Thai Legal History - - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Provides a broad coverage of Thai legal history in the English Language. As a major contribution to Thai studies, it introduces readers to Thai law, Thailand's legal system and its constitutional development. Of great interest to comparative lawyers, especially those interested in the diffusion of the civil law.

A Reference Grammar of Thai - Preeya (tokyo Gakugei University) Ingkaphirom - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

A Reference Grammar of Thai provides a clear and comprehensive guide to Thai grammar, designed for intermediate to advanced learners. Unlike any other book on Thai grammar, it examines data from everyday spoken discourses as well as non-technical written texts. An invaluable resource for linguists, students and teachers of Thai.

The Making of the Chinese State - Leo K. Shin - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

In this well-crafted study of the relationships between the state and its borderlands, Leo Shin traces the roots of China's ethnic configurations to the Ming dynasty. Shin argues that the categorisation of borderland 'non-Chinese' populations was facilitated by the political interests of the state and the settlers' economic needs.

The Making of the Chinese State - Leo K. Shin - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

In this well-crafted study of the relationships between the state and its borderlands, Leo Shin traces the roots of China's ethnic configurations to the Ming dynasty. Shin argues that the categorisation of borderland 'non-Chinese' populations was facilitated by the political interests of the state and the settlers' economic needs.

Thai Legal History - - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This is the first book to provide a broad coverage of Thai legal history in the English language. It deals with pre-modern law, the civil law reforms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the constitutional developments post-1932. It reveals outstanding scholarship by both Thai and international scholars, and will be of interest to anyone interested in Thailand and its history, providing an indispensable introduction to Thai law and the legal system. The civil law reforms are a notable focus of the book, which provides material of interest to comparative lawyers, especially those interested in the diffusion of the civil law.

The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War - Annie Tracy Samuel - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Provides a close look at Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to understand Iran's recent history and how the Revolutionary Guards view their own roles therein. By using the Iran-Iraq War, one of the most significant events in the Islamic Republic's history, as a focal point, Tracy Samuel analyzes the links between war and revolution.

A History of Manners and Civility in Thailand - Patrick Jory - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Patrick Jory presents the first ever history of manners in Thailand. Utilising Thai etiquette manuals dating from the early nineteenth century to the late twentieth century, he explores how societies have regulated personal and social behaviour over time.

Public Faces and Private Identities in Seventeenth-Century Holland - Ann Jensen Adams - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

During the seventeenth century, Dutch portraits were actively commissioned by corporate groups and by individuals from a range of economic and social classes. Ann Jensen Adams examines four portrait genres - individuals, the family, history portraits, and civic guards.

Thailand - Prajak Kongkirati - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This Element aims to provide an overview of Thai politics with an up-to-date discussion of the characteristics of political regimes, political economy, and identity and mobilization that are grounded in historical analysis stretching back to the formation of the modern nation state.

Thailand - Prajak Kongkirati - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This Element aims to provide an overview of Thai politics with an up-to-date discussion of the characteristics of political regimes, political economy, and identity and mobilization that are grounded in historical analysis stretching back to the formation of the modern nation state.

Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling - Shin Takagi - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

A coherent and self-contained account of macroscopic quantum phenomena, and the application of macroscopic quantum tunneling to the Schrödinger's cat problem. Assuming knowledge of only elementary quantum mechanics, this book emphasises conceptual aspects rather than technical details, providing a firm introduction to the subject for graduate students and researchers.

The Politics of Uneven Development - Richard F. Doner - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Why do some middle-income countries diversify their economies but fail to upgrade? Focusing on institutional capacities and political pressures, the book analyzes Thai development in comparison with both weaker and stronger competitors, revealing that the institutional capacities necessary for economic upgrades are political in origin.

Building Social Capital in Thailand - Danny Unger - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This 1998 book examines the rapid economic expansion in Thailand, and argues that the rise of market-oriented policies has been dependent on a number of unique Thai social characteristics. The book's general, comparative discussion of social infrastructure is supplemented by case studies on specific sectors.

The Politics of Uneven Development - Richard F. Doner - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Why do some middle-income countries diversify their economies but fail to upgrade? Focusing on institutional capacities and political pressures, the book analyzes Thai development in comparison with both weaker and stronger competitors, revealing that the institutional capacities necessary for economic upgrades are political in origin.

The Age of Paper - Hiroki Shin - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Sounds of Korean - Jiyoung Shin - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This introduction to the sounds of Korean is designed for English-speaking students with no prior knowledge of the language and includes online sound files which demonstrate the sounds and pronunciation described. It will be an invaluable resource for students of Korean as well as those studying Korean linguistics.

The Kingdom and People of Siam - John Bowring - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Still valuable today for its insight into the workings of the Siamese (Thai) court and its diplomatic relations in the mid-nineteenth century, this 1857 two-volume study was the most successful of Bowring's varied body of work. It also contains an introduction to the country of Siam and its people.

Meditation in Modern Buddhism - Joanna Cook - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This ethnographic account of a thriving Northern Thai monastery examines meditation in detail, and explores the subjective signification of monastic duties and ascetic practices. Focusing on the status of mae chee - part lay, part monastic nuns - it provides a fresh insight into social relationships and gender hierarchy within the monastery.

Meditation in Modern Buddhism - Joanna Cook - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This ethnographic account of a thriving Northern Thai monastery examines meditation in detail, and explores the subjective signification of monastic duties and ascetic practices. Focusing on the status of mae chee - part lay, part monastic nuns - it provides a fresh insight into social relationships and gender hierarchy within the monastery.

The Kingdom and People of Siam - John Bowring - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Still valuable today for its insight into the workings of the Siamese (Thai) court and its diplomatic relations in the mid-nineteenth century, this 1857 two-volume study was the most successful of Bowring's varied body of work. It also contains an introduction to the country of Siam and its people.

Lightning Conductors and Lightning Guards - Oliver Lodge - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oliver Lodge (1851–1940), the eminent physicist and writer on science, published in 1892 a pioneering and well-illustrated study of the protection of buildings, cables and telegraphic instruments from the devastation caused by lightning strikes. Lodge includes his own pioneering studies and proposes practices which were subsequently widely accepted.

Police and State in Prussia, 1815–1850 - Alf Ludtke - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This book focuses on the way in which people were treated by the police and military guards in nineteenth-century Prussia, in the general context of Prussian bureaucratic development. The book therefore offers an understanding of the repressive side of the Prussian and German state since the middle of the nineteenth-century.

French Colonial Soldiers in German Captivity during World War II - Raffael Scheck - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This book discusses the experience of French colonial prisoners of war captured by Nazi Germany during World War II. It shows that the colonial prisoners' contradictory experiences with French authorities, French civilians, and German guards led to clashes with a colonial administration eager to return to a discriminatory routine following the war.

Musica Asiatica: Volume 5 - - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

In this fifth volume the five essays each have a different focus ranging from the Turkish classical repertoire, speech-tones and vocal melody in Thai court song, ritual theatre music in ancient India, pieces for biwa in calendrically correct tunings and an investigation of the sources for Japanese flute scores from the fourteenth century.

The Varangians of Byzantium - Benedict Benedikz - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

An aura of romance has clung about the Varangians for over six centuries. This book examines how the Norsemen came to be drawn into the Imperial service until the greatest of all the Emperors of the East, Basil II, formed them into the regiment of guards which was to give unique service to the Empire.