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...

Sacred Caves of Tam Ting (Pak Ou), Luang Prabung of Tam, Laos Mystery, Splendor, and Desecration (PB) | By Egloff, Brian & Kristin Kelly (Author) | White Lotus Sacred Caves of Tam Ting (Pak On), Luang Prabung, Laos: Mystery, Splendor,...

Prambanan: Sculpture and Dance in Ancient Java (PB) | By Iyer, Alessandra (Author) | White Lotus A study of the dance reliefs of the ninth century AD temple of Siwa at the Prambanan complex in central Java. Previous attempts at...

Our Wars with the Burmese; Thai-Burmese Conflict 1539-1767 (PB) | By Damrong Rajanubhab (Author) | White Lotus This may well be Thailand’s most famous history book. Known familiarly as Thai Rop Phama, it was first published in 1917 and quickly...

Lord of the Golden Tower (PB) | By Fouser, Beth (Author) | White Lotus This book is a study of symbols of power and legitimacy. King Prasat Thong, a usurper, attempted to justify his claim to the throne of Ayutthaya...

Land Conflicts in Southeast Asia Indigenous People (PB) | By Magallanes, Catherine J. Iorns (Author) | White Lotus This book deals with the competing pressures being placed on land and resources worldwide as the world’s population grows. Within states, these...

Khon Muang Music & Dance Traditions of North Thailand (PB) | By Shahriari, Andrew C (Author) | White Lotus This work describes in detail the traditional music and dance of northern Thailand—the area of the former Lanna kingdom and its...

In the Andamans and Nicobars (PB) | By Kloss, Boden C. (Author) | White Lotus This reprint contains notes on the history of the islands, their fauna, flora, geology and ethnology, and the anthropomorph, customs and languages of the various...

This research volume discusses a fascinating historical episode, the establishing of Balinese Hindu rule over the predominantly Muslim population of Lombok, concentrating on the years 1700-1748. Materials covering this period are re-examined and further interesting information provided as to what...