A History of Thailand
$70.02
- Paperback
406 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2022
Summary
Since it was first published in 2005, A History of Thailand has been hailed as an authoritative, lively and readable account of Thailand’s political, economic, social and cultural history.
From the early settlements in the Chao Phraya basin to today, Baker and Phongpaichit trace how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree peasants was transformed by colonialism, the expansion of the rice frontier and the immigration of traders and labourers from southern China. This book examin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009014830 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1009014838 |
| Author: | Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 406 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2022 |
| Weight: | 560g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 153mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Chris Baker
Chris Baker taught Asian history at Cambridge University, and has lived in Thailand for over 40 years. He is now an independent writer, researcher and translator.
Pasuk Phongpaichit is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
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