Books published by Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

Examines the Cambodian revolution before and after Pol Pot and attempts to explain the reasons for its ultimate failure.

Concerns the French intervention in Siam, 1685-1688, particularly the last year, during which Phetracha, the usurper and future king, held the ailing King Narai prisoner. Marcel Le Blanc was one of fourteen Jesuits who arrived in Siam to promote the study of mathematics and astrology, but he became inextricably involved in the events.

Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993) is widely regarded as Thailand's most influential Buddhist philosopher. His thought had a profound impact in Thailand in the second half of the 20th century. This book examines Buddhadasa's life work and thought, in the context of the political, economic, and intellectual changes that transformed Thailand.

Gambling, prostitution, drugs, arms trading, oil smuggling, and trafficking in people -- these six illegal businesses are large and getting larger. They distort the economy and victimize people. They are increasingly linked together through networks of protection and organized crime. They help to fund Thailand's corrosive 'money politics' and to sustain corruption in the police. In this sequel to Corruption and Democracy in Thailand, the authors argue that control of the illegal economy, especially through reform of the police, is vital for the development of a modern economy and functioning democracy.

On December 8, 1941, less than two hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces began invading Thailand. John B. Haseman gives an outsider's perspective on this significant period in the political history of modern Thailand.

This account of Kosa Pan's journal describes in great detail the arrival in Brest in 1686 of the first full Siamese embassy to reach France. This fragment is apparently all that survives of a massive report of the activities of the embassy written for King Narai.