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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Fry, Gerald Walton (1942-....)
Nieminen, Gayla S.
Smith, Harold Eugene (1916-....)
Titre(s) : Historical dictionary of Thailand [Texte imprimé] / Gerald W. Fry, Gayla S. Nieminen, and Harold E. Smith
Édition : Third edition
Publication : Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XLVIII-662 pages) ; 24 cm
Collection : Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East
Lien à la collection : Asian/Oceanian historical dictionaries
Note(s) : Previous edition (2005) by Harold E. Smith, Gayla S. Nieminen, May Kyi Win. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-659)
Throughout its history, Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and
creativity in responding to serious threats and crises, and this since much earlier
times when it was known as Siam. This book, while focusing on the modern period, does
reach back to ancient kingdoms but also shows the impressive rise to a modern democracy,
although still endowed with a king, and even more impressively, an economic "tiger."
Moreover, it has become a prime tourist destination and is thus known to vast numbers
of foreigners as a sort of "instant Asia." The Historical Dictionary of Thailand,
now in its third edition, covers this amazing story in various ways. First, the chronology
traces the most significant events from year to year. The introduction then provides
a good overview of the land and people, the history and traditions, and where it now
seems to be heading. The dictionary, which by now has hundreds of detailed and cross-referenced
entries, looks more closely at important persons, places, institutions and events
as well as more generally its politics, economy, society, culture and religion. So
this is an excellent reference work not only for scholars but many others who have
visited the country and were fascinated by it
Sujet(s) : Thaïlande -- Histoire -- Dictionnaires anglais
Indice(s) Dewey :
959.300 3 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Thaïlande - Dictionnaires et encyclopédies
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780810878020 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 081087802X (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9780810875258 (erroné) (ebook)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb438798243
Notice n° :
FRBNF43879824
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