An Illustrated History Of Thailand
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Author | : John Hoskin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781909612693 |
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This fully illustrated history is divided geographically according to the sequence of succeeding Thai kingdoms. Each section follows a historical chronology, covering accounts of major events during each reign, with an assessment of the character of individual kings and their particular achievements, together with those of other major players. This record of events is blended with descriptive passages about monuments surviving today that are relevant to and help illuminate the history. Political development is thus paralleled by Thailand's cultural development, especially in relation to the religious and royal architecture. Thailand's historical progression has been complex, and although the foundations of national identity - religion and monarchy in particular - were established in the earliest days of statehood dating back to the 13th century, it is only in comparatively recent times that all elements - social, political, cultural and linguistic -have cohered into what is recognizable today as Thai and Thailand. By linking the text to existing landmarks the history provides both an enjoyable read in its own right and a fascinating guide to the monuments and buildings that visitors can see on their travels around the country.
Author | : Chris Baker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2009-04-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521767687 |
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The second edition of this book draws on new Thai-language research and brings the Thai story up to date.
Author | : Edith Wharton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2018-07-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781912081882 |
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This fully illustrated history is divided geographically according to the sequence of succeeding Thai kingdoms. Each section follows a historical chronology, covering accounts of major events during each reign, with an assessment of the character of individual kings and their particular achievements, together with those of other major players. This record of events is blended with descriptive passages about monuments surviving today that are relevant to and help illuminate the history. Political development is thus paralleled by Thailand's cultural development, especially in relation to the religious and royal architecture. Thailand's historical progression has been complex, and although the foundations of national identity - religion and monarchy in particular - were established in the earliest days of statehood dating back to the 13th century, it is only in comparatively recent times that all elements - social, political, cultural and linguistic -have cohered into what is recognizable today as Thai and Thailand. By linking the text to existing landmarks the history provides both an enjoyable read in its own right and a fascinating guide to the monuments and buildings that visitors can see on their travels around the country.
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Publisher | : Editions Didier Millet |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9814385263 |
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Who invented the dish Phad Thai and why? What are the seven characteristics that allow an elephant to be deemed a white elephant? What rights and privileges are prisoners accorded in jail? How much green space is there in Bangkok? What are the top-ten highest grossing Thai films of all-time? Thailand at Random provides answers to these and many other fun and fascinating questions about the country. Complete with illustrations and graphics, this book explores the quirky and mysterious, busts myths, and offers surprising new information about everything Thai, including geography and infrastructure, customs and superstitions, and people and culture. Easy to read, pick up Thailand at Random and gain quick insights into a wonderfully interesting country.
Author | : Chris Baker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2014-05-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1139993550 |
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A History of Thailand offers a lively and accessible account of Thailand's political, economic, social and cultural history. This book explores how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree peasants was transformed and examines how the monarchy managed the foundation of a new nation-state at the turn of the twentieth century. The authors capture the clashes between various groups in their attempts to take control of the nation-state in the twentieth century. They track Thailand's economic changes through an economic boom, globalisation and the evolution of mass society. This edition sheds light on Thailand's recent political, social and economic developments, covering the coup of 2006, the violent street politics of May 2010, and the landmark election of 2011 and its aftermath. It shows how in Thailand today, the monarchy, the military, business and new mass movements are players in a complex conflict over the nature and future of the country's democracy.
Author | : ʻAnēk Nāwikkamūn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
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For centuries the mysterious region of Southeast Asia known as the Golden Triangle has exerted a powerful hold over Western imagination. Today it continues to figure prominently in world news as a focal point for tales of the infamous traffic in opium an
Author | : Manich Jumsai (M.L.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Thailand |
ISBN | : 9789747390247 |
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Author | : David K. Wyatt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Thailand |
ISBN | : 9789747100280 |
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Thailand's history--earliest to 1945.
Author | : E. Bruce Reynolds |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2005-01-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1139442597 |
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This book is an absorbing account of secret operations and political intrigue in wartime Thailand. During World War II Free Thai organisations co-operated with Allied intelligence agencies in an effort to rescue their nation from the consequences of its 1941 alliance with Japan. They largely succeeded despite internal differences and the conflicting interests and policies of their would-be-allies, China, Great Britain and the United States. London's determination to punish Thailand placed the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) at a serious disadvantage in its rivalry with the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The US State Department, in contrast, strongly supported OSS operations in Thailand, viewing them as a vehicle for promoting American political and economic influence in mainland Southeast Asia. Declassification of the records of the OSS and the SOE permits full revelation of this complex story of heroic action and political intrigue.
Author | : Christopher John Baker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781107398726 |
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The second edition of this book draws on new Thai-language research and brings the Thai story up to date.