Author: Angsiyanan Ounping Publisher: Thaigomaster ISBN: 9781718014657 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 236
Book Description
This is a Thai language textbook designed for beginners. It is the second book in the "My Thai Book" series. This book is to be used with the free Youtube video lesson series "My Thai Book 2" that can be found on the "Learn Thai Thaigomaster" channel. You can learn how to read Thai easily with step-by-step instructions while having fun. You will be able to read Thai in 40 hours by completing this book along with its video lesson series. After completing this book, you will know the basic readings of the Thai language, and your stay in Thailand could be more enjoyable!
Author: George Bradley McFarland Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804703833 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 1094
Book Description
This book contains a large number of words not found in the present Government dictionary and therefore will lead to a better knowledge and use of the Thai language.
Author: Paul Gray Publisher: Rough Guides ISBN: 9781858288291 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 508
Book Description
A guide to the islands and beaches of Thailand, form the popular resorts of Phuket, Samai and Pattaya, to the tranquil coves on Ko Tarutao, Ko Lanta anbd Ko Chang. The guide includes detailed recommendations of the best beaches for both families and partying, as well as expert advice on diving, snorkelling, kayaking and other water sports.
Author: Thak Chaloemtiarana Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 1501721100 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 319
Book Description
In 1958, Marshal Sarit Thanarat became prime minister of Thailand following a bloodless coup. This book offers a comprehensive study of Sarit's paternalistic, militaristic regime, which laid the foundations for Thailand's support of the US military campaign in Southeast Asia. The analysis documents the ways in which Sarit shaped modern Thai politics, in part by rationalizing a symbiotic relationship between his own office and the Thai monarchy.
Author: Thomas Baudinette Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350330655 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 249
Book Description
Over the past several years, the Thai popular culture landscape has radically transformed due to the emergence of Boys Love (BL) soap operas which celebrate the love between handsome young men. Boys Love Media in Thailand: Celebrity, Fans, and Transnational Asian Queer Popular Culture is the first book length study of this increasingly significant transnational pop culture phenomenon. Drawing upon six years of ethnographic research, the book reveals BL's impacts on depictions of same-sex desire in Thai media culture and the resultant mainstreaming of queer romance through new forms of celebrity and participatory fandom. The author explores how the rise of BL has transformed contemporary Thai consumer culture, leading to heterosexual female fans of male celebrities who perform homoeroticism becoming the main audience to whom Thai pop culture is geared. Through the case study of BL, this book thus also investigates how Thai media is responding to broader regional trends across Asia where the economic potentials of female and queer fans are becoming increasingly important. Baudinette ultimately argues that the center of queer cultural production in Asia has shifted from Japan to Thailand, investigating both the growing international fandom of Thailand's BL series as well as the influence of international investment into the development of these media. The book particularly focuses on specific case studies of the fandom for Thai BL celebrity couples in Thailand, China, the Philippines, and Japan to explore how BL series have transformed each of these national contexts' queer consumer cultures.
Author: Charles F Keyes Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000314456 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 245
Book Description
Thailand is exceptional among modern states in Asia in that it has built and retained a national culture around a traditional monarchical institution. Moreover, this culture has also been based on a dominant religious tradition, that of Theravada Buddhism. The process of creating the modern nation-state of Thailand out of the traditional Buddhist kingdom of Siam began in the nineteenth century when the rulers of Siam, confronted with increasing pressure from the colonial powers of Britain and France, were able to preserve their country's independence by instituting revolutionary changes that established the authority of a centralized bureaucracy throughout the country. The new state asserted its authority not only over Siamese who lived in the core area of the old kingdom but also over large numbers of Lao, Yuan or Northern Thai, Khmer, Malays, tribal peoples, and other groups, all of which had previously enjoyed relative autonomy, and over the sizable immigrant Chinese population, which was assuming an increasingly significant role in the economy. Because the rulers of the Siamese state strove to incorporate these diverse peoples into a Thai national community, how this community should be defined and what type of state structure should be linked with it have been dominant questions in modern Thai history. Significant tensions have arisen from the efforts by members of the Thai elite to make the monarchical traditions of the Bangkok dynasty, Buddhism, and the central Thai language basic to Thai national culture. Other tensions have arisen as monarchy, military, bureaucracy, the Buddhist sangha, business interests, and elected political representatives assert or maintain an authoritative position in the state structure. This book examines these tensions with reference to the major changes that have taken place in Thai society, economy, polity, and culture in the twentieth century, especially since World War II.
Author: Surin Maisrikrod Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian ISBN: 9813016523 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 80
Book Description
This paper is one in a series called 'Research Notes and Discussions', published at regular intervals by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Each number represents either the summary of discussions or tentative results of ongoing research, circulated for the purpose of stimulating further thought on the issues concerned. Because of the nature and objective of this series, every effort is made to disseminate the material in a readable format as quickly and inexpensively to reach as many scholars and specialists as possible.
Author: Chee Kiong Tong Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9789812101426 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 340
Book Description
The first of the "Asian Science Series," this book explores the question: Who are the Chinese in Thailand? Are they "assimilated Thais" or are they "Chinese" living in Thailand? Does their being "in" Thailand make them "of" Thailand? Through a collection of authoritative essays, this book explores how the Chinese of Thailand constantly alternate their positions within the fabric of the Thai society. For those seeking the composite image of what it means to be a Chinese, this book holds up many intriguing mirrors. This is a co-publication with Times Academic Press
Author: Angsiyanan Ounping
Author: George Bradley McFarland
Author: Hugh T. W. Tan
Author: Paul Gray
Author: Chris Baker
Author: Thak Chaloemtiarana
Author: Thomas Baudinette
Author: Charles F Keyes
Author: Surin Maisrikrod
Author: Chee Kiong Tong