Author: John R. Hamilton
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481705407
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Follow one woman's journey from her rural home through Thai politics and back to reconciliation and home. Daeng grew up in a small rural village in the Isan region in Thailand in the shadow of an idolized brother, Jit. Jit heads off to University in Bangkok while Daeng stays at home with their aging mother. Tragedy strikes Jit is killed because of his political activism. Now Daeng must find her way on a new path, finding her heart, independence and the answers she so desperately wants.
Isan
Author: John R. Hamilton
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481705407
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Follow one woman's journey from her rural home through Thai politics and back to reconciliation and home. Daeng grew up in a small rural village in the Isan region in Thailand in the shadow of an idolized brother, Jit. Jit heads off to University in Bangkok while Daeng stays at home with their aging mother. Tragedy strikes Jit is killed because of his political activism. Now Daeng must find her way on a new path, finding her heart, independence and the answers she so desperately wants.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481705407
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Follow one woman's journey from her rural home through Thai politics and back to reconciliation and home. Daeng grew up in a small rural village in the Isan region in Thailand in the shadow of an idolized brother, Jit. Jit heads off to University in Bangkok while Daeng stays at home with their aging mother. Tragedy strikes Jit is killed because of his political activism. Now Daeng must find her way on a new path, finding her heart, independence and the answers she so desperately wants.
Isan Writers, Thai Literature
Author: Martin B. Platt
Publisher: NUS Press
ISBN: 9971696975
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Regional characteristics and regional language feature prominently in discussions of Thai identity, but there is little mention of regional literatures. In northeastern Thailand's Isan region, authors write primarily in Thai, but it is possible nonetheless to identify an Isan literature, which played a significant and at times pivotal role in the development of Thai literature in the second half of the twentieth century, as authors grappled with how their origins and experiences related to the Thai centre. Martin Platt's account of Isan literature is an important first step toward a broader study of regional literatures in Thailand, and shapes a model that has relevance for examining literary works in other Asian countries.
Publisher: NUS Press
ISBN: 9971696975
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Regional characteristics and regional language feature prominently in discussions of Thai identity, but there is little mention of regional literatures. In northeastern Thailand's Isan region, authors write primarily in Thai, but it is possible nonetheless to identify an Isan literature, which played a significant and at times pivotal role in the development of Thai literature in the second half of the twentieth century, as authors grappled with how their origins and experiences related to the Thai centre. Martin Platt's account of Isan literature is an important first step toward a broader study of regional literatures in Thailand, and shapes a model that has relevance for examining literary works in other Asian countries.
Isan of Annwn
Author: Katherine Meyrick
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595196985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The peaceful Faery world of Annwn is ruled by an imcompetant king. A predatory sorcerer seeks the power of a god and to conquer the once invincible Otherworld. Only the king can save Annwn, but only if he turns his back on his god and pays with his sanity. This novella is the first in a series. Blended from Welsh myth and the darkest episodes of history, this novella is most indeed a unique Faery tale.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595196985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The peaceful Faery world of Annwn is ruled by an imcompetant king. A predatory sorcerer seeks the power of a god and to conquer the once invincible Otherworld. Only the king can save Annwn, but only if he turns his back on his god and pays with his sanity. This novella is the first in a series. Blended from Welsh myth and the darkest episodes of history, this novella is most indeed a unique Faery tale.
Isan Father-in-Law
Author: Lawrence Whiting
Publisher: Booksmango
ISBN: 6162220745
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Isan Father-in-Law is a biography of the author's father-in-law, Mr Rin. It draws on family and historical sources to uncover his career. Mr Rin is revealed as a teacher, farmer, community leader, rural development activist, conservationist, and father of eight girls.The book traces a family's journey from its Lao origins and traditions into modern Thailand; from the 19th century, through years of hunger (when frogs were a staple diet), the Japanese army's presence, communist insurgency and the Vietnam War, up to the beginning of the 21st century.The reader will find a lot more than just an honourable hard-working northeast Thailand native named Mr. Rin. This journey through the life of Mr. Rin takes the reader into Thai history, culture, law, and background information skilfully woven into the story.
Publisher: Booksmango
ISBN: 6162220745
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Isan Father-in-Law is a biography of the author's father-in-law, Mr Rin. It draws on family and historical sources to uncover his career. Mr Rin is revealed as a teacher, farmer, community leader, rural development activist, conservationist, and father of eight girls.The book traces a family's journey from its Lao origins and traditions into modern Thailand; from the 19th century, through years of hunger (when frogs were a staple diet), the Japanese army's presence, communist insurgency and the Vietnam War, up to the beginning of the 21st century.The reader will find a lot more than just an honourable hard-working northeast Thailand native named Mr. Rin. This journey through the life of Mr. Rin takes the reader into Thai history, culture, law, and background information skilfully woven into the story.
Sons of Isan: Taking Refuge in a Thai Temple
Author: william reyland
Publisher: Tabla Press
ISBN: 1945905050
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
What if someone born and raised in the American Midwest were suddenly immersed in the culture of a Buddhist monastery in rural Thailand? This is a true story told with unflinching introspection and honesty – along with generous helpings of humor and warmth. William Reyland’s vivid and detailed descriptions of people and places carry us instantly half way around the globe. An admittedly naïve aspiration leads, by a tortuous path, to deeper understanding—and along the way we are offered a glimpse behind the saffron robes into our common human predicament.
Publisher: Tabla Press
ISBN: 1945905050
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
What if someone born and raised in the American Midwest were suddenly immersed in the culture of a Buddhist monastery in rural Thailand? This is a true story told with unflinching introspection and honesty – along with generous helpings of humor and warmth. William Reyland’s vivid and detailed descriptions of people and places carry us instantly half way around the globe. An admittedly naïve aspiration leads, by a tortuous path, to deeper understanding—and along the way we are offered a glimpse behind the saffron robes into our common human predicament.
Isan Son-in-Law
Author: Lawrence Whiting
Publisher: Booksmango
ISBN: 6162220737
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Isan Son-in-Law is a memoir of the author's developing relationship with his father-in-law and with his family which has its roots in a small town in Isan, where the cultures of Thailand and Laos mix. We get to know some of the people and places he came to know and love in Thailand and how he and his wife and their two children began to establish a life there and later in Laos, before eventually moving to England.Isan Son-in-Law combines self-deprecating humour, cultural insight and colourful characters such as Mr Joonchit, the benevolent con-man, and Mac, the U.S. master-sergeant. This is no cultural tourism: this book is an invitation into an Isan family and its home.The book gives a very detailed account of not only the lives of an Isan family, but also Isan ceremonies and rituals.
Publisher: Booksmango
ISBN: 6162220737
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Isan Son-in-Law is a memoir of the author's developing relationship with his father-in-law and with his family which has its roots in a small town in Isan, where the cultures of Thailand and Laos mix. We get to know some of the people and places he came to know and love in Thailand and how he and his wife and their two children began to establish a life there and later in Laos, before eventually moving to England.Isan Son-in-Law combines self-deprecating humour, cultural insight and colourful characters such as Mr Joonchit, the benevolent con-man, and Mac, the U.S. master-sergeant. This is no cultural tourism: this book is an invitation into an Isan family and its home.The book gives a very detailed account of not only the lives of an Isan family, but also Isan ceremonies and rituals.
Finding Their Voice
Author: Charles Keyes
Publisher: Silkworm Books
ISBN: 1631023322
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The rural, Lao-speaking people of northeastern Thailand constitute over a third of the entire population of Thailand. Over the last century, this ethnically separate community has evolved from a traditional peasantry into “cosmopolitan” villagers who are actively shaping Thai politics. Eminent anthropologist Charles Keyes traces this evolution in detail, beginning with the failure of a Buddhist millenarian uprising in 1901–2 and concluding with the successful election of the Thai Rak Thai/Pheu Thai Party in the 2000s. In the intervening century, rural northeasterners have become more educated and prosperous, and they have gained a sophisticated understanding of the world and of their position in it as Thai citizens. Although northeasterners have often been thwarted in their efforts to press government agencies to redress their grievances, they have rejected radical revolutionary efforts to transform the Thai political system. Instead, they have looked to parliamentary democracy as the system in which they can make their voices heard. As the country engages with the processes of democracy, the Pheu Thai Party and the Red Shirt movement appear to have established the people of northeastern Thailand as an authentic voice in the nation’s political landscape. Highlights • Traces the evolution of a marginalized peasantry into a significant political force in Thai society • Examines the disjunction between the urban middle-class negative perspectives on the northeastern Thai rural population and real characteristics of that population • Highlights the different views of political authority and legitimacy in Thailand that have contributed to the twenty-first century crisis in the Thai political order What Others Are Saying “Finding Their Voice by anthropologist Charles Keyes is a culmination of decades of careful ethnography consistently combined with an astute political analysis and sense of history. Reminiscent of Eugen Weber’s classic, “Peasants into Frenchmen,” Keyes’s book shows that the people of Isan have become the makers and undoers of governments and are more firmly wedded to the modern notion of parliamentary democracy than are the refined urban elites. This book has as much to say about the polarized politics of Thailand as it does about the rich culture and history of Isan.” —Philip Hirsch, University of Sydney
Publisher: Silkworm Books
ISBN: 1631023322
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The rural, Lao-speaking people of northeastern Thailand constitute over a third of the entire population of Thailand. Over the last century, this ethnically separate community has evolved from a traditional peasantry into “cosmopolitan” villagers who are actively shaping Thai politics. Eminent anthropologist Charles Keyes traces this evolution in detail, beginning with the failure of a Buddhist millenarian uprising in 1901–2 and concluding with the successful election of the Thai Rak Thai/Pheu Thai Party in the 2000s. In the intervening century, rural northeasterners have become more educated and prosperous, and they have gained a sophisticated understanding of the world and of their position in it as Thai citizens. Although northeasterners have often been thwarted in their efforts to press government agencies to redress their grievances, they have rejected radical revolutionary efforts to transform the Thai political system. Instead, they have looked to parliamentary democracy as the system in which they can make their voices heard. As the country engages with the processes of democracy, the Pheu Thai Party and the Red Shirt movement appear to have established the people of northeastern Thailand as an authentic voice in the nation’s political landscape. Highlights • Traces the evolution of a marginalized peasantry into a significant political force in Thai society • Examines the disjunction between the urban middle-class negative perspectives on the northeastern Thai rural population and real characteristics of that population • Highlights the different views of political authority and legitimacy in Thailand that have contributed to the twenty-first century crisis in the Thai political order What Others Are Saying “Finding Their Voice by anthropologist Charles Keyes is a culmination of decades of careful ethnography consistently combined with an astute political analysis and sense of history. Reminiscent of Eugen Weber’s classic, “Peasants into Frenchmen,” Keyes’s book shows that the people of Isan have become the makers and undoers of governments and are more firmly wedded to the modern notion of parliamentary democracy than are the refined urban elites. This book has as much to say about the polarized politics of Thailand as it does about the rich culture and history of Isan.” —Philip Hirsch, University of Sydney
Hawker Fare
Author: James Syhabout
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062656104
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
From chef James Syhabout of two–Michelin-star restaurant Commis, an Asian-American cookbook like no other—simple recipes for cooking home-style Thai and Lao dishes James Syhabout’s hugely popular Hawker Fare restaurant in San Francisco is the product of his unique family history and diverse career experience. Born into two distinct but related Asian cultures—from his mother’s ancestral village in Isan, Thailand’s northeast region, and his father’s home in Pakse, Laos—he and his family landed in Oakland in 1981 in a community of other refugees from the Vietnam War. Syhabout at first turned away from the food of his heritage to work in Europe and become a classically trained chef. After the success of Commis, his fine dining restaurant and the only Michelin-starred eatery in Oakland, Syhabout realized something was missing—and that something was Hawker Fare, and cooking the food of his childhood. The Hawker Fare cookbook immortalizes these widely beloved dishes, which are inspired by the open-air “hawker” markets of Thailand and Laos as well as the fine-dining sensibilities of James’s career beginnings. Each chapter opens with stories from Syhabout’s roving career, starting with his mother’s work as a line cook in Oakland, and moving into the turning point of his culinary life, including his travels as an adult in his parents’ homelands. From building a pantry with sauces and oils, to making staples like sticky rice and padaek, to Syhabout’s recipe for instant ramen noodles with poached egg, Hawker Fare explores the many dimensions of this singular chef’s cooking and ethos on ingredients, family, and eating well. This cookbook offers a new definition of what it means to be making food in America, in the full and vibrant colors of Thailand, Laos, and California.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062656104
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
From chef James Syhabout of two–Michelin-star restaurant Commis, an Asian-American cookbook like no other—simple recipes for cooking home-style Thai and Lao dishes James Syhabout’s hugely popular Hawker Fare restaurant in San Francisco is the product of his unique family history and diverse career experience. Born into two distinct but related Asian cultures—from his mother’s ancestral village in Isan, Thailand’s northeast region, and his father’s home in Pakse, Laos—he and his family landed in Oakland in 1981 in a community of other refugees from the Vietnam War. Syhabout at first turned away from the food of his heritage to work in Europe and become a classically trained chef. After the success of Commis, his fine dining restaurant and the only Michelin-starred eatery in Oakland, Syhabout realized something was missing—and that something was Hawker Fare, and cooking the food of his childhood. The Hawker Fare cookbook immortalizes these widely beloved dishes, which are inspired by the open-air “hawker” markets of Thailand and Laos as well as the fine-dining sensibilities of James’s career beginnings. Each chapter opens with stories from Syhabout’s roving career, starting with his mother’s work as a line cook in Oakland, and moving into the turning point of his culinary life, including his travels as an adult in his parents’ homelands. From building a pantry with sauces and oils, to making staples like sticky rice and padaek, to Syhabout’s recipe for instant ramen noodles with poached egg, Hawker Fare explores the many dimensions of this singular chef’s cooking and ethos on ingredients, family, and eating well. This cookbook offers a new definition of what it means to be making food in America, in the full and vibrant colors of Thailand, Laos, and California.
The Soul of Isan Wood Carving
Author: Nǣngnō̜i Pančhaphan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Study on wood carving in northeastern Thailand.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Study on wood carving in northeastern Thailand.
Study to Review the Development Plan for Tourism in the Isan Region
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tourism
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tourism
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description