Tag Archives: Asian
Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods (Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy)
Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods (Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy) This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia’s diverse religious traditions. … Continue reading
Asian Style Hotels: Bali, Java, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Asian Style Hotels: Bali, Java, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand With more than 500 ravishing full-color photographs, Asian Style Hotels brings you to the best hotels in Southeast Asia. The super-deluxe establishments included here are all at the cutting-edge of hotel design and management. Each property has been hand-picked according to a set of criteria that includes … Continue reading
Rising China and Asian Democratization: Socialization to “Global Culture” in the Political Transformations of Thailand, China, and Taiwan (Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific) Reviews
Rising China and Asian Democratization: Socialization to “Global Culture” in the Political Transformations of Thailand, China, and Taiwan (Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific) This book argues that democratization is inherently international: states democratize through a process of socialization to a liberal-rational global culture. This can clearly be seen in Taiwan and Thailand, where the … Continue reading
Southeast Asian Food: Classic and Modern Dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
Southeast Asian Food: Classic and Modern Dishes from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam The diversity of cooking styles and the delicious range of fresh ingredients are just two of the reasons for the allure of Southeast Asian cooking. With a selection of recipes showing the varieties and unique properties of each cuisine, … Continue reading
Making Fields of Merit: Buddhist Female Ascetics and Gendered Orders in Thailand (Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies) Reviews
Making Fields of Merit: Buddhist Female Ascetics and Gendered Orders in Thailand (Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies) ISBN13: 9780295987262 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Religion plays a central role in Thai society with Buddhism intertwined in the daily lives of the people. Religion also plays an important role in … Continue reading
Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words: Histories of Buddhist Monastic Education in Laos and Thailand (Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies)
Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words: Histories of Buddhist Monastic Education in Laos and Thailand (Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies) “Gathering Leaves and Lifting Words” examines modern and pre-modern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, Justin McDaniel traces curricular variations in … Continue reading
Water Pollution Control in Asia: Proceedings of Second Iawprc Asian Conference on Water Pollution Control Held in Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 November, 1 (Advances in Water Pollution Control)
Water Pollution Control in Asia: Proceedings of Second Iawprc Asian Conference on Water Pollution Control Held in Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 November, 1 (Advances in Water Pollution Control) The problem of water pollution and its control is very important in developing as well as developed countries. The increasing recognition of water pollution control in Asian countries … Continue reading
Development Dilemmas in Rural Thailand (Southeast Asian Social Science Monographs)
Development Dilemmas in Rural Thailand (Southeast Asian Social Science Monographs) This study identifies and investigates problems of incorporative development as it affects people in rural Thailand, addressing several key themes commonly associated with development studies. Among these are spontaneous land development and associated deforestation; changing control over local and wider societal resources; cooperation as an … Continue reading
Strategic Hospitality Leadership: The Asian Initiative
Strategic Hospitality Leadership: The Asian Initiative Doing business in the tourism and hospitality scene in Asia can be very interesting and rewarding but also poses many challenges.Not many books have been written on the hospitality industry in Asia. Strategic Hospitality Leadership makes a useful contribution, providing the first specialized approach to the business of hospitality … Continue reading
Digital Libraries: Implementing Strategies and Sharing Experiences: 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, Bangkok, … Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI) Reviews
Digital Libraries: Implementing Strategies and Sharing Experiences: 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, Bangkok, … Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI) This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, held in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2005. The 40 revised full papers, 15 revised short … Continue reading