Books about Thailand and related topics


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Art and Archaeology


Palaces of the Gods : Khmer Art & Architecture in Thailand

Smitthi Siribhadra, Elizabeth Moore, Michael Freeman (Photographer)
Hardcover Published by Pincushion Press, Publication date: August 1995
Dimensions: 10.88x11.62x1.69
ISBN: 1872727158

***** Excellent book, 350 pages with beautiful color photographs. Covers the major Khmer sites in Thailand, includes also plans of the temples. Not only a coffeetable book, but thorough discussions.


Ancient Capitals of Thailand

Elizabeth Moore, Philip Stott, Suriyavudh Sukvasti, Michael Freeman
Hardcover Published by Weatherhill Publication date: July 1996
ISBN: 1872727778

***** Like Palaces of the Gods, a splendid book, 350 pages with beautiful color photographs. Covers the ancient capitals of Thailand (not the North, with ChangMai), includes also plans of the sites. Not only a coffeetable book, but also good descriptions.


Palaces of Bangkok : Royal Residences of the Chakri Dynasty

Naengnoi Suksri, Michael Freeman (Photographer)
Hardcover (March 1997); Weatherhill
ISBN: 9748225011


The Grand Palace

Naengnoi Suksri
Paperback (October 1998); River Books;
ISBN: 9748225488


Khok Phanom Di: Prehistoric Adaptation to the World's Richest Habitat (Case Studies in Archaeology)

Charles Higham, Rachanie Thosarat, Rachanie Thosarat
Paperback (January 1994); Hbj College & School Div
ISBN: 0155009516

Availability: This title is out of print.


Moated sites in early north east Thailand

Elizabeth H. Moore
ISBN: 0860545156

Availability: This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, Amazon will query the network of used bookstores for you and send an update within one to two weeks.


Lang Rongrien Rockshelter : A Pleistocene, Early Holocene Archaeological Site from Krabi, Southwestern Thailand (University Museum Monograph, No 71)

Douglas D. Anderson Hardcover (December 1990) University of Pennsylvania
ISBN: 0924171022


The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand : The Alexander B. Griswold Collection, the Walters Art Gallery

Hiram W., Jr. Woodward, Hiram W. Woodward Jr.
Hardcover - 331 pages (December 1997)
University of Washington Press; Dimensions: 1.22x11.39x8.90
ISBN: 0295976659


Arts and Crafts of Thailand

William Warren, Luca Invernizzi (Photographer)
Paperback, 160 pages Published by Chronicle Books Publication date: April 1, 1996
ISBN: 0811810011

*** Nice little book that explains and describes Thai arts and crafts. Mostly black & white photographs, some nice color.


The Arts of Thailand

Steve Van Beek, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni (Photographer)
Periplus Editions; Hardcover - 220 pages (May 1999)
Dimensions: 0.95x11.81x9.47
ISBN: 9625932623

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The Art of Southeast Asia : Cambodia Vietnam Thailand Laos Burma Java Bali (World of Art)

Philip S. Rawson
Paperback - 288 pages Reprint edition (October 1990)
Thames & Hudson; Dimensions: 0.66x8.24x5.89
ISBN: 0500200602

****


Cultural Sites of Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia

Jacques Dumarcay, Michael Smithies
Hardcover - 127 pages (March 1996)
Oxford Univ Press; Dimensions: 0.74x10.14x7.74
ISBN: 9676530700

***


Thai Temples and Temple Murals

Rita Ringis
Hardcover - 163 pages (July 1990)
Oxford Univ Press; Dimensions: 0.83x10.17x7.79
ISBN: 0195889339


A Guide to Khmer Temples in Thailand and Laos

Michael Freeman (Photographer)
Paperback (May 1998); Weatherhill
ISBN: 0834804506


Nature


Wild Thailand

Gerald Cubitt (Photographer), Belinda Stewart-Cox, John Hoskin
Hardcover - 208 pages (January 1996) MIT Press; Dimensions: 0.95x12.89x9.99
ISBN: 0262193647

**** 400 color photographs of Thailands wilderness areas.


A Field Guide to the Wild Orchids of Thailand

Nantiya Vaddhanaphuti
Paperback - 160 pages 2 edition (June 1998)
The Chinese University Press; Dimensions: 0.38x8.25x5.70
ISBN: 9747047713

***


Thai Garden Style

Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, William Warren
Hardcover - 192 pages (June 1997)
Periplus Editions; Dimensions: 1.09x10.20
ISBN: 9625931376

***


A Photographic Guide to Birds of Thailand

Michael Webster, Chew Yen Fook
Paperback - 144 pages (February 1998)
Chelsea Green Publishing Company; Dimensions 0.47x7.49x3.83
ISBN: 0883590417

****


Other topics


The Colours of Thailand

Barbara Lloyd (Photographer)
Paperback - 160 pages (September 1997)
Thames & Hudson; Dimensions: 0.53x9.46x7.95
ISBN: 0500279306

****


Siam's Struggle for Survival: the Gunboat Incident at Paknam and the Franco-Siamese Treaty of October 1893

Walter E.J. Tips
Paperback - 272 pages 1 edition (October 1996)
White Lotus Co., Ltd.
ISBN: 9748496813


The Dragon's Pearl

Sirin Phathanothai, James Peck
ISBN: 0671795465

Availability: This title is out of print. Although it is no longer available from the publisher, Amaszon will query the network of used bookstores for you and send an update within one to two weeks.


Lonely Planet Thailand : Travel Survival Kit (7th Ed)

Joe Cummings
Paperback - 800 pages 7th edition (March 1997)
Lonely Planet; Dimensions: 1.34x7.26x5.06
ISBN: 0864424116

****1/2 Comprehensive travel guide for Thailand.


Lonely Planet Thailand Travel Atlas (Lonely Planet Travel Atlas)

Joe Cummings
Paperback - 44 pages (January 1995)
Lonely Planet; Dimensions: 0.23x9.09x6.43
ISBN: 0864422695

**** Set of maps for the Thailand travel guide.


Lonely Planet Thailand's Islands & Beaches

Joe Cummings, Nicko Goncharoff
Paperback - 400 pages 1 edition (January 1998)
Lonely Planet; Dimensions: 0.85x7.24x5.12
ISBN: 0864425406

**** Comprehensive travel guide to Thailand's islands.


Books about Angkor


Angkor Cities and Temples

Claude Jacques, Michael Freeman
Hardcover (May 1998); Weatherhill
ISBN: 9748225151

Of Gods, Kings, and Men: Bas-Reliefs of Angkor Wat and Bayon

Albert Le Bonheur, Jaroslav Poncar (Photographer)
Amazon Price: $39.95 Paperback (March 1996); Weatherhill
ISBN: 0906026377


Prehistoric Thailand : From Early Settlement to Sukothai

Charles Higham, Rachance Thosarat
Paperback (October 1998); River Books
ISBN: 9748225305


Art of Southeast Asia

Maud Girard-Geslan (Editor), Marijke J. Klokke, J. A. Underwood (Translator), Valerie Zaleski
Hardcover - 642 pages (April 1998); Harry N Abrams
ISBN: 0810919958


The Royal Palaces of India

George Michell (Preface), Antonio Martinelli (Preface)
Paperback - 232 pages (February 1999); Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500279640


Tropical Plants : For Home and Garden

William Warren, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni (Photographer), Luca Invernizzi
Hardcover - 240 pages (November 1997); Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500017956


Aspects of the Embassy to Siam 1685: The Chevalier De Chaumont and the Abbe De Choisy

Michael Smithies (Editor)
Paperback - 226 pages (March 1999); Silkworm Books
ISBN: 9747100517


Descriptions of Old Siam

Michael Smithies (Compiler)
Paperback - 302 pages (March 1996); Oxford Univ Press
ISBN: 9676530832


A Resounding Failure : Martin and the French in Siam, 1672-1693

Michael Smithies
Paperback - 168 pages (June 1999); University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9747100711


River Kwai Railway : The Story of the Burma-Siam Railroad

Clifford Kinvig
Paperback - 248 pages (September 1998); Brasseys Inc
ISBN: 1857532058


Siam Mapped : A History of the Geo-Body of a Nation

Thongchai Winichakul, Thongchakul Winichakul
Paperback - 280 pages (August 1997); Univ of Hawaii Pr
ISBN: 0824819748


Around Tonkin and Siam: A French Colonialist View of Tonkin, Laos and Siam (1892)

Henri d' Orleans
Paperback - 418 pages (January 1999); White Lotus Co., Ltd.
ISBN: 9748434184


Atlas of the Pavie Mission, Laos, Cambodia, Siam, Yunnan, and Vietnam.

Auguste Pavie
Paperback - 204 pages (June 1999); White Lotus Co., Ltd.
ISBN: 9748434753


Description of the Kingdom of Siam 1690

Engelbert Kaempfer
Paperback - 98 pages (September 1998); Orchid Press
ISBN: 9748299163


Anna and the King of Siam

Margaret Landon
Paperback (November 1999); Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060954884


The Taste of Thailand

Vatcharin Bhumichitr
Paperback (September 1993); IDG Books Worldwide
ISBN: 0020091303


Keo's Thai Cuisine

Keo Sananikone
Hardcover - 191 pages Revised edition (May 1999);
Ten Speed Pr
ISBN: 1580080820


Peoples of the Golden Triangle: Six Tribes in Thailand
by Paul Lewis
Paperback: 300 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.96 x 8.90 x 9.79
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; New Ed edition (December 1, 1998)
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About different Hill tribes in Northern Thailand


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Asia Books, Bangkok

White Lotus Press, Bangkok

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