and cartoons to create a vibrant cultural history of early modern Thailand that moves beyond conventional
Cross-disciplinary study involving Cambodian and foreign scholars
This volume will prove to be an indispensable linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts
“This book reveals the hidden face of Thailand’s industrial and migration policies
“This is an impressive and important book
What's What in a Wat Thai Buddhist Temples: Their Purpose and Design Medium and cartoons to create a8 drawings, 72 b w illus., 58 color illus. As you walk through a Thai temple, a host of unfamiliar objects, shapes, and patterns tug at you from every direction. This handy and lucid guidebook will help you distinguish what is what. It takes you through a representative Thai Buddhist temple, guiding you from structure to structure and element to element, explaining the function and purpose of each, and the symbolism behind the forms. A Thai wat can be