Silkworm Books - Books on Thailand and mainland Southeast Asia

January 2011 Catalog
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Freedom of Speech Award to Ma Thida, the author of The Roadmap
Coming soon Chronicles of Sipsòng Panna History and Society of a Tai Lü Kingdom Twelfth to Mid‐ twentieth Century Foon Ming Liew‐Herres, Volker Grabowsky, and Renoo Wichasin THB 995	Coming soon Dai Lue-English Dictionary William J. Hanna THB 695
Red Journeys Inside the Thai Red-Shirt movement Claudio Sopranzetti THB 395	Family in Flux in Southeast Asia Institution, Ideology, Practice Edited by Yoko Hayami, Junko Koizumi, Chalidaporn Songsamphan, Ratana Tosakul THB 950
Bangkok May 2010 Perspectives on a Divided Thailand Edited by Michael J. Montesano, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Aekapol Chongvilaivan THB 695	Explorers and Scientists In China's Borderlands, 1880-1950 Edited by Denise M. Glover, Stevan Harrell, Charles F. McKhann, and Margaret Byrne Swain THB 625
Imagining Gay Paradise Bali, Bangkok, and Cyber ‐ Singapore Gary L.Atkins THB 795	Refiguring Women, Colonialism, and Modernity in Burma Chie Ikeya THB 625
In Buddha’s Company Thai soldiers in the Vietnam War Richard A. Ruth THB 625	Thai Sex Talk: The Language of Sex and Sexuality in Thailand Edited by Pimpawun Boonmongkon and Peter A. Jackson Translated by Timo Ojanen THB 525
Know Your ASEAN Institute of Southeast Asian Studies THB 95 For sale in Thailand only	Sex in the Village Culture, Religion and HIV/AIDS in Thailand Patchanee Malikhao THB 525
Chronicles of Chiang Khaeng A Tai Lü Principality of the Upper Mekong Volker Grabowsky and Renoo Wichasin THB 895	Aung San Suu Kyi And Burma‘s Struggle for Democracy Bertil Lintner THB 525
The Ninth Panchen Lama (1883–1937) A Life at the Crossroads of Sino-Tibetan Relations Fabienne Jagou THB 995	Cashing In across the Golden Triangle Thailand’s Northern Border Trade with China, Laos, and Myanmar Thein Swe and Paul Chambers THB 450
The Roadmap Suragamika THB 425 For sale worldwide, except India and Myanmar	Satipaṭṭhāna The Direct Path to Realization Anālayo THB 595
Quagmire: Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta David Biggs, with a foreword by William Cronon THB 695	Burma Redux Global Justice and the Quest for Political Reform in Myanmar Ian Holliday THB 625 For sale in Thailand and Southeast Asia
Queer Bangkok 21st Century Markets, Media, and Rights Edited by Peter A. Jackson THB 650 For sale in Thailand and Southeast Asia	Spirits of the Place Buddhism and Lao Religious Culture John Clifford Holt THB 625 For sale in Thailand and Southeast Asia
Your Investment Guide to Thailand Bruce Bickerstaff THB 695	The Ambiguous Allure of the West Traces of the Colonial in Thailand Edited by Rachel V. Harrison and Peter A. Jackson THB 585 For sale in Thailand and Southeast Asia
The River of Life Changing Ecosystems of the Mekong Region Yos Santasombat THB 595	Feminism is Queer The Intimate Connection between Queer and Feminist Theory Mimi Marinucci THB 495 For sale in Thailand and Southeast Asia
Khun Chang Khun Phaen Siam’s Great Folk Epic of Love and War Translated and edited by Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit THB 2700, USD 100.00	Legitimacy Crisis in Thailand Edited by Marc Askew THB 695
Than Shwe Unmasking Burma’s Tyrant Benedict Rogers THB 625	What’s What in a Wat Thai Buddhist Temples: Their Purpose and Design Carol Stratton THB 395

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Khun Chang Khun Phaen

Join Chris Baker, one of the authors, in his blog about the Thai epic, the history of the tale, and related matters. Chris began with some posts about doing the translation, along with some extracts of great passages … and there’s plenty more to come!

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