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History of Thailand (2ND 09 Edition) by Chris Baker Publisher Comments In A History of Thailand, Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit reveal how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree labour evolved into a rural society of smallholder peasants and an urban society populated mainly by migrants from southern China. They trace... (read more) List Price $31.00 Your price: $16.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej by Paul M. Handley Publisher Comments Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the United States, came to the throne of his country in 1946 and is now the world’s longest-serving monarch. The King Never Smiles, the first independent biography of Thailand's... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Wave of Destruction : Stories of Four Families and History's Deadliest Tsunami (05 Edition) by Erich Krauss Publisher Comments This exquisitely written book puts a human face on the tragedy of last year's Southeast Asian tsunami through the heartbreaking and heroic stories of four who survived this cataclysmic natural disaster. Two 8-page photo inserts.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Hardcover
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court by Anna Leonowens Publisher Comments Anna Leonownes' memoir of her six year as a governess in the Royal Palace of Bangkok was the inspiration for the beloved Broadway musical The king and I, as well as two award-winning films. First published in 1870, Leonowens' memoir is the true story of... (read more) List Price $4.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market
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Hmong: History of a People by Keith Quincy Publisher Comments Following the Second World War, the Hmong of northern Vietnam and Laos allied themselves with the French, and later the Americans, to fight against the Vietnamese communists. Nearly a third of the Laotian Hmong perished in combat or died from starvation... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $16.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Siam Was Our Home: A Narrative Memoir of Edna Bruner Bulkley's Years in Thailand in the Early 1900's by Mary Bulkle Stanton Publisher Comments Journey to fabulous, legendary Siam with 20 year old Edna Bruner as she impulsively agreed to teach in a missionary girls school in 1903. Through her eyes we glimpse this fascinating country and its people. Go with her as copes with monsoon rains... (read more) Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants by Jaed Coffin Publisher Comments A the age of 21, Collins, a half-Thai American, left college to be ordained as a Buddhist monk in his mother's native village of Panomsarakram. While addressing the notions of displacement, ethnic identity, and cultural belonging, Coffin chronicles his... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.00 New - Trade Paper
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4,000 Days: My Life and Survival in a Bangkok Prison by Warren Fellows Publisher Comments In the late 1970s, author Warren Fellows and two of his friends had the perfect scheme: they would traffic heroin between Australia and Thailand, concealing it flawlessly in high-tech, invisible compartments in suitcases. The money was there, and the... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Legitimacy Crisis in Thailand by Marc Askew Publisher Comments This collection of essays explores themes and issues arising from the polarization that has dominated Thailand's domestic affairs and impacted its international relations in the years 2008 to early 2010. Based on extensive research and documentation... (read more) List Price $40.25 Your price: $28.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse: The Battle for Human Dignity in Bangkok's Bleakest Slums by Joe Maier Publisher Comments For twenty-five years, Father Joe Maier, a Catholic priest, has lived and worked in Bangkok's bleakest slums, establishing more than thirty schools, five shelters for street kids, and several projects for women and children with AIDS, working with and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Thailand: A Short History by David K Wyatt Publisher Comments This highly acclaimed book, the standard history of Thailand for almost twenty years, has now been completely revised by the author. David K. Wyatt has also added new sections examining the social and economic changes that have transformed the country in... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bangkok: A Cultural History (Cityscapes) by Maryvelma O'neil Publisher Comments In this vibrant cultural history, Maryvelma O'Neil takes us on an engaging tour of Bangkok, revealing the rich ancient heritage of this fascinating city. The capital of the Kingdom of Thailand, Bangkok stands out as a place of extraordinary allure... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton: The Gruesome True Story of a Man Who Survived Thailand's Deadliest Prisons by T. M. Hoy Publisher Comments Prison is harsh enough, but as a foreigner ("farang") in a strange land, jail time is an even more horrifying reality. Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton is a collection of short stories chronicling T. M. Hoy's descent into the harrowing world of Southeast... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Bangkok Found: Reflections on the City by Alex Kerr Publisher Comments PMEvocative and incisive, Bangkok Found looks deep within traditional culture to discover how Bangkok is like no other contemporary city. It's the book you read after you've seen the temples and enjoyed the nightlife - and then start to wonder where the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Jim Thompson the Unsolved Mystery by William Warren Publisher Comments On Easter Day, 1967, American businessmen and founder of the modern Thai silk industry James H. W. Thompson disappeared while supposedly on a stroll in the jungle-clad Cameron Highlands in Central Malaysia. Neither Jim Thompson nor his remains has ever... (read more) List Price $12.50 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Peoples of the Golden Triangle: Six Tribes in Thailand by Paul Lewis Publisher Comments This mysterious region is inhabited by six culturally distinct peoples who struggle to maintain their beliefs, customs, and ways of life.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Heightening Enviromental Awareness As A by Suda Ishida Book News Annotation Local media with different types of readership construct news of the same environmental controversy in different ways, contends Ishida (media studies, Hamline U.). To bolster her premise, she traces the evolution of news concerning the Pak Mun damn... (read more) List Price $119.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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Thailand: Land of Beautiful Women by Dean Barrett List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Royal Siamese Maps by Santanee Phasuk List Price $70.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Colours of Thailand by Barbara Lloyd List Price $19.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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