Seeing Red (PB) | By Clark, Carol (Author) | White Lotus Books The book is based on the author’s first hand experience working for one of Bangkok’s largest gem trading companies. It documents the ruby trade in Burma, Thailand, and...

India is a civilization of many images a culture of many visual feasts a tradition where the visible and the palpable are as important as the oral and the occurrent, where our highest truths are embodied in our kathas and...

This is a comprehensive, intelligible and interesting portrait of Ancient Indian History and Civilization from a national historical point of view. The work is divided into three broad divisions of the natural course of cultural development in Ancient India: (1)...

Visions of a Nation: Public Monuments in Twentieth-Century Thailand offers a unique discourse on modern Thai history through the exploration of monumental images and narratives. Visible to the people on an everyday basis, public monuments are the visual manifestation of...

"Studies in Contemporary Thailand No. 7 The papers contained in this book examine a variety of forms of artistic expression, including weaving and fashion, carving, painting, and dancing, as well as boxing. The chapters are written by academics and artists...

The Great Mosque of Banda Aceh, Its History, Architecture and Relationship to the Development of Islam in Sumatra (PB) | By Bouwsema-Raap, Wilhelmina (Author) | White Lotus "This book presents the complete history of the iconic monument of Aceh, Sumatra,...

This is the first comprehensive survey of all aspects of Thai mural painting. It includes short versions of the most important Buddhist stories extensively illustrated by depictions from temple murals. The historical overview includes all regions and periods, based on...

Tai Groups of Thailand Vol. 1: Introduction and Overview (PB) | By Schliesinger, Joachim (Author) | White Lotus This first volume describes events in Thailand before the arrival of the Tai, and their history afterwards. It informs about the origin...

Since the beginning of reliable historical evidence, Chinese influence, culture, and power have always moved southward. In the first part of this book, FitzGerald details how Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Burma had all, to varying degrees, come under the...

Shivapada in Khmer Art offers a fascinating account of Shiva, the enigmatic god of the Hindu pantheon, ever present on the earth as ascetic, householder, and even as cultivator. Based on the original Sanskrit and Khmer literary sources, and the...

Searching for the Sources of the Irrawaddy (PB) | By Roux, Emile (Author) | White Lotus Sacred Caves of Tam Ting (Pak On), Luang Prabung, Laos: Mystery, Splendor, and Desecration is the story of the eaves, of the collaborative international...

Sacred Rocks and Buddhist Caves in Thailand (PB) | By Munier, Christophe (Author) | White Lotus Sacred Caves of Tam Ting (Pak On), Luang Prabung, Laos: Mystery, Splendour, and Desecration is the story of the eaves, of the collaborative international...