The interplay of the local and the global in contemporary Thai art, as artists strive for international recognition and a new meaning of the national. Since the

Comics flourished following the publication of the first Thai comics strip in 1907. Artists borrowed elements from European and American publications, such as P

This fascinating anthology presents a much wider scope than other books on Thai massage, and uncovers a wealth of previously unavailable information on the hist

Special attention is given in the early chapters to King Chulalongkorn, whose patronage played a major role in disseminating Western art in Bangkok, and to the