In his lavishly illustrated new study, Henry Ginsburg describes a wide range of Thai manuscripts and other documents in European and North American collections, discussing each in its religious and…
Through KingChulalongkorn's Kingdom (1904-1906): The First Botanicla Exploration of Northern THailand is the report of a German expedition conducted by the indefatigable Dr. Carl Curt Hosseus to no…
Originally published in 1771 as the first account in a Western language of the period of the French Embassies to Siam, the reign of King Narai and Constant Phaulcon, and of the sacking of Ayuthaya …
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906Ð1993) is widely regarded as modern Thailand's most influential Buddhist philosopher. His thought had a profound intellectual impact in Thailand in the second half of the t…
A veritable treasure trove.... Both demanding and tremendously rewarding.... The book is of high scholarly standard, but ... is clear, precise and a pleasure to read - and is certainly accessible t…