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Explores the development of Mongolia's state religion, from its formation in the thirteenth century around the time of Chinggis Qaan (Genghis Khan) until its demise in the twentieth century under the Soviet Union.

Indonesia's 1998 reformation movement spawned numerous organizations aimed at either establishing an Islamic state or applying Islamic law. This book focuses on one such movement, Front Pembela Islam (FPI). It presents the biography of Habib Muhammad Rizieq Syihab, one of FPI's founding fathers and its head.

Examines the challenges faced by young Muslim female athletes from Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia in competitive sports. This book focuses on social dynamics, and the emergence of Muslim women competing on international level. It captures the athletes' experiences and perspectives as they compete under rules that conflict with Islamic practice.

Analyzes the systematic construction of the image of the Other (that is, non-Muslims) by two radical Islamic Groups. This book documents discourse patterns in the groups' publications and speeches stereotyping non-Muslims as hostile towards Islam and imagining Islam's imminent victory after an inevitable clash with all other civilizations.

A collection of black-and-white photographs that celebrates the construction of the new Bangkok airport. It features full-page photographs by the on-sight architect that portray the unexpected beauty of repeating patterns of steel, glass, and concrete combining to create a work of art in progress.

Presents analysis of Thai national identity. This title includes a chapter reflecting on the way older concepts of Thai identity were transformed by the economic boom and subsequent financial crisis in 1997.

This text presents a translation of a Lahu creation myth, intended to be accessible for a more general readership. The myth, "Creating Heaven, Creating Earth", was initially recorded by the Chinese scholar Liu Huihao in Yunnan.

An useful linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts.

Presents a selection of Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. This book features the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng, a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages. It reflects a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state.

Thailand is usually closely associated with Buddhism, but since 1998, the country has been one of the observer members of the Islamic Conference Organization. This book examines the origins of Islam in the kingdom of Siam, Muslim integration into the Thai nation, and the effects of globalization and modernity on a traditional and rural community.

Presents a collection of what a curious visitor might want to know about Thai customs and beliefs, explained by a long-time English resident of Thailand. This book, compiled from a series of articles published in a weekly column in the 1970s, intends to demystify constructs like the system of royal ranks and the Thai musical scale, and more.

Examines the Cambodian revolution before and after Pol Pot and attempts to explain the reasons for its ultimate failure.

Concerns the French intervention in Siam, 1685-1688, particularly the last year, during which Phetracha, the usurper and future king, held the ailing King Narai prisoner. Marcel Le Blanc was one of fourteen Jesuits who arrived in Siam to promote the study of mathematics and astrology, but he became inextricably involved in the events.

Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993) is widely regarded as Thailand's most influential Buddhist philosopher. His thought had a profound impact in Thailand in the second half of the 20th century. This book examines Buddhadasa's life work and thought, in the context of the political, economic, and intellectual changes that transformed Thailand.

Gambling, prostitution, drugs, arms trading, oil smuggling, and trafficking in people -- these six illegal businesses are large and getting larger. They distort the economy and victimize people. They are increasingly linked together through networks of protection and organized crime. They help to fund Thailand's corrosive 'money politics' and to sustain corruption in the police. In this sequel to Corruption and Democracy in Thailand, the authors argue that control of the illegal economy, especially through reform of the police, is vital for the development of a modern economy and functioning democracy.

On December 8, 1941, less than two hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces began invading Thailand. John B. Haseman gives an outsider's perspective on this significant period in the political history of modern Thailand.

This account of Kosa Pan's journal describes in great detail the arrival in Brest in 1686 of the first full Siamese embassy to reach France. This fragment is apparently all that survives of a massive report of the activities of the embassy written for King Narai.