Books published by Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

Combining intellectual history and economic history, this book argues that the emergence of a market economy in the early Bangkok era (1782-1855) was the driving force behind a major change in mentality and worldview seen in poetry, early prose works, biographies of the Buddha, scripts for chanting the Jataka tales, language primers, and more.

Presents the history of the northern Thai culture and kingdom of Lan Na. This book chronicles the era of the city-states before the rule of Phaya Mangrai, the rise and decline of the Lan Na kingdom, the Burmese rule, the submission to Siamese authority, the impact of Western imperialism, and Lan Na's integration with the rest of the country.

An account of old Siam written by the Dutch merchant Jeremias Van Vliet. It features his writings in English translation including, a chronicle of Siam's history and a description of the kingdom's geography, economy, society, politics, and religion. It includes details on Van Vliet's life, the Dutch community, and, the city of Ayutthaya.

An 18-day bus pilgrimage to 60 pagodas across Myanmar.

Essential dictionary for anyone stepping into the fascinating world of South and Southeast Asian art

Includes essays which form a collage of the central Mekong basin spanning nearly 1,400 years of history. This title covers topics such as basic structural problems in writing Lao history; political geography from the 600s to the 800s; the Lao-Tay-son alliance in the late 18th century; and, Lao millenarian movements and French colonial rule.

A history of northern Thailand between the 13th and 16th centuries.

Explores how urban Southeast Asians view and manage their social life. By comparing the ways they live with their religious representations, with intimate and more distant others, and with their rapidly changing environment, the author demonstrates the marked similarities in the perception of individual and society in three civilisations.

Describes the physical characteristics of the weights and their relationships, their manufacture, standardization and usage as well as the various motifs, their origins and transference to Burma. This title also includes a discussion of the different animal shapes and their symbolic significance.

Positions Southeast Asia on the stage of world history.

Examines the dynamics involved in implementing Islamic law in Southeast Asia, and how this issue has become a source of conflict in Kelantan, Malaysia and Aceh, Indonesia. Using textual and fieldwork methodology, this study compares and contrasts the collective experience of trying to apply Islamic law in these two locations.