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War in the Blood: Sex, Politics and AIDS in Southeast Asia

March 25, 2015

This engaging and vivid book investigates the course of the HIV epidemic in seven countries of South East Asia: Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam and China’s Yunnan Province. Emphasising the impact of the cultural and political landscapes of these countries on the progress of the disease, the book is the product of both working […]
Chronicle of Thailand

March 25, 2015

Chronicle of Thailand is the story of Thailand during the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Beginning on the day he was crowned, 9 June 1946, the book presents a vivid eyewitness account of Thailand?s development through the major news events of the last 64 years. Sale Price:$117.45 9814217123
Last Man Out: Surviving the Burma-Thailand Death Railway: A Memoir

March 25, 2015

From June 1942 to October 1943, more than 100,000 Allied POWs who had been forced into slave labor by the Japanese died building the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway, an undertaking immortalized in the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai.” One of the few who survived was American Marine H. Robert Charles, who describes the […]
Village Vignettes: Portraits of a Thai Village

March 25, 2015

A series of ‘portraits’ of the people who comprise the mosaic of a typical north-eastern Thai village, this text describes such characters as ‘the half-Chinese’, ‘the fortune teller’, ‘Miss cotton bud’, ‘native entrepreneur’ and ‘bar boy’. A series of ‘portraits’ of the people who comprise the mosaic of a typical north-eastern Thai village, this text […]
Thaksin: The Business Of Politics In Thailand

March 25, 2015

Thaksin made a fortune of two billion dollars in four years. He was elected prime minister of Thailand in 2001 by a landslide. He narrowly escaped convicition for corruption. He believes he can take Thailand into the first world in eight years by running the country like a company. To some, he is Thailand’s best […]
Red Journeys: Inside the Thai Red-Shirt Movement

March 25, 2015

Red Journeys is a firsthand account of the emergence and expansion of the red-shirt protests in Bangkok that took place in 2010. It traces the origins of the protest, focusing on the unique voices, stories, and motives of those who participated in the movement.Based upon hundreds of interviews and weeks spent alongside the red shirts […]
The 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base 1972

March 25, 2015

This new book covers the 388th TFW; a Composite Wing based at Korat RTAFB, Thailand, consisting of fighters, Wild Weasel aircraft, airborne jamming aircraft and AWACS aircraft. The author flew 133 combat missions in Southeast Asia in 1972, and was assign Sale Price:$22.91 0887407986
Saying the Unsayable: Monarchy and Democracy in Thailand (Nias Studies in Asian Topics)

March 25, 2015

The Thai monarchy is usually presented as the guardian of tradition and the institution to bring modernity and progress to the Thai people, and it is seen as protector of the nation. Scrutinizing that image, this volume reviews the fascinating history of the modern monarchy. It also analyses cultural, historical, political, religious, and legal forces […]
I Have Arrived, I Am Home: Celebrating 20 Years of Plum Village Life

March 25, 2015

VeryGood large oversized paperback. The book is tight, square, text is unmarked, some light shelf wear. This item does not ship priority Sale Price:$13.50 1888375256
Thailand’s Political History: From the 13th century to recent times

March 25, 2015

First appearing in 2005 and quickly selling out, this fully revised edition of Thailand’s Political History continues in the same style as the first but with its scope dramatically widened. While the first edition began with a portrait of late Ayutthayan society, the new edition steps back to the thirteenth century, tackling some of the […]

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