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Rights to Culture: Heritage, Language, and Community in Thailand

March 22, 2015

This collection brings together original, small-scale, ethnographic research on minorities, displaced peoples, and communities contesting heritage, livelihood, language, and citizenship in Thailand. The case studies included here look at the rights of communities to manage their own cultural and natural resources across a range of settings including ethnic Khmer communities in the Northeast, migrant groups […]
Thais of Athens

March 22, 2015

Thais of Athens, the best-selling novel by Ivan Yefremov, a prominent Russian scientist and writer, was first published in Russia nearly forty years ago. It has sold millions of copies and to some extent has shaped the national cultural outlook on femininity and true humanity. Set in the era of Alexander the Great time, the […]
Women and Politics in Thailand: Continuity and Change (Women & Politics in Asia)

March 22, 2015

This edited volume, including contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field, addresses the challenges, obstacles and opportunities for increased women’s political representation in Thailand. Will Thai politics be different with an increase in the number of women politicians? What are the possibilities for Thai women to take proactive initiatives that aim to […]
Knights of the Realm: Thailand’s Military and Police Then and Now

March 22, 2015

Knights of the Realm: Thailand’s Military and Police, Then and Now Represent the first systematic account of the political history of Thailand’s security sector and the main actors involved. The military and police find their legitimacy through law, a safeguarding of monarchy, or a more ambiguous protection of national security: Nation, Religion, Monarchy, People. Thailand […]

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