Chaiyo

Author : Walter F. Vella
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824880309

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Chaiyo! by Walter F. Vella Pdf

Throughout his fifteen-year reign (1910-1925), King Vajiravudh, absolute monarch of Siam, attempted to foster a spirit of nationalism among the Thai, to unite the Thai people and make them proud of their land and their heritage. He hoped to save his country from expanding Western imperialism by infusing his people with the Western ideology of loyalty to the state. This book documents all the many forms the King's nationalistic efforts assumed, ranging from the establishment of a para-military patriotic organization called the Wild Tiger Corps to the encouragement of the team sports and the coining of a new cheer, Chaiyo! ("Victory!"). Vajiravudh was a prolific writer, and his hortatory articles, plays, poems, and speeches are analyzed in terms of the King's message to his people to be Thai, to act Thai, and to think Thai. Chaiyo! adds greatly to an understanding of the emergence of modern Thailand. It is also an important addition to studies of the impact of the West and the emergence of nationalism in Asia as a whole during the period of World War I. The findings will be of value not only to historians but also to political scientists and, indeed, to all those interested in the development of Asia or in the growth of nationalism anywhere in the world.

Author : Johnny Nuo
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781412056571

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Duangkaew by Johnny Nuo Pdf

This is a story of the life of an 11-year-old Thai girl named Duangkaew. The story begins at the time her mother dies, her older sister leaves the family and Duangkaew is given the responsibility to care for the home. She has to balance school, shopping, cooking, laundry and other home tasks, and friends. One day a total stranger enters her life. He is a European businessman that has befriended Duangkaew's aunt. He makes a great impression during a brief visit to Duangkaew's school when he visits all the English foreign language classes. Then he is drawn into a scheme to start a shrimp farm. In his own way he tries to assist Duangkaew in expanding her world beyond the local village. There is a major flood that occurs and the families in the village suffer great losses. The shrimp farm is washed away. The American businessman returns to the village to find his investment is literally in the ocean. He takes a dramatic step to assist Duangkaew and her family and give the young girl hope for the future. The text includes approximately 30 commonly used words that are always displayed in the Thai language.

Author : Paik Leong Ewe
Publisher : Monsoon Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781912049912

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Saigon Undercover by Paik Leong Ewe Pdf

A side effect of Vietnam’s stratospheric economic growth has been a burgeoning erotic industry catering to locals and tourists. In his fifth Undercover title, author Ewe Paik Leong investigates the gritty underbelly of Saigon. He chats with bargirls in Bui Vien Street, navigates dark alleys in Little Japan, slurps coffee in ‘hugging cafés’ and swigs whiskey in nightclubs with mamasans, hustlers and goons. Hair-raising stories of sexual exploitation, ruthless betrayals and daring scams emerge. From Saigon, Ewe travels to Phuket in Thailand, where he explores Patong’s Walking Street, before returning to his hometown of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to unearth nuggets on male webcam models, women go-getters and Hong Kong-style cathouses.

Author : Scot Barmé
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 9813016582

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Luang Wichit Wathakan and the Creation of a Thai Identity by Scot Barmé Pdf

This work presents the first English-language account of the role of the important thinker, writer and politician, Luang Wichit Wathakan, in the development of state nationalism during the period of political upheaval and conflict immediately following the overthrow of the absolute monarchy in 1932.

Author : Kukrit Pramoj
Publisher : Silkworm Books
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781628401967

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Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj Pdf

Four Reigns (Sri Phaendin), M.R. Kukrit’s longest and best-known novel, is the rich and entertaining story of the life of Phloi and her family, both inside and outside palace walls. The story unfolds during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) in the closing years of the 1800s, ending in the mid 1940s with the death of his grandson, King Ananda Mahidol (King Rama VIII). Over a span of four reigns, we see the lives of minor courtiers under the absolute monarchy and watch the huge social and political changes that Thailand experienced as it opened itself up to international contact. We follow the characters against the historical backdrops of the 1932 revolution, the new constitutional monarchy, the growing Japanese presence in Thailand, the outbreak of World War II, and the Allied bombing raids on Bangkok. Through the lives and relationships of Phloi and her husband and children, we experience modern Thai history in an intimate and personal way, garnering new insights into the sensibilities of an era. Four Reigns was originally written in 1953 as a newspaper serial in the Thai daily, Siam Rath, as were M.R. Kukrit’s other popular novels, including Phai Daeng (1954) (Red Bamboo), and Lai Chiwit (1954) (Many Lives). This is a new version of the original 1981 translation by Tulachandra.

Author : Megan Bryson,Kevin Buckelew
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231558433

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Buddhist Masculinities by Megan Bryson,Kevin Buckelew Pdf

While early Buddhists hailed their religion’s founder for opening a path to enlightenment, they also exalted him as the paragon of masculinity. According to Buddhist scriptures, the Buddha’s body boasts thirty-two physical features, including lionlike jaws, thighs like a royal stag, broad shoulders, and a deep, resonant voice, that distinguish him from ordinary men. As Buddhism spread throughout Asia and around the world, the Buddha remained an exemplary man, but Buddhists in other times and places developed their own understandings of what it meant to be masculine. This transdisciplinary book brings together essays that explore the variety and diversity of Buddhist masculinities, from early India to the contemporary United States and from bodhisattva-kings to martial monks. Buddhist Masculinities adopts the methods of religious studies, anthropology, art history, textual-historical studies, and cultural studies to explore texts, images, films, media, and embodiments of masculinity across the Buddhist world, past and present. It turns scholarly attention to normative forms of masculinity that usually go unmarked and unstudied precisely because they are “normal,” illuminating the religious and cultural processes that construct Buddhist masculinities. Engaging with contemporary issues of gender identity, intersectionality, and sexual ethics, Buddhist Masculinities ushers in a new era for the study of Buddhism and gender.

Author : Ka F. Wong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Monuments
ISBN : UOM:39015073864491

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Visions of a Nation by Ka F. Wong Pdf

Author : Walter Francis Vella
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Historians
ISBN : UOM:39015012873165

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Anuson Walter Vella by Walter Francis Vella Pdf

Cremation volume for Vella, Walter F. (Walter Francis), 1924-1980, American author on Thailand; comprises condolences and papers on Thailand by both crematee and others.

Author : Marco Bussanich
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781532036781

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English Camp Thailand by Marco Bussanich Pdf

Around the world, numerous students attend English camps held during summers and holidays. Most of them are attended by students who possess a wide variety of English-speaking abilities, making it challenging to find material that works for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The first book in a series of English language guides, Thai English Camp answers that need. It uses the histories, geographies, and stories of Thailand to make fun and interesting English lessons. Including three different sectionsbeginner, intermediate, and advancedso as to provide material for all levels of students at an English camp, these lessons provide students with plenty of opportunities to speak, read, and write in English. Author Marco Bussanich has taught at four such camps in both his native Vancouver and in Southeast Asia, and he relies on his experience to produce a guide tailored for all stages of ESL learning. The book can also be used as an ESL text. Covering a wide range of skill levels, this English language textbook presents a series of lessons designed for students learning English as second language. Listen to Marco talk astronomy at, www.marcosastrotalk.com.

Author : Wasana Wongsurawat
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295746265

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The Crown and the Capitalists by Wasana Wongsurawat Pdf

Despite competing with much larger imperialist neighbors in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Thailand—or Siam, as it was formerly known—has succeeded in transforming itself into a rival modern nation-state over the last two centuries. Recent historiography has placed progress—or lack thereof—toward Western-style liberal democracy at the center of Thailand’s narrative, but that view underestimates the importance of the colonial context. In particular, a long-standing relationship with China and the existence of a large and important Chinese diaspora within Thailand have shaped development at every stage. As the emerging nation struggled against colonial forces in Southeast Asia, ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs were neither a colonial force against whom Thainess was identified, nor had they been able to fully assimilate into Thai society. Wasana Wongsurawat demonstrates that the Kingdom of Thailand’s transformation into a modern nation-state required the creation of a national identity that justified not only the hegemonic rule of monarchy but also the involvement of the ethnic Chinese entrepreneurial class upon whom it depended. Her revisionist view traces the evolution of this codependent relationship through the twentieth century, as Thailand struggled against colonial forces in Southeast Asia, found itself an ally of Japan in World War II, and reconsidered its relationship with China in the postwar era.

Author : Foreign Service Institute (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Shona language
ISBN : UCBK:C044150317

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Shona by Foreign Service Institute (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Leo Gough
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781841122038

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Global Finance by Leo Gough Pdf

Fast track route to mastering global finance and macreconomics Covers the key areas of global finance, from the theory of comparative advantage and the aims of the WTO/GATT to multinational business and managing forex risk Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses, including Ford, NTT DoCoMo and Nestle, and ideas from the smartest thinkers, including Paul Romer, Milton Friedman, J M Keynes, Paul Krugman and Alan Greenspan Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide

Author : Subroto Sinha
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789352068272

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Flight TG-101 to nowhere by Subroto Sinha Pdf

"A daring covert action by the CIA to hijack a Boeing 777 passenger plane carrying Russian and Chinese computer scientists to London from Bangkok. These scientists were collaborating on a project to develop a highly sensitive software that could hack computer systems in the USA and bring all activities under their control. As part of the operation, the entire plane with all the passengers, including the scientists, were hijacked and transported to an isolated island in the Indian Ocean, which was serving as a strategic naval base of the USA. Here the scientists were separated from the other passengers and sent to a secret location in the USA in different military aircrafts. The scientists were interrogated and coerced into working for the USA. They were given all facilities needed to develop the program and implement it on the computer systems in Moscow. A startling story of how the program, which was prepared to paralyze the American computer network, was used, instead, to cause a breakdown of the power system in Moscow. Meanwhile, all international efforts to track the Boeing 777 plane proved futile and it was believed to have crashed in the ocean leaving no survivors. The American government also joined the search effort, officially and offered condolences for the “death” of the passengers."

Author : Koompong Noobanjong
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781581122015

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Power, Identity, and the Rise of Modern Architecture by Koompong Noobanjong Pdf

This dissertation examines the evolution of Western and Modern architecture in Siam and Thailand. It illustrates how various architectural ideas have contributed to the physical design and spatial configuration of places associated with negotiation and allocation of political power, which are throne halls, parliaments, and government and civic structures since the 1850s.

Author : The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
Publisher : Springer
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319482545

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TMS 2016 145th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Annual Meeting Supplemental Proceedings by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Pdf