culture and life in Asia.

Gives a clearer sense of what a wat is and the role it plays today in the lives of Thai people

The Ascendancy of Theravada Buddhism is a comprehensive study of the advent of Buddhism in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand during the first millennium CE.

Anthropological/sociological field research and study of a Thai Muslim island community in southern Thailand, a marginalized cultural and ethnic group on the Andaman coast.

This volume is the first to examine a vibrant sub-school of painting from the rural heartland of the North-Eastern Region, also known as Isan.

This companion volume to the translation of The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen includes alternative chapters and extensions, Prince Damrong's prefaces and reference lists of Thai terms.

Khun Chang Khun Phaen is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature and this first-ever translation is based on Prince Damrong's standard edition of 1917-18, with over a hundred passages recovered from earlier versions.

A comprehensive history of Burmese painting, from eleventh-century Pagan to the present, including over 175 painters and more than 300 photographs of work. It explores the historical transformations of the art, with psychological interpretations of major artists, the legends which followed them, and analysis of their oeuvres.

For nearly a century, Thai state forestry focused overwhelmingly on extracting timber and keeping local people away from the forest. This work examines the trajectory of deforestation in Thailand, providing a detailed account of the historical ideas and styles of forestry that have influenced the practice of Thai state forestry over the years.

The Pa-O, one of Burma's many ethnic minorities, engaged in a forty-year insurgency against the government of Burma which ended in a cease-fire in 1994. This book draws upon historical accounts, contemporary writing, and personal interviews to present the mythological and historical background of the Pa-O in Burma and Thailand.

Combining intellectual history and economic history, this book argues that the emergence of a market economy in the early Bangkok era (1782-1855) was the driving force behind a major change in mentality and worldview seen in poetry, early prose works, biographies of the Buddha, scripts for chanting the Jataka tales, language primers, and more.

Presents the history of the northern Thai culture and kingdom of Lan Na. This book chronicles the era of the city-states before the rule of Phaya Mangrai, the rise and decline of the Lan Na kingdom, the Burmese rule, the submission to Siamese authority, the impact of Western imperialism, and Lan Na's integration with the rest of the country.

Although southern Thailand is a dynamic and diverse region socially, politically, and economically, it received little attention until the escalation of violence and instability. This book highlights the distinctive characteristics that make this region unique and the variety of cultures that contribute to its dynamic diversity.

An account of old Siam written by the Dutch merchant Jeremias Van Vliet. It features his writings in English translation including, a chronicle of Siam's history and a description of the kingdom's geography, economy, society, politics, and religion. It includes details on Van Vliet's life, the Dutch community, and, the city of Ayutthaya.

An 18-day bus pilgrimage to 60 pagodas across Myanmar.

Essential dictionary for anyone stepping into the fascinating world of South and Southeast Asian art

Translator Susan F. Kepner makes these tales available for the first time to English-language readers. She introduces the tales with a lively discussion of the writer and her context, retells the plotline of the classical Ramakian, and then presents the translated tales, in which the demon king, contrary to expectation, is a most gentle and endearing demon. Finally, she reveals the humor embedded in these tales of family life, and in Sida''s, or Everywoman''s, marriage to the demon king.

On January 25, 1997, a coalition of rural villagers and urban slum dwellers from every region of Thailand commenced a mass demonstration in front of Government House in Bangkok. This book chronicles the development of a national protest movement, analyzing its origins, strategies, and goals within the context of a growing democratic society.

Discloses the public discourse among educated, urban Southeast Asians in Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and considers how these people conceive of their society and its problems and process. This study examines basic patterns of thought, the opinions of public intellectuals, and the assessments of novelists.

Begins with the question, 'Does Islam tolerate non-Muslim minorities?', considering it from historical, political, and religious perspectives within the Indonesian context. Using Cianjur as a case study, this work surveys the views of non-Muslims on shariah as it has been applied over the last several years.

Includes essays which form a collage of the central Mekong basin spanning nearly 1,400 years of history. This title covers topics such as basic structural problems in writing Lao history; political geography from the 600s to the 800s; the Lao-Tay-son alliance in the late 18th century; and, Lao millenarian movements and French colonial rule.

Takes the reader on a stroll through Thailand's intellectual history - the thoughts of the people of Siam, and the products of their thought, through history. The author touches upon political and religious thought, but also upon such "artistic" thought as that demonstrated in novels, paintings, and historical writing.

Presents statistics on the ethnography of Vietnam. This title analyzes ethnic composition of the population, identifying each of the 54 ethnic groups and sub-groups by name, geographical distribution, and linguistic origin. It provides geographic distribution statistics for each ethnic group, showing the process of migration and redistribution.

Two years after the 1685 French embassy to Siam led by Chaumont and Choisy, King Louis XIV sent a second embassy to Phra Narai led by the two envoys La Loubere and Ceberet, and a third unofficial emissary, Father Tachard. This title presents, in English translation, three important accounts of that second French embassy to Siam in 1687.