From 2001 to 2006, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra transformed Thailand’s international role from one of obscurity into a kind of regional hegemon. Thaksin’s diplomatic ambitions were reflected in his myriad of grandiose foreign policy initiatives, designed …
Product Description Contents “On my arrival in Thailand” – a short story Thailand’s geography Geographical regions • Northern • Northeast • Central • Eastern • Western • Southern The people of Thailand • Festivals • Thai …
Product Details Paperback: 98 pages Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (December 1, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0784410127 ISBN-13: 978-0784410127 Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
Thailand’s hill tribes have been the object of anthropological research, cultural tourism, and government intervention for a century, in large part because these groups are held to have preserved distinctive ethnic traditions despite their contacts with …
HIV and AIDS are having a profound impact on contemporary life in Thailand, generating complex issues with far-reaching implications for both the Thai people and on a global level. AIDS has become an increasingly prominent symbol …
Gambling, prostitution, drugs, arms trading, oil smuggling, and trafficking in people – these six illegal businesses are large and getting larger. They distort the economy and victimize people. They are increasingly linked together through networks of …
Thailand has become well known throughout the world for wonderful cuisine, great package holidays, sumptuous temples and textiles. Noticeably absent from glossy tourist brochures but equally well known throughout the Western world is Thailand’s seedier side …
Product Details Reading level: Ages 4-8 Library Binding: 80 pages Publisher: Picture Window Books (January 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1404816771 ISBN-13: 978-1404816770 Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
The writer of this account of Siam in 1690, Engelbert Kaempfer, is not well known today. This is Partly because his account of Siam was not published separately, but appeared as the first chapters of his …
The fascinating area of Southeast Asia known as the Golden Triangle is home to six culturally distinct peoples–the Karen, Hmong, Mien, Lahu, Akha, and Lisu–who struggle in a hostile environment to maintain the integrity of their …
Provides a detailed empirical study of sex work in Thailand, and considers its effect on sex workers, the economy, and Thai society.
Product Details Hardcover: 268 pages Publisher: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications (June 30, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0877276072 ISBN-13: 978-0877276074 Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Details Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Anaya Touring Club; 2 edition (March 30, 2010) Language: Spanish ISBN-10: 8499350321 ISBN-13: 978-8499350325 Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
Thailand Handbook covers world-famous attractions such as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok and the pristine beaches in the south, more than a thousand accommodations from budget guesthouses to five-star digs, selective dining from …
Thailand is revealed as a country of progress and potential, mystery and exoticism, and openness and friendliness. Product Details Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Greenwood (May 30, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0313321280 ISBN-13: 978-0313321283 Product Dimensions: 9.6 …