Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: A political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911-1949 provides a detailed study of Sinkiang (Xinjiang) - China's largest province, and of great strategic importance on the Russian border during the Warlord and Kuomintang Eras. It is written to present an Read More :::
E22648
SHAN CONUNDRUN IN BURMA, THE
By :: Aye, Henri-André
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$29.50
The Shan Conundrum in Burma is the personal account of historical and political events over a span of sixty years from 1940s to the early 2000s. The author, a son of the Shan politician Namkham U Htun Aye who had served as Member of Parliament MP, state minister, and head of Shan State from the late Read More :::
N3528
DEMOCRACY UNDER STRESS : CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Dodd, William Clifton; The Tai Race, Elder Brother of the Chinese
This book was of great importance for the intellectual and political history of Thailand
during the first part of the century. Its traces can still be found in those chapters of Thai
schoolbooks that deal with the original ho Read More :::
E22634
ELEPHANT LORE OF THE HINDUS, THE
By :: Edgerter, Franklin
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$13.00
Edgerter, Franklin; The Elephant-Lore of the Hindus
The Elephant-Lore of the Hindus is a translation of the Matanga-Lila by Nilakantha, It is the best
available Sanskrit work on Elephantology The introduction covers the place of elephant-lore in
Indian literature, both the theoretical and pract Read More :::
E22635
BANGKOK: ITS LIFE AND SPORT
By :: Forty, C. H.
(Bangkok, 2010, reprint from 1929)
Price :: US$22.00
Forty C.H. ; Bangkok: Its Life and Sport
Bangkok: Its Life and Sport can be regarded as a good guide of the late 1920s for newcomers in Thailand when Bangkok had a population of 450 000 inhabitants. The first three chapters deal with all aspects of life in Bangkok and the rural area in central Tha Read More :::
N3514
MYSTERIOUS BANGKOK: TEN DAYS IN THE CITY OF ANGELS
By :: Frei, Robert
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$26.50
Frei, Robert; Mysterious Bangkok: Ten Days In The City Of
Angels,Exciting Thailand Vol. 1
Mysterious Bangkok is a lovingly-written cultural and historical
city guide which portrays the citizens of Bangkok with heartfelt
sensitivity and as such is intended to contribute towards a mutual Read More :::
DASHES TO DRAGONS : THE IKAT PATTERNED TEXTILES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
By :: HOWARD, MICHAEL
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$55.00
From Dashes to Dragons: The Ikat-Patterned Textiles of Southeast Asia provides a comprehensive survey of
Southeast Asia's ikat-patterned textiles. These include some of the most dramatic textiles from the region such as the famous warp ikat patterned textiles of Sumba along with many textiles that Read More :::
E22636
THAI MURAL PAINTING, VOLUME 2
By :: Jaiser, Gerhard
Bangkok 2010
Price :: US$40.00
Thai Mural Painting, Volume 2: Society, Preservation and Subjects is a
continuation of Thai Mural Painting, Volume 1: Iconography, Analysis and Guide. Together these volumes provide a concise overview of all aspects of Thai murai painting. The main body of this second volume considers important asp Read More :::
E22644
TRADE IN HUMAN BEINGS FOR SEX IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, THE
By :: Le Roux, Pierre & Jean Baffie & Gilles Beullier (Eds)
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$41.50
The Trade in Human Beings for Sex in Southeast Asia brings together 28 senior scholars and experts hailing from all over the world in various disciplines: Ethnology and Social Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Psycho-Criminology, Medicine, Law, Economics, History, as Read More :::
N3513
LOVE ENTREPRENEURS: CROSS-CULTURE RELATIONASHIP DEALS IN THAILAND
By :: Nicks, Phil
(Singapore, 2010)
Price :: US$17.00
Nicks, Phil; Love Entrepreneurs: Cross-Culture Relationship
Deals In Thailand, about relationships between Thais and
foreigners. Author Phil Nicks investigates relationship contracts
in Thailand, revealing the winners and losers in the game of
love. The biggest threats to potentially Read More :::
N3516
TRICKSTERS AND PUNKS OF ASIA: WORLD CLASS SHORTCUTS
By :: Nicks, Phil & Mohammed Joshua Al-Coyote
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$17.00
Nicks, Phil & Mohammed Joshua Al-Coyote; Tricksters And
Punks Of Asia: World Class Shortcuts,
tricksters & punks of Asia is an ingenious and humorous guide
for ambitious individuals who value freedom, wisdom, creativity,
and the pleasures of life. The ancient folk stories herein - retol Read More :::
N3554
WAR CRIMES IN GAZA AND THE ZIONIST FIFTH COLUMN IN AMERRICA
Indochina is a reprint of the 1930 edition, with photographs mostly from the turn of the century. The French colonizers used the term Indochine to denote their political expansion of five bordering countries, namely, Laos; Cambodia; Cochinchina, with its capital at Saigon; Annam, with its capital at Read More :::
E22638
ELEPHANTS OF THAILAND VOL. 1: MAHOUTS AND THEIR CULTURES TODAY
By :: Schliesinger, Joachim
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$28.00
Elephants in Thailand V. 1 , Mahouts and their Cultures Today is the
first of two volumes about Thai elephants. This volume portrays the plight of wild and domesticated elephants in modern Thailand. It shows how domesticated elephants are employed both in the timber industry and in the many elepha Read More :::
E22639
SIAM ON THE MEINAM FROM THE GULF TO AYUTHIA
By :: Sommerville, Maxwell
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$22.00
Siam on the Meinam from the Gulf to Ayuthia has 2 parts
The first part covers all aspects of life in Bangkok in 1897. The author describes his trip from Singapore to Bangkok; the hotel, the city, the bazaars, Wat Poh, evening on the Meinam, the library, the museum, Wat Cheng, prison and shop (with Read More :::
E22637
RAILWAY ATLAS OF THAILAND , LAOS AND CAMBODIA , THE
By :: WHYTE, BRENDAN
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$43.00
The Railway Atlas of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia presents detailed maps of three Southeast Asian countries, depicting every known railway, tramway and mass-transit line, public or private, past and present. The bilingual maps locate and name every station in both local and Romanised scripts. In addi Read More :::
N3517
HOW TO MAKE A LIVING IN PARADISE
By :: Wylie, Philip & Andrew Bond
(Bangkok, 2010)
Price :: US$17.00
Wylie, Philip & Andrew Bond; How to Make a Living in Paradise
The tips and guidance herein - backed by authoritative case
studies and contact directory - are bound to save thousands of
dollars and countless hours of research.
This guide has been written by seasoned expats in Asia for
Read More :::
