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Contemporary Thai

Author : Wongvipa Devahastin Na Ayudhya
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462906885
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Thai written by Wongvipa Devahastin Na Ayudhya and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-03 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 150 photographs and insightful text, this Thai design book showcases some of the best interiors in the country. Known for its beautiful traditional and contemporary handicrafts, it's no wonder that Thailand is home to some of the most beautifully decorated houses in the world. Elegant, innovative and versatile, Contemporary Thai is overflowing with an amazing array of design ideas. From modernist furniture, table settings, light fixtures and furnishings combining old traditions with new styles, Contemporary Thai is the perfect book for anyone looking to add a distinctive touch to their home decor.

Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand

Author : Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351364871
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand written by Pavin Chachavalpongpun and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand is a timely survey and assessment of the state of contemporary Thailand. While Thailand has changed much in the past decades, this handbook proposes that many of its problems have remained intact or even persistent, particularly problems related to domestic politics. It underlines emerging issues at this critical juncture in the kingdom and focuses on the history, politics, economy, society, culture, religion and international relations of the country. A multidisciplinary approach, with chapters written by experts on Thailand, this handbook is divided into the following sections. History Political and economic landscape Social development International relations Designed for academics, students, libraries, policymakers and general readers in the field of Asian studies, political science, economics and sociology, this invaluable reference work provides an up-to-date account of Thailand and initiates new discussion for future research activities.

Flavours

Author : Steven Pettifor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Flavours written by Steven Pettifor and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Flavours' offers a taste of the contemporary art scene in Thailand, a country with strong traditions but which is rapidly modernising. The text includes career profiles of 23 artists.

Architecture of Thailand

Author : Nithi Sathāpitānon
Publisher : Editions Didier Millet
ISBN 13 : 981426086X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (142 download)

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Book Synopsis Architecture of Thailand by : Nithi Sathāpitānon

Download or read book Architecture of Thailand written by Nithi Sathāpitānon and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2012 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with a history of the country and its cultural influences, this book describes and illustrates a range of structures, from Thai houses to elaborate temples and even crematoriums. It concludes with a look at contemporary Thai architecture and how traditional architecture practices have been adapted to suit modern needs.

Thai Art

Author : David Teh
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262035952
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Thai Art written by David Teh and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interplay of the local and the global in contemporary Thai art, as artists strive for international recognition and a new meaning of the national. Since the 1990s, Thai contemporary art has achieved international recognition, circulating globally by way of biennials, museums, and commercial galleries. Many Thai artists have shed identification with their nation; but “Thainess” remains an interpretive crutch for understanding their work. In this book, the curator and critic David Teh examines the tension between the global and the local in Thai contemporary art. Writing the first serious study of Thai art since 1992 (and noting that art history and criticism have lagged behind the market in recognizing it), he describes the competing claims to contemporaneity, as staked in Thailand and on behalf of Thai art elsewhere. He shows how the values of the global art world are exchanged with local ones, how they do and don't correspond, and how these discrepancies have been exploited. How can we make sense of globally circulating art without forgoing the interpretive resources of the local, national, or regional context? Teh examines the work of artists who straddle the local and the global, becoming willing agents of assimilation yet resisting homogenization. He describes the transition from an artistic subjectivity couched in terms of national community to a more qualified, postnational one, against the backdrop of the singular but waning sovereignty of the Thai monarchy and sustained political and economic turmoil. Among the national currencies of Thai art that Teh identifies are an agricultural symbology, a Siamese poetics of distance and itinerancy, and Hindu-Buddhist conceptions of charismatic power. Each of these currencies has been converted to a legal tender in global art—signifying sustainability, utopia, the conceptual, and the relational—but what is lost, and what may be gained, in such exchanges?

Contemporary Asian Bedrooms

Author : Chami Jotisalikorn
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462906508
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Asian Bedrooms written by Chami Jotisalikorn and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 180 photos and extensive commentary, this Asian design book will add a stylish flair to all your bedroom design projects. Contemporary Asian Bedrooms opens the door to a new world of slumber retreats, showcasing some of the most eye-catching bedroom designs in luxury homes and hotels in Southeast Asia. Shown here are a range of new design trends that make contemporary bedrooms more than just a spot for shut-eye. Bedrooms now have an exciting variety of identities ranging from zen-inspired minimalist cocoons to high-tech entertainment arenas equipped with retractable movie screens built into the bed, to personal pampering retreats merging bath and bedroom into luxurious spa suites. This book gives homeowners and interior designers a look at new ideas, shapes, colors and textures that transform the places we sleep into high-style, must-have dream spaces.

Ten Contemporary Thai Artists

Author : John Hoskin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ten Contemporary Thai Artists written by John Hoskin and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Modern Thai House

Author : Robert Powell
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462910297
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Modern Thai House written by Robert Powell and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With rich photography and insightful commentary, this Thai architecture and interior design book showcases some of the finest modern masterpieces in Southeast Asia. A tremendous body of sophisticated and sensitively designed architectural work has been produced in Thailand in the first decade of the 21st century. The 25 houses in The Modern Thai House illustrate the radical new ideas coming from a dynamic younger generation of architects who are producing work comparable with and sometimes even surpassing the very best architecture in the world. Most of these architects were trained in the U.S. or U.K. and reflect not only American and European sensibilities but also affinities with their contemporaries in Asia --including Japan, China, Singapore, and Bali--all hotbeds for innovation in modern design. The houses in this book are readily accessible from Bangkok, Phuket, and Chiangmai. They reflect a wide variety of concerns and solutions, such as: sustainability; responses to climate; strategies for cooling with minimal electricity; openness versus security in a large metropolis such as Bangkok; cultural sensitivity and responsiveness, as evidenced in a "three-generation house," built for a society in which the extended family is still prevalent; and cultural memory, as in the use of elements such as pilings, verandahs, and steeply pitched roofs with large overhangs that echo traditional Thai designs. Nurtured by an increasingly knowledgeable and wealthy clientele, modern architecture in Thailand is emerging with a variety of innovative architectural expressions.

Contemporary Asian Cinema

Author : Tereska Ciecko Anne
Publisher : Berg 3pl
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Asian Cinema written by Tereska Ciecko Anne and published by Berg 3pl. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting an authoritative assessment of contemporary Asian cinema, this work describes the cultural aspects of popular film production, analyzing key films in the context of the national, the regional and the global.

Essential Desires

Author : Brian Curtin
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 9781789142938
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Essential Desires written by Brian Curtin and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Desires: Contemporary Art in Thailand is the first major, fully illustrated survey of Thai art in thirty years. Brian Curtin shows how Thai artists negotiated their emergence on the global art stage while dealing with pan-Asian regionalism and nationalism at home. This book traces the influences on contemporary Thai artists, from the impact of consumerism in Bangkok in the 1990s to the waning legacies of tradition, and their relationship to the nation's often-volatile political stage. Curtin, in his exploration of Thailand's fascinating art scene, shows how Thai artists are generating new ideas about their country.

Trends and Structure in Contemporary Thai Poetry

Author : James Norman Mosel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Trends and Structure in Contemporary Thai Poetry written by James Norman Mosel and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Contemporary Socio-Cultural and Political Perspectives in Thailand

Author : Pranee Liamputtong
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400772440
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Contemporary Socio-Cultural and Political Perspectives in Thailand by : Pranee Liamputtong

Download or read book Contemporary Socio-Cultural and Political Perspectives in Thailand written by Pranee Liamputtong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines contemporary Thailand. It captures aspects of Thai society that have changed dramatically over the past years and that have turned Thailand into a society that is different from what most people outside the country know and expect. The social transition of Thailand has been marked by economic growth, population restructuring, social and cultural development, political movements, and many reforms including the national health care system. The book covers the social, cultural, and economic changes as well as political situations. It discusses both historical contexts and emerging issues. It includes chapters on social and public health concerns, and on ethnicity, gender, sexuality and social class. Most chapters use information from empirical-based and historical research. They describe real life experiences of the contributors and Thai people who participated in the research.

Tommy Tang's Modern Thai Cuisine

Author : Tommy Tang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780757002540
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Tommy Tang's Modern Thai Cuisine written by Tommy Tang and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tommy Tang, celebrated chef and owner of Tommy Tang's restaurants in Los Angeles and New York, shares his flair for creating unique, delectable cuisine from his native Thailand in Tommy Tang's Modern Thai Cuisine. Here, he presents over ninety of his signature recipes, which combine elements of Japanese, Indian, American, and European dishes with traditional Thai flavor. Although the flavors may be exotic, Tommy has made his recipes as simple as can be. Most dishes require only standard utensils, and many call for ingredients easily found in supermarkets. Easy-to-follow instructional illustrations guarantee professional results, while beautiful full-color photographs help you choose the perfect recipe for your next cooking adventure. If you love Thai food, but have always thought that it was beyond your culinary reach, Tommy Tang is here to change your mind. Let Tommy Tang's Modern Thai Cuisine bring the joy of Thai cooking to your home.

The Armed Forces In Contemporary Asian Societies

Author : Edward A Olsen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000314731
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Armed Forces In Contemporary Asian Societies written by Edward A Olsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1986. This book integrates current knowledge about the military, political, economic, and cultural roles of the armed forces in sixteen Asian countries, examining the interplay of these factors and their bearing on each society's civil-military relations. The authors explore the history, current status, and potential future course of each country. Analyzing all key Asian armed forces, they provide a comprehensive view of the military's domestic role-a crucial factor in assessing the foreign and defense policy options facing Asia as a whole.

The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction

Author : M.A. Orthofer
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231518501
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction by : M.A. Orthofer

Download or read book The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction written by M.A. Orthofer and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A user-friendly reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore contemporary fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels. The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction. “A bird's-eye view of titles and authors from everywhere―a book overfull with reminders of why we love to read international fiction. Keep it close by.”—Robert Con Davis-Udiano, executive director, World Literature Today “M. A. Orthofer has done more to bring literature in translation to America than perhaps any other individual. [This book] will introduce more new worlds to you than any other book on the market.”—Tyler Cowen, George Mason University “A relaxed, riverine guide through the main currents of international writing, with sections for more than a hundred countries on six continents.”—Karan Mahajan, Page-Turner blog, The New Yorker

The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism

Author : Michael K. Jerryson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199362386
Total Pages : 761 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism written by Michael K. Jerryson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism offers a comprehensive collection of work by leading scholars in the field. They examine the historical development of Buddhist traditions throughout the world, from traditional settings like India, Japan, and Tibet, to the less well known regions of Latin America, Africa, and Oceania.

Contemporary Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia

Author : William Case
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317988329
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia written by William Case and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, book-length analyses of politics in Southeast Asia, like those addressing other parts of the developing world, have focused closely on democratic change, election events, and institution building. But recently, democracy’s fortunes have ebbed in the region. In the Philippines, the progenitor of ‘people power’, democracy has been diminished by electoral cheating and gross human rights violations. In Thailand, though the former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, scored successive electoral victories, he so committed executive abuses that he served up the pretext by which royalist elements in the military might mount a coup, one that even gained favour with the new middle class. And in Indonesia, lauded today as the region’s only democracy still standing, the government’s writ over the security forces has remained weak, with military commanders nestling in unaccountable domains, there to conduct their shadowy business dealings. Elsewhere, dominant single parties persist in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, while a military junta perpetuates its brutal control over Burma. This volume, the first to bring together a series of country cases and comparative narratives about the recent revival of authoritarian rule in Southeast Asia, identifies the structural and voluntarist dynamics that underlie this trend and the institutional patterns that are taking shape. This book was published as a special issue of The Pacific Review.