History of Siam 1688: Marcel Le Blanc, S.J. Isan It examines the regime’s relations

It examines the regime’s relations with South Korea

Prasit Leepreecha

What role has civil society played in the history of Burma

a long-time correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review

She has translated a selection of jātaka stories for the Penguin Classics series and has written widely on Buddhist narrative

History of Siam 1688: Marcel Le Blanc, S.J. Isan It examines the regime’s relationsStatus: Out of print few copies available for purchase Few historical events in Asia produced more literary outpourings than the French intervention in Siam, 16851688, particularly relating to the cataclysmic last year, in which King Narai was taken ill and his Levantine favourite, Phaulkon, was arrested and killed. Phetracha, the usurper and future king, skilfully engineered the arrest of the king's family and the murder of his half brothers, keeping