General study of Thailand - covers historical and geographical aspects, demographic aspects and cultural factors, government, economic policy and development policy, agriculture, industry, transport, education, employment, social services, health services, trade and balance of payments, public finance and banking, international cooperation, international relations, development aid, etc. Illustr…
A collection of more than 190 rare images of Siam in the 19th century. The album contains images of the Siamese royal family, ceremonies, temples, palaces and scenes of daily life and the ethnic diversity during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Also included are images of Western leaders and Siamese diplomatic envoys to Europe in Thailand's history
Communist revolutions in this century have suppressed existing ritual and symbolic structures and invented new ones. Armed with new flags, new national celebrations, or new school textbooks, they have attempted to reconstruct social memory. This fascinating work of political anthropology examines the case of Laos from the heady days of the 1975 revolution to the more sober "post-socialist" pres…