Book Reviews

by Ichiro Kakizaki. White Lotus All WWII buffs, most Thais, those who survived the terrible ordeal, and hard-core cinema buffs…

Siam and The League of Nations: Modernisation Sovereignty and Multilateral Diplomacy, 1920-1940 by Stefan Hell. River Books, 2010, 284 pages.…

University of Nebraska Press, 2011, 204 pages. www.amazon.com One of the world’s most famous philosophers, Yogi Berra, once said: ‘It’s…

The Long Winding Road to Nakhon Nowhere: When Thailand Truly was the Land of Smiles by Roger Crutchley. DCO Books,…

River Books, 2020, 336 pages.  Thailand’s participation in World War I (WWI) on the side of the Allies holds a…

by Tom Crowley.   Down & Out Books, 2014, 252 pages. www.tomcrowleybooks.com He’s back in the saddle again! Tom Crowley has…

NEILSON HAYS LIBRARYBOOK SALE 27 June to 26 July Tuesday through Sundayfrom 9:30 to 17:00 Neilson Hays Library, a Bangkok institution renowned for…

Bangkok, also known as Krung Thep or the City of Angels, offers a dizzying selection of rooftop bars. One is…

One of my favorite passages from Black Boy, Richard Wright’s poetic and searing memoir, which turns 75 this year, goes like…

We are reprinting an article that was written by Rajesh Daniel and Diane Archer from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)…