Author: Publisher:
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Category : Thailand
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The Journal of the Thailand Research Society
Author: Journal of the Thailand Research Society
Author: Siam SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A Civilized Woman
Author: Susan Fulop KepnerPublisher: Silkworm Books
ISBN: 1630418188
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Boonlua Debyasuvarn was born to a noble Siamese family in 1911 and not only witnessed, but participated in, the great events of her century. She was talented, intelligent, and determined to make her own place in the world beyond Thewet Palace, her family home. After the 1932 overthrow of the absolute monarchy, M.L. Boonlua became one of the first Thai women to earn a university degree. As an official in the Ministry of Education, she worked tirelessly to improve education within the kingdom and represent Thailand at international education conferences. She was a greatly respected teacher of literature and was much cherished for her charm, wit, and eminently quotable remarks. Her essays on literature became the foundation of modern Thai literary criticism and her novels are now recognized as unique social histories of the times in which she lived. Lucid and sensitive, this engaging biography documents Boonlua’s life within the context of her society and the enormous changes her country was going through in her lifetime. What Others Are Saying “An intimate view of an extraordinary life. M.L. Boonlua’s passage from precocious child of an aristocratic lineage under the absolute monarchy to fiery debater in the liberal explosion after 1973 cuts across the social upheavals of twentieth-century Thailand. Susan Kepner succeeds in conveying the sheer complexity of her life, resulting in not only a fine biography and literary appreciation but also a unique essay in social history.”—Chris Baker, historian and writer, co-translator of The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen “This is not only an excellent biography of a unique Siamese lady, but it is also a wonderful social history of Siam from the reign of Rama VI to the end of the twentieth century. Anyone who wants to understand the subtleties of Thai culture and the delicacies of personal interaction should not fail to read this book.”—S. Sivaraksa, a Thai public intellectual
Minority Groups in Thailand
Author: American University (Washington, D.C.). Cultural Information Analysis CenterPublisher:
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
Book Description
Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1442
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
The Karen Bronze Drums of Burma
Author: Richard CoolerPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004644938
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The persistence of ritualized hopes and beliefs expressed visually on Karen bronze drums is presented through an extended analysis of the motifs on the tympani of 370 drums. Numerical, configurational, and cultural arguments are supported by copious tables and illustrations.
The Journal of the Burma Research Society
Author: Burma Research SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 1142
Book Description
Minority Groups in North Vietnam
Author: Joann L. SchrockPublisher:
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
"Maps, research, and writing completed April 1970 ; April 1972."--T.p.
Minority Groups in Thailand
Author: American Institutes for Research. Cultural Information Analysis CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
Book Description
Index of NLM Serial Titles
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1576
Book Description
A keyword listing of serial titles currently received by the National Library of Medicine.