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An Introduction to Resources for Thai Studies in the United States

Southeast Asian Studies in the United States

The history of Thai studies in the United States is tied to the history of Southeast Asian Studies. However, Thailand 's relatively unique history and the scholarly efforts of several Thai and American scholars have led to a greater exchange of scholarly resources between Thailand and the United than nearly every other country in the region. In fact, today, despite the fact that there are few “Thai Studies” professors and no endowed chairs of Thai Studies in the United States , there are considerable textual and internet resources. This short overview will provide a brief history of Thai Studies in the United States and offer a large list of library, internet, academic, and human resources.

Southeast Asian Studies as a discipline in the United States began in the 1940s in reaction in many ways to the U.S. military involvement in World War II in the Pacific and eventually in Southeast Asia . The area was defined as including Brunei Darussalam, Burma ( Myanmar ), Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam . In some fields like Buddhist Studies and Archaeology, Sri Lanka and Assam in Eastern India are also considered as part of Southeast Asian Studies as well as South Asian Studies. In fact, the U.S. military's “Southeast Asia Command” (SEAC) included Sri Lanka , but not the Philippines . Furthermore, many experts in Southwest China , especially Yunnan , are also trained in Southeast Asian Studies. Linguists of Tai-Kadai and Tibeton-Burman languages often trace links between the Himalayas , Southwest China , and Eastern India , Nepal , Sikkhim, and Bhutan . In some departments, the study of Vietnam is included in East Asian Studies, while the study of the Philippines is now being connected by some scholars to Latin American and Pacific Rim Studies. The study of Chinese diaspora communities in Southeast Asia and the study of Global Christianity and Islam have grown significantly in the past few years. The growth of Global Studies in general is questioning all of these Area Studies groupings. Economically and strategically, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (1954-1977) and its gradual replacement, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (1967-present), define Southeast Asia as comprising ten member countries: Brunei Darussalam, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as now -- East Timor.

 

Scholars like Benedict Anderson, Oliver Wolters, Craig Reynolds, Anthony Reid, Thongchai Winichakul, Paul Mus, Victor Lieberman, Charles Keyes, and Vladimir Braginsky have delved deeply into the history of defining Southeast Asia as an object of study. These are not only apologetics for the very existence of the field, but an analysis of Southeast Asian Studies within the larger strategic and intellectual history of post-colonial period. Reid (1988) has shown the geographic and economic links through waterways and trade relations and Thongchai (1994) has provided a history of the invention of SE Asia as a region in response to American, French and British military ambitions during World War II and the Indochinese Wars of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. In various publications, Lieberman, Mus, Keyes, and Wolters have attempted to link cultural, economic, and historical trends in the region to larger global processes or to intellectual shifts in ethnic studies and comparative literature and politics. All have questioned the use of the category of “nation” to organize the study of Southeast Asia , because nations are not completely distinct entities and are interconnected to greater and lesser extents to transnational flows of goods, services, information, cultural forms, and intellectual trends. What has been lacking, among a long list of desiderata, has been examinations of the place of Vietnam and the Philippines in SE Asian Studies due to their geographic and economic links, but their more obscure cultural links or a review of the place of Sri Lanka and Japan in SE Asian Studies. The growth of “autonomous histories” among Southeast Asian scholars and later the study of “transnational flows” of capital and information has caused an made a whole generation of recent scholars question the very way the use terms like “Thai Studies,” “Malay Studies,” or even “Southeast Asian Studies” itself.

 

The first named center for the study of Southeast Asia in the U.S. was the “Southeast Asia Institute” formed in New York City in 1941 (John Bowen, “The Development of Southeast Asian Studies in the United States ,” UCIAS 3.10 (2003): 8). Most of its members were specialists in Island Southeast Asia and worked in the field of Anthropology. The first university center opened at Yale in 1947, Cornell in 1950, and the University of Californa ( Berkeley ) in 1960. The lifting of many restrictions on immigration from Asia in 1965, the expansion of the Peace Corps into Malaysia , Thailand , and the Philippines , and the increased funding for the U.S. war in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia , led to a greater expansion of these centers. These include Northern Illinois University in 1963, Ohio University in 1969, and the University of Michigan in 1960. Other universities had numerous faculty who actively researched in Southeast Asia , like the University of Hawai'i and the University of Wisconsin . Eventually in the 1990s, there were also established Centers of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Washington, Arizona State University, University of California (Riverside), University of California (Los Angeles), and University of Oregon. They garnered financial support from private foundations like the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Luce Foundation among others. Government funding has come mostly through the National Defense Education Act (which began in 1958) and the Department of Education's Title 6 program which supports the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) grants and Southeast Asia Studies National Resource Centers. Of course, there are professors of Southeast Asian Studies teaching in dozens of U.S. universities that may not have centers of Southeast Asian Studies and/or external funding. Some of these universities include: California State University ( Long Beach , Chico , and Fresno ), Harvard, Georgetown , University of Utah , University of California ( Santa Cruz ), Northwestern, University of Vermont , Bates, Lehigh University , Drew University , the University of the South, Ole Miss, among others. The teaching of Southeast Asian languages takes place at many universities which do not have formal centers as well. Traditionally, Malay, Tagalog, and Bahasa Indonesian have been the most common languages taught in the U.S. ; however, over the past 30 years the study of Vietnamese has increased dramatically. The study of Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Thai has been supported to a much lesser extent. “Non-national” languages such as Ilocano, Hmong, Wa, Shan, Mon, Javanese, Kachin, and Karen have rarely been sustained for more than a few semesters at any one university. The study of Southeast Asian languages is rarely sustainable without either a large “heritage” student population (2 nd -3 rd generation immigrants) like there is in California, Chicago, and the Mid-Atlantic region, and/or a dedicated tenured support faculty in established departments like history, linguistics, religious studies, music, art history, political science, or anthropology.

 

The failure of Southeast Asian Studies centers and Area Studies in general has not been as dramatic in the United States as it was in Great Britain; however, without Title 6 funding many centers cannot continue to hire new faculty, increase library resources, fund graduate student study, support language study, or operate outreach programs and sponsor faculty and student travel and exchange. John Bowen (2003: 12), whose study of the history of Cornell and trends in Area Studies I highly recommend, has pointed out that often even successful centers of Southeast Asian Studies have experienced multiple years of decline or receivership because of the resignation, retirement, or death of one or two professors who were largely holding the centers together – this was seen at Yale in the 1960s, OU in the 1970s, and NIU in the 1980s, and UC Berkeley in the 1990s, and most recently the University of Michigan. Although many centers eventually recover through energetic new hires and “bridge” grants (NIU being a perfect example), many do have not return to previous stature. Therefore, it is essential that endowed chairs be established that can encourage long term sustainability not affected by changes in government funding, student population, and political climate.

 

Thai Studies in the United States

Unfortunately, the ways most Americans came to know the name Siam or Thailand at first was through the famous “Siamese Twins,” In and Chan, who came to the United States and made a home in White Plains, North Carolina in 1831, or perhaps through the “King and I” and King Rāma IX's expose in Life Magazine after his coronation and state trip to the U.S.. In terms of Thai Studies in the U.S. , Mr. Thien He was the first Thai student to study in the United States (1871). Thai immigration rapidly increased after 1965 and in 2000 There were 150,000 Thai immigrants and many more American born persons with Thai ancestry began to study in the U.S. . By far, the largest Thai community in the United States lives in “ Thai Town ” or “Bang Rak” in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles . Roughly 66% percent of all Thai Americans live in Los Angeles . Los Angeles is sometimes referred to as Thailand 's 77th province. Other large populations include Chicago , Philadelphia , Washington DC , and various sections of Florida . However, according to the latest statistics, there are persons from Thailand living in every state in the union. Despite this large immigrant population, there is no elected official in the U.S. of Thai descent, and very few Thai scholars working in U.S. universities and research institutes.

This growth in the Thai population of the U.S. has not been a direct causal impetus for the growth in Thai Studies, but Thai Studies has certainly grown since the 1960s because of the pioneering efforts of Cornell, University of Wisconsin ( Madison ), the University of Washington and several other American academic centers. The increase has been two-fold:1 ) Library and Museum collections of Thai material; 2) Increase in scholars and students studying Thai language, history, botany, music, art, politics, economics, etc. While these efforts in Thai Studies have been led by mostly non-native Thai persons (who more the most part have chosen to study in professional degrees like medicine, architecture, business, and engineering), there has been an increase in Thai scholars teaching in the United States and of non-Thai American students and scholars working in Thailand. There are also several summer-study programs for Americans in Thailand , in addition to programs/grants such as Fulbright, SSRC, Knox, Luce, Worldteach, PeaceCorps, Princeton-in-Asia , and Standford-in-Asia which introduce U.S.-based students to Thailand and Thai Studies.

Traditionally there have been some research subjects that have especially interested scholars of Thai Studies based in the United States . These include:

1) Thai politics and political history (especially: a) the transition from absolute to a constitutional monarchy; b) the reform of Siamese administration and education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century; c) the Ramkhamheang inscription and the management of Thai slaves and the sakdina system; d) the relationship between the North, Northeast, and Southern regions and the central government in Bangkok; e) the issue of Siamese “colonization;” f) decentralization and the role of the parliament; g) Thai communism and the 1973 and 1976 revolutions; h) the role of Thai-U.S. military bases during the conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; i) comparative kingship; j) politics and the economic crash of 1997);

2) Thai Buddhism (especially: a) social engaged Buddhism and Buddhadasa Bhikkhu and Phra Payutto; b) the rise of the Thammayut sect and the reforms of Prince Wachirayan and King Mongkut; c) the ecclesiastical reforms of 1902; d) Siamese Tripitaka editions; f) the issue of female ordination; g) manuscript preservation);

3) Archaeology (especially: a) Sukhothai; b) Ayutthya; c) Bang Chang; d) Khampaengphet; e) Nakorn Sri Thammarat; f) Sri Vijaya; g) Pattani).

4) Art History (especially: a) temple murals; b) the evolution of Buddha image styles; c) Wat Ratchaburana and other major Ayutthyan monasteries; d) the rise of photography in the late nineteenth century; e) traditional weaving and silk production; f) mother-of-pearl and lacquer ware; g) ceramics);

4) Botany (especially: a) tropical grasses; b) homali rice strains; c) traditional herbal medicine);

5) Development (especially: a) prostitution and human trafficking; b) AIDS; c) hill tribe status and public health; d) tourism; e) hydro-electric power and flood control; f) opium production and narcotics control; g) women's health; h) reproductive health);

6) Linguistics (especially: a) Tai-Kadai phonology in Northern Thailand , Laos , Eastern Burma , and Sipsongpanna; b) Pali-Sanskrit lexical impacts on modern Thai);

7) Literature, Drama, Music (especially: a) Traibhumikatha; b) apocryphal Jatakas; c) Sunthorn Phu; d) Thai chronicles and historical poems; e) modern women's literature; f) Lilit Phra Lo; g) Khun Chang Khun Paen; h) Ramakian; i) Inao; j) Mo Lam folk music; k) development of Thai classical dance; l) modern Thai film).

8) Anthropology (especially: a) esoteric ritual and mediumship in Northern Thailand; b) funerary rites; c) monastic life; d) hill tribe identity politics; e) the development of monuments and state ritual; f) beauty contests and women's movements; g) local versus translocal identities; h) labor movements);

There are a number of neglected areas in each of these disciplines. For example, there has been little study of the rise of the Thai novel in the 1920s-30s, few studies of Buddhist liturgy, Thai Brahmanism, urban gangs and contract murder, prognostication, labor movements, criminology, Chinese immigrants, the publication industry, pop music, comic books, homiletics, gender relations, the rise of Thai encyclopedias and dictionaries, linguistic code-switching and Thai-English pedagogy, among other subjects. The general area of intellectual history of modern Thai social scientists and humanists is seriously neglected, as is the subject of black market economies and the mafia. The study of Southern Thailand has only been a major area of research in the past five years. The manuscript archives of North and Northeastern Thailand have not even been properly catalogued.

Library collections

Besides the large collection of Thai language materials in the Library of Congress, the Echols Library Thai collection at Cornell University is the largest and oldest in the United States . It officially opened in 1977, but by this time there was already a sizable collection of Thai materials. According to an Echols Library report:

“The roots of the collection, however, are in Charles Wason's collection of western language books on the Chinese that he donated to Cornell in 1919. About the sme time, Jacob Gould Schurman, Cornell's president from 1892-1920, laid the foundation for our huge archive of private papers and documents... Development was accelerated by the Farmington Plan, a book acquisition scheme designed by the federal government to use surplus foreign currencies for vernacular language publications. After the Farmington Plan was phased out, the 1958 National Defense Education Act established National Resources Centers for each region of the non-western world, with funds committed to buy publications in every subject. In the 1960s the Library of Congress began an Oversees Acquisitions Program. As its contribution to this national effort, Cornell agreed to acquire a copy of every publication of research value produced in the countries of Southeast Asia . The Rockefeller, Ford and Mellon Foundations have awarded endowments that continue to provide funding for library staff and acquisitions, a tradition that distinguishes the Echols Collection from not only all others at Cornell but also other Southeast Asia Collections in the United States. As a premier resource on Southeast Asia , the Echols collection annually adds more than 7000 volumes to its collection. It is the most comprehensive body of material on a global region in the Cornell University Library system and the largest collection on Southeast Asia in the United States , and in the world. In 1995, the Collection consisted of more than 250,000 monograph titles, plus an equal number of microtext items, some 21,000 serial titles, and approximately 900 titles of newspapers. In addition, there are an estimated 2,000 audio cassettes, some 300 video cassettes held and serviced by the Media Center at the Uris library and in the Music library, and a rapidly expanding set of electronic databases. Over 30,000 photographs, some 200 cubic feet of papers and documents dealing with Southeast Asia are held and serviced by the Rare and Manuscript Collection Division. The Echols map collection, which is serviced and held by the Map librarian in the Map collection located in the lower level of Olin library, is also very comprehensive.”

Today Gregory Green is the head Southeast Asian librarian at Cornell, according to his statistics, as of November, 2005, there were roughly 62,000 titles in Thai in the Echols Collection.  They add between 2,000 and 3,000 per year.

The Hatcher Library at the University of Michigan ( Ann Arbor ), the University of California at Berkeley , the University of Washington also have large collections of Thai material. Michigan 's collection is especially strong in political science and history. UC Berkeley's Doe Library and Southeast Asian Studies collection was started in 1970 and has grown significantly through the efforts of Professor Mary R. Haas (who wrote one of the most trusted Thai-English dictionaries). Berkeley participated in the Library of Congress Southeast Asia Cooperative Acquisitions Program, formerly known as Public Law 480 Program since its inception in 1964, under which it has received more than 20,000 items including monographs, government documents, serials and audio-visual resources. According to Virginia Shih, the librarian of the Southeast Asian collection, “The McFarland Family, one of the earliest and most important American missionary families in Thailand , bestowed a preeminent archive of materials related to Thailand between 1860 and 1950, including a valuable collection of photographs taken at Angkor and other archaeological sites in Cambodia and Thailand , dating back to 1878. The Swift Family contributed a priceless collection of Buddhist palm leaf manuscripts from Thailand .”

Northern Illinois University (NIU) has been an especially good resource for Thai Studies collections since it publicizes it material well through its Southeast Asian Studies website, offers on-line Thai language tutorials, and recently hosted the International Thai Studies conference which attracted over 300 participants. As of 2005, it possessed 25,000 volumes of Thai material.

The University of Washington ( Seattle ) Library has collected much Thai material in the last 20 years, know owning over 11,000 titles. Presently, the Southeast Asian librarian, Judith Henchy, is heading the Thai newspaper database which will certainly become a major archive for Thai language newspapers available in digital format. Professor Charles Keyes has helped build the collection, which is especially strong for anthropological material from Northern and Northeastern Thailand .

The University of Wisconsin , Madison has a large Thai collection, although I have not been able to garner statistics. It is particularly strong in Thai politics and political history. Librarian Larry Ashmun has been instrumental in helping build internet and bibliographic resources for students interested in Thai Studies.

The University of California ( Riverside ) has also been building a Thai Studies library. Through the assistance of a Luce Foundation Grant in 2005-2006 it purchased over 4,000 volumes of Thai language material to add to its collection (including rare collections of Buddhist material from the nineteenth century). It also purchased the 63 volume Encyclopedia of Thai Culture and the entire Pali canon and commentary for Buddhist Studies. The Southeast Asian Studies Center (SEATRiP: Southeast Asia : Text, Ritual and Performance) is focused on building Thai collections that focus on Thai art history, Buddhism, music, film, and archaeology.

Other notable Thai Studies library collections are housed at Yale University , Arizona State University, and Ohio University .

 

Perhaps the most pressing problem facing American library collections is lack of staff to properly catalogue and transcribe the books, newspapers, etc. in Thai.

 

Human Resources: Professors, Language Instructors, Graduate Students

 

Partial List of Professors of Thai Studies and related fields working in the United States 

Karen Adams ( Arizona State University , Professor, Linguistics and Southeast Asian Studies) 

Robert B. Albritton (Professor, University of Mississippi , Thai Politics)

Benedict R. O'G. Anderson ( Cornell University , Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Anthropology, and History)

Lawrence Ashmun (librarian, University of Wisconsin , Madison)

Judith Becker ( University of Michigan , Ethnomusicology) 

Thomas Borchert ( University of Vermont , Assistant Professor, Buddhism, Northern Thailand )

Katherine Bowie (Professor, University of Wisconsin , Madison , Anthropology) 

Bonnie Brereton ( University of Michigan , Buddhism, Islam, Thai language and literature)

Robert Brown ( University of California , Los Angeles , Art History and Archaeology)

Pattaratorn Chirapravati ( California State University , Sacramento , Art History and Archaeology)

Carol J. Compton (Professor, University of Wisconsion , Lao and Thai linguistics)


Catherin Dalpino (Associate Professor, Georgetown University, Director of the Thai Studies Program, Political Science, International Relations)

Henry D. Delcore (Assistant Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Fresno, economic and environmental changes in northern Thailand).

Alex Denes ( Cornell University , PhD candidate, History and Southeast Asian Studies) 

Penny van Esterik ( York University , Professor, Anthropology)  

Thamora Fischel ( California State University , Long Beach , Assistant Professor, Anthropology) 

Arnika Fuhrman ( University of Chicago , PhD Candidate, Thai film)

Thomas Gething ( University of Washington , Professor Emeritus, Linguisitcs, Northern Thailand )

Kathleen Gillogly ( Chicago State University and Columbia College Chicago , Anthropology, Lisu)


Peter Gosling ( University of Michigan , Anthropology, Professor Emeritus , Thailand )

John F. Hartmann (Northern Illinois University , Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures)


Allen Hicken ( University of Michigan , Political Science, Thai and Southeast Asia specialist) 

Michael Herzfeld ( Harvard University , Anthropology, Central Thailand )

Thomas John Hudak ( Arizona State University , Professor, Linguistics, Tai)

Michael Jerryson (PhD. student in Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Buddhism, Southern Thailand)

Susan F. Kepner ( Southeast Asian cultures and literatures at the University of California, Berkeley, Thai Literature and Language)

Charles Keyes (Professor, University of Washington, Interpretive anthropology, religion & political-economic change, ethnic & national cultures, sociology of Theravada Buddhism; Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam)

Adam Knee ( Ohio University , Assistant Professor, Thai film)


John Knodel ( University of Michigan , Sociology, Professor Emeritus, Thai specialist)


John Lipostad ( Stanford University , Art History) 

Eleanor Lipat (PhD candidate, UCLA, art history and music) 

Tamara Loos ( Cornell University , Associate Professor, History, Southern Thailand )

Justin McDaniel ( University of California , Riverside , Assistant Professor, Sanskrit/Pali, Lao and Thai Buddhism)

Nathan McGovern ( University of California , Santa Barbara, Masters candidate, Buddhism) 

Marjorie Muecke ( University of Washington , Professor, Nursing, Anthropology, Northern Thailand )

Robert J. Muscat (Consultant and independent researcher focusing on conflict in developing countries. Previously he served as economic advisor to the governments of Thailand and Malaysia , and as Chief Economist in USAID).

Arlene Neher (Northern Illinois University , Professor, Director, External Programming, Liberal Arts and Sciences)

Clark Neher (Northern Illinois University , Professor Emeritus, Political Science)

Ngampit Jagacinski ( Cornell University , Senior Thai Language Lecturer)

James Ockey (Northern Illinois University , Associate Professor, Political Science)

Stanley  O'Connor ( Cornell University , Professor Emeritus, Art History & Asian Studies)

Grant Olson ( Northern Illinois University , Buddhism, Thai language)

Catherine Raymond (Northern Illinois University , Associate Professor, Art History, Burma , Laos , Northern Thailand )

Jeffrey Shane ( Ohio University , PhD candidate, History)

Gavin Shatkin ( University of Michigan , Urban Planning, Thai and Southeast Asia specialist)

Leslie E. Sponsel (Professor, Director, Ecological Anthropology Program, Mainland Southeast Asia (Thailand) Biodiversity studies in relation to cultural diversity, cultural ecology, historical ecology, and sacred places

Aaron Stern (PhD Candidate, University of Michigan , Political Science)

Donald K. Swearer (Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies and Director, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School . Buddhism in Southeast Asia with a focus on Thailand ).

Thak Chaloemtiarana (Cornell University, Director of the Cornell Southeast Asia Program and a member of the Department of Asian Studies, Intellectual History and Political Science)

Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Wat Metta, Escondito , CA , Abbot, Buddhism, Pali, Thai)

M. Ladd Thomas (Northern Illinois University , Professor, Political Science)

Thongchai Winichakul ( University of Wisconsin , Madison , Professor, History)

Linda True (The School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University )

Daniel Unger (Northern Illinois University , Associate Professor, Political Science) 

Peter Vail ( Ubon Ratchathani University , Assistant Professor, Linguistics, Anthropology, Central Thailand ) 

Daniel Veidlinger ( California State Unibversity, Chico , Assistant Professor, Buddhism, Pali, Sanskrit, Northern Thailand ) 

Constance M. Wilson (Northern Illinois University , Professor Emeritus, History) 

Deborah Wong ( University of California , Riverside , Professor, Music, Thai classical)

Hiram Woodward (Curator of Asian Collections, Walters Art Gallery , Thai Art and History)

Worrasit Tantinipankul ( Cornell University , PhD Candidate, Architecture and Urban Planning, Buddhism)

David Wyatt ( Cornell University , The John Stambaugh Professor of History & Asian Studies, Emeritus)

Yuphapan Hoomchamlong (Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Hawaii, Thai language and linguistics (syntax, discourse), electronic language corpus, internet technology in language research and language instruction, translation).

Yudthaphon Vichianin ( University of Hawaii , Ph.D student in Communication & Information Sciences)

Internet Resources

Bibliotheque Langues Orientales: http://www.univ-paris3.fr/bibliotheque/rattachees/langueorientale/index.html

Buddhist Studies Web resources: http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/BuddhPages/MetaResources.html


Hilltribes of Northern Thailand http://www.chiangmaihandicrafts.com/thaiculture/HilltribesofNorthernThailand/indexht.htm

Prachatai Political News http://www.prachatai.com/05web/th/home/index.php


Resources for Learning Pali: http://www.pali.pratyeka.org/

Resources for Learning Thai: http://www.hawaii.edu/thai/tech.htm

Thai Dictionary On-Line: http://www.sealang.net/thai/

Royal Institute Thai Dictionary: http://rirs3.royin.go.th/dictionary.asp

On-Line Thai Concordance: http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/~ling/ThaiConc/

Thai Romanization Program:http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/%7Eling/tts/


Thai Language Learning:
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Thai/LLF/Default.htm#VII.%A0%20Resources%20for%20Learning%20Thai:%20Printed;%A0%20Multimedia;%20World%20Wide%20Web
thaimusik.com http://www.thaimusik.com/

Thailand Online http://www.thailine.com/thailand/english/hill-e/yao-e.htm

Southern Thailand News http://www.souththailand.org/

Center for SEA Studies, Kyoto University http://www.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

U.S. Embassy in Bangkok http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/services/acthailand/

Thai Studies forum at Northern Illinois University http://www.thaistudies.net

Thailand Information Center Chulalongkorn University http://www.car.chula.ac.th/tic/

Thai Studies Program Chulalongkorn University http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/international/thai/

Siam Society http://www.siam-society.org/

Courses in Thai Studies Chulalongkorn University http://interaffairs.tu.ac.th/thaistudy/ts_course_description.htm

Thai Studies Australia National University http://www.anu.edu.au/ThaiOnline/NTSC/What%20is%20NTSC/What%20is%20NTSC.htm

Southeast Asian Studies Yale University http://www.yale.edu/seas/

Southeast Asian Resources Duke University http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/SEAsia/

Southeast Asian Resources University of Washington http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/asian.html

UCIAS http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=uciaspubs/editedvolumes#search=%22history%20of%20southeast%20asian%20studies%20in%20the%20united%20states%22

Virtual Asia Library Thai Resources http://www.nectec.or.th/WWW-VL-Thailand.html

L'Université Bouddhique Européenne: http://www.bouddhisme-universite.org/

Buddhanet: http://www.buddhanet.net/

Buddhist Studies Resources from SFSU: http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhism.htm

Scholarly Organizations and Internet Resources for Thai Studies (Worldwide)

 

Thai, Laos, Cambodia Studies Group of the Association of Asian Studies www.tlc.ucr.edu

 

CORMOSEA www. cormosea .org/

 

Australian National Universtiy: http://www.anu.edu.au/

Centre for Southeast Asia Research at the University of British Columbia http://www.iar.ubc.ca/centres/csear/Newcsearindex.html

Cornell University : http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/SoutheastAsia/

George Washington University : http://www.gwu.edu/~sigur/

Humboldt-U , Berlin : http://www2.hu-berlin.de/asaf/soa/

National University of Singapore : http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/sea/

Institut Orientalistyczny, University of Warszawa : http://www.orient.uw.edu.pl/index_en.html

Northern Illinois University : http://www.seasite.niu.edu/lao/

Oriental Studies, University of Hamburg : http://www.phil.uni-passau.de/suedostasien/

Passau : http://www.phil.uni-passau.de/suedostasien/

School of Advanced International Studies ( SAIS ), Johns Hopkins University : http://www.sais-jhu.edu/index.html

School of Oriental and African Studies, London University : http://www.soas.ac.uk/

Southeast Asia Research Centre at the City University of Hong Kong http://www.cityu.edu.hk/searc/

Southeast Asian Studies at Ohio University http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/seas/

Thammasat University's Southeast Asian Studies Program http://www.tu.ac.th/org/arts/seas/

University of Aix-en-Provence : http://www.univ-aix.fr/

University of California at Berkeley : http://ias.berkeley.edu/cseas/resources/resources.htm

University of Hawai'i at Manoa: http://www.hawaii.edu/cseas/

University of Michigan : http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/cseas/students/gradprogs/thaistudies.htm

University of Wisconsin : http://seasia.wisc.edu/

University of Washington : http://jsis.washington.edu/seac/
Southeast Asian Studies Yale University http://www.yale.edu/seas/

 

Duke University

Southeast Asian Resources Duke University http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/SEAsia/

Thailand Online http://www.thailine.com/thailand/english/hill-e/yao-e.htm

U.S. Embassy in Bangkok http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/services/acthailand/

 

Bibliographies

Bibliotheque Langues Orientales : http://www.univ-paris3.fr/bibliotheque/rattachees/langueorientale/index.html

Hilltribes of Northern Thailand http://www.chiangmaihandicrafts.com/thaiculture/HilltribesofNorthernThailand/indexht.htm

Resources for Learning Pali : http://www.pali.pratyeka.org/

The Karen of Northern Thailand stolaf.edu/people/leming/karenpage.htm

The Thai Heritage Page cs.ait.ac.th/wutt/wutt/html

Thai Fiction in Translation http://www.thaifiction.com

Thai Language Learning : http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Thai/LLF/Default.htm#VII.%A0%20Resources%20for%20Learning%20Thai:%20Printed;%A0%20Multimedia;%20World%20Wide%20Web

Thai Politics Bibliography www. leeds .ac.uk/ thai pol/ thai bibl.htm

thaimusik.com http://www.thaimusik.com/

Tai Bibliography http://www.southasiabibliography.de/Bibliography/Tai/tai.html

Thai Studies forum at Northern Illinois University http://www.thaistudies.net

Thailand Information Center Chulalongkorn University http://www.car.chula.ac.th/tic/

Thai Studies Program Chulalongkorn University http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/international/thai/

Siam Society http://www.siam-society.org/

Courses in Thai Studies Chulalongkorn University http://interaffairs.tu.ac.th/thaistudy/ts_course_description.htm

Thai Studies Australia National University http://www.anu.edu.au/ThaiOnline/NTSC/What%20is%20NTSC/What%20is%20NTSC.htm

Southeast Asian Studies Yale University http://www.yale.edu/seas/

Southeast Asian Resources Duke University http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/SEAsia/

Southeast Asian Resources University of Washington http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/asian.html

UCIAS http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=uciaspubs/editedvolumes#search=%22history%20of%20southeast%20asian%20studies%20in%20the%20united%20states%22

Virtual Asia Library Thai Resources http://www.nectec.or.th/WWW-VL-Thailand.html

U.S. Embassy Bangkok http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/services/acthailand/

 

Yale University Southeast Asian Studies Collections http://www.yale.edu/seas/

 

Library of Congress

http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/asian.html

Thai Young Professionals Association
http://www.taypa.org

NECTEC http://www.nectec.or.th/WWW-VL-Thailand.html

WWW Virtual Library - Asian Studies WWW Server

 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand http://www.mfa.go.th/web/14.php

 

Publishers of Scholarly Books on Thailand

 

Silkworm Books www. silkwormbooks .info/

 

University of Hawai'i Press www.uh press . hawaii .edu/

 

Nordic Institute of Asian Studies www.nias.ku.dk/

 

University of Washington Press www. washington .edu/uw press /

 

University of Wisconsin Press www.wisc.edu/wisconsin press /cseas.htm

 

University of California Press www.uc press .edu/

 

River Books www. riverbooks bk.com/

 

Chulalongkorn University Press and ChulaBook www.chulabook.com/

 

University of British Columbia Press www.ubc press .ubc.ca/

 

L'Harmattan www.editions- harmattan .fr/

 

l' Ecole Française d'Extrème Orient ( EFEO) www. efeo .fr/

 

Princeton University Press pup. princeton .edu/

 

SUNY Press www. sunypress .edu/

 

University of Michigan Press www. press .umich.edu/

 

Ohio University Press www. ohio swallow.com/

 

Northern Illinois University Press www.niu press .niu.edu/

 

Kyoto University Press www. kyoto -u.ac.jp/

 

National University of Singapore Press www.nus.edu.sg/npu/Sou.html

 

Thammasat University Press http://www.tu.ac.th/default.tu.old/default.eng.html

 

Matichon Books www. matichon .co.th/

 

Cornell University Press www. cornellpress . cornell .edu/

 

SEAP at Cornell http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/southeastasia/publications/

 

Of course there are dozens of other Thai presses that do not actively maintain websotes and often distribute through CU Books, DK Books, Asia Books, or Suriwong Book Center in Thailand . Some of these include: Muang Boran, Chaloem Thai, Thanakhan Thai Press, Silpakorn Books, Rong Phim Sasana, Sap Songkhrao, Munithi Mahamakut, Abhidhamma Jotika, Kurusapha, and many others.

 

Thai News Outlets

 

Bangkokbiznews: http://www.bangkokbiznews.com/specialreport/13Mar/index_spe.php

 

Bangkok Post: http://www.bangkokpost.co.th/

 

Business Day : http://www.bday.net/

 

Daily News: http://www.dailynews.co.th/

 

Khaosod: http://www.matichon.co.th/khaosod/

 

Komchadluek: http://www.komchadluek.net/

 

Manager: http://www.manager.co.th/

 

Matichon: http://www.matichon.co.th/

 

Naewna: http://www.naewna.com/home.asp

 

Thai Rath: http://www.thairath.com/

 

Thannews: http://www.thannews.th.com/

 

The Nation: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/01/16/

 

Journals and Magazines

 

J ournal of Asian business

 

Phuket Gazette

 

IDSA news review on S.E. Asia/Australasia

ASEAN economic bulletin

Journal of Asian Studies

 

Muang Boran

 

Journal of the Pali Text Society

 

Language and Books (PEN: International Thailand Center )

 

Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies

 

BEFEO

 

Asianie

 

Journal of the Siam Society

 

Thai Language and Literature: Journal of the Faculty of Arts of Chulalongkorn University

 

Irawaddy

 

Journal of Language and Culture ( Mahidol University )

 

Tai Culture

 

Silpakorn

 

Bukkyo Kenkyu

 

Columbia Journal of Asian Law

 

Journal of Language and Linguistics ( Thammasat University )

 

Newsletter of the Fragile Palm-leaves Project

 

Asia Research Institute Working Papers

 

Far Eastern Economic Review

 

The Economist

 

Time Asia

 

Journal of Southeast Asian studies

Contemporary Southeast Asia

The South East Asian review

Asia Bulletin  Harvard University Asia Center

Asia Business Today  A Resource of the Asia Society and Citigroup Foundation

Asia-Inc Magazine

Asia Now Cnn.com SoutheastAsia

Asia Observer

Asia Society

Asia Source

Asia Times Online

Asia Week

ASEAN News

Sojourn

 

Thai Cultural, Media, and Business Groups in the United States

Thai NewYork ThaiNewYork.com

Thaitown USA News thaitownusa.com

List Temples in North America dharmanet.org

Asian Pacific Newspaper apacnews.com

Siam Media Newspaper siammedia.org

Sereechai Newspaper sereechai.org

Asia-Pacific News (Thai-Lao US NEWS) http://www.apacnews.net/

Economics and Statistics

National Statistical Office Thailand nso.go.th

The Stock Exchange of Thailand set.or.th

Thai Trade Link: Thailand's Exporters Information ttlink.com

Dissertations on Thai Studies Subjects in North America (2005-2006)

 

Educating monks: Buddhism, politics and freedom of religion on China 's southwest border
by Borchert, Thomas Adams , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 2006, 299 pages

Overseas Chinese in Thailand : A case study of Chinese emigres in Thailand in the twentieth century
by Chansiri, Disaphol , PhD
FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY ( TUFTS UNIVERSITY ), 2006, 301 pages

Development and demographic change in Nang Rong, Thailand
by Edmeades, Jeffrey D. , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, 2006, 177 pages

Geographical accessibility and land-use and land-cover dynamics: The case of Nang Rong district, Northeast Thailand
by Rojnkureesatien, Kriengsak , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, 2006, 227 pages


Influenza in Thailand : Status of surveillance and control, field performance of rapid testing, disease burden and cost
by Simmerman, James Mark , PhD
TULANE UNIVERSITY , 2006

Human immunodeficiency virus and public health measures in Thailand and India : New and emerging models
by Wanglund, Christian Arielle , MA
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON, 2006, 187 pages

Bottom soil quality in ponds for culture of catfish, freshwater prawn, and carp in Thailand
by Wudtisin, Idsariya , PhD
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, 2006, 100 pages

Becoming someone else: Thai sex workers from modernisation to globalisation
by Aoyama, Kaoru , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX ( UNITED KINGDOM ), 2005

Decentralization of education in Thailand : How were power, information, knowledge, and rewards devolved to the OESAs? And how did the OESAs respond to the change?
by Arphattananon, Thithimadee , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON, 2005, 164 pages

Borrowing modernity: A comparison of educational change in Japan , China , and Thailand from the early seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century
by Batchelor, Randal Shon , EdD
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY , 2005, 272 pages

Capital flight from Southeast Asia : Case studies on Indonesia , Malaysia , the Philippines , and Thailand
by Beja, Edsel L., Jr. , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST , 2005, 188 pages

Understanding fear of floating in emerging market countries ( Thailand , India )
by Bokil, Madhavi S. , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ , 2005, 98 pages

The structure and development of Middle and Late Triassic benthic assemblages
by Bonuso, Nicole , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 2005, 215 pages

Epidemiology of adolescent suicidal ideation: Roles of perceived life stress, depressive symptoms, and substance use ( Thailand )
by Boonyamalik, Pitakpol , PhD
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, 2005, 422 pages

Preparedness for international AIDS vaccine trials: Lessons learned from a multi-site study of knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to participate ( Thailand , China , India )
by Brown, Ami Shah , PhD
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, 2005, 192 pages

Bank regulations, financial crisis, and credit crunch: The case of Thailand
by Bunyasrie, Vilasinee , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA , 2005, 176 pages

Reframing development? Human trafficking prevention in Thailand and Cambodia
by Cameron, Jennifer Margaret , MA
CARLETON UNIVERSITY (CANADA), 2005, 160 pages

The technological imperative of newspaper-publishing companies in Thailand : Routine technology and organizational structure
by Chaitantipongse, Jirawatana , PhD
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 2005, 97 pages

Factors influencing depression in Thai adolescents
by Charoensuk, Sukjai , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, 2005, 134 pages

The meaning of quality of life among Thai end stage renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis
by Charuwanno, Ratana , DNSc
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, 2005, 209 pages

Factors influencing health-related quality of life of female caregivers of elderly stroke survivors in Thailand
by Chatcheydang, Jariya , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING , 2005, 318 pages

Street configurations and commercial and mixed-use land-use patterns: A morphological study of the northeastern region of Bangkok to evaluate recent transportation and land-use plans (Thailand)
by Chirapiwat, Thana , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 2005, 244 pages

A grid and group explanation of teachers' attitudes toward in-service professional development practices in selected schools in Thailand
by Chitapong, Pongchit , EdD
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2005, 180 pages

Political institutions and politics of financial patronage after liberalization: Argentina , Korea , and Thailand in the 1990s
by Choe, Wongi , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON , 2005, 284 pages

Studies on knowledge spillovers, trade, and foreign direct investment: Theory and empirics
by Cho, KyooHong , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER , 2005, 156 pages

The operation platform recommendation for the deregulated utility industry in Thailand
by Chompoo-Inwai, Chai , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, 2005, 187 pages

The role of reading for pleasure on English websites on language acquisition: A study at a Thai university
by Chuarayapratib, Nantawan , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, 2005, 208 pages

Lone Star under the rising sun: Texas's 'Lost Battalion,' 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment, during World War II (Japan, Indonesia)
by Crager, Kelly Eugene , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, 2005, 286 pages

Effects of land cover and rual roads on hydrological processes in montane watersheds in northern Thailand
by Cuo, Lan , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA, 2005, 133 pages

String tying ritual as Christian communication in northeast Thailand
by DeNeui, Paul Henry , PhD
FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES, 2005, 349 pages

Multiple isotopic tracers for study of coastal hydrological processes
by Dulaiova, Henrieta , PhD
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2005, 148 pages

Understanding of the lottery by lottery players: Evidence from construction workers in Phrakhanong District, Bangkok , Thailand
by Eamsopana, Pichit , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, 2005, 141 pages

Perceptions of co-workers' trustworthiness: A cross-cultural study of Scandinavian and Southeast Asian managers
by Golesorkhi, Banu , EdD
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 2005, 208 pages

Ancestral spirit mediumship in southern Thailand : The nora performance as a symbol of the south on the periphery of a Buddhist nation-state
by Guelden, Marlane P. , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA, 2005, 478 pages

Essays on East Asian capital markets: Integration and implications for economic activity
by Guo, Feng , PhD
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, 2005, 109 pages

Exploring critical thinking within nursing education: A comparison of nursing scholars in Thailand and the United States
by Jenkins, Sheryl D. , PhD
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY , 2005, 205 pages

A new framework of enterprise unionism: A comparative study of nine Asian countries
by Jeong, Dae Yong , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN , 2005, 215 pages

The effect of labor regulation in developing countries with covered and uncovered sectors: The case of 1998 Labor Protection Act in Thailand
by Jeraputtiruk, Numkrit , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, 2005, 119 pages

Process of care factors affecting treatment default among tuberculosis patients in Thailand
by Jittimanee, Sirinapha , PhD
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (HEALTH SCIENCES), 2005, 161 pages

The (im)possibilities of becoming: Hmong youth and the politics of schooling and development in Thailand
by Johnson, Tracy Pilar , PhD
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 2005, 347 pages

Population biology and molecular ecology of vibrios associated with sepiolid squid of the genus Euprymna
by Jones, Bryan W. , PhD
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY , 2005, 132 pages

Cross-cultural perceptions of transformative dialogue as a predictor of performance outcomes: A four-country study ( United States , Brazil , England , Thailand )
by Jones, Deloras D. , PhD
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY , 2005, 134 pages

Model testing of exercise behavior in Thai female registered nurses in an urban hospital
by Junlapeeya, Piyatida , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, 2005, 231 pages

Three essays on the macroeconomic effects of international capital flows ( Malaysia , Philippines , Thailand , Indonesia )
by Kahsay, Shibeshi Ghebre , PhD
MCGILL UNIVERSITY (CANADA), 2005, 271 pages

Impact of the 30-Baht health insurance policy on hospital drug utilization in Thailand
by Kanjanarat, Penkarn , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, 2005, 192 pages

Imported imperialism? A content analysis of Thai television and a re-evaluation of the media imperialism thesis in Thailand
by Karuchit, Sudjai , PhD
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, 2005, 230 pages

Health care decisions under budget constraints in Thailand
by Kasemsup, Vijj , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 2005, 208 pages

Essays on regime changes in exchange rate markets ( Thailand , Malaysia , Indonesia , Korea , Japan )
by Kato, Isamu , PhD
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, 2005, 167 pages

Three essays on the transmission of the Korean financial crisis to the real sector
by Kim, Jong Hun , PhD
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, 2005, 117 pages

Protected areas and landscape change in mainland Southeast Asia ( Cambodia , Laos , Thailand , Vietnam )
by Kohler, Nicholas P. , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, 2005, 129 pages

Critical success factors for e-commerce in Thailand : A multiple case study analysis
by Laosethakul, Kittipong , PhD
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, 2005, 530 pages

Towards equal justice: Protection of the rights of the accused in the Thai criminal justice process. A comparison with France and the United States
by Mahidol, Bajrakitiyabha , JSD
CORNELL UNIVERSITY , 2005, 227 pages

Competitive liberalization: The proliferation of preferential trade agreements
by Manger, Mark S. , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA), 2005, 191 pages

A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Thailand with financial and environmental linkages: The analyses of selected policies
by Manopiniwes, Chanin , PhD
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, 2005, 193 pages

Buddhas and bratwurst: Ethical identity in global contexts
by McDonnell, Patrick , EdD
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO , 2005, 173 pages

Technology preparation in teacher education programs at public universities in Bangkok ( Thailand )
by Monsakul, Jintavee , EdD
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - COMMERCE, 2005, 237 pages

Strength of 'weak' forces in multilayer environmental governance: Cases from the Mekong and Rhine River basins ( Switzerland , France , Germany , The Netherlands, Thailand )
by Myint, Tun , PhD
INDIANA UNIVERSITY , 2005, 365 pages

Eyes wide shut: The politics of currency crises in emerging markets
by Neumann, Frederic , PhD
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, 2005, 367 pages

The Seri Thai Movement: The first alliance against military authoritarianism in modern Thai history
by Ngamcachonkulkid, Sorasak , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON, 2005, 625 pages

Globalization, growth, and regional disparity: Testing Thailand's experience, 1981--2003
by Nopkhun, Threetep , PhD
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, 2005, 253 pages

Optimal manpower planning for the Royal Thai Navy ( Thailand )
by Noypitak, Somchai , DSc
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 2005

Essays in trade, development and political economy ( Thailand )
by Nuchsuwan, Kontee , PhD
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, 2005, 137 pages

Deconstructing Asianisation: The Asian financial crisis and the constitution of Asianness
by Oga, Toru , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX ( UNITED KINGDOM ), 2005

Development and psychometric evaluation of the attitudes toward psychiatric patient rights scale of psychiatric nurses in Thailand
by Onwanna, Wilaiporn , PhD
BOSTON COLLEGE, 2005, 267 pages

Workforce education and development during economic crisis: A case study in Indonesia
by Paryono , PhD
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2005, 206 pages

Measuring monetary interdependence in East Asia : Evidence after 1990 ( Korea , Malaysia , Philippines , Thailand )
by Phalapleewan, Amnat , PhD
THE CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, 2005, 166 pages

Uniformity of the patent policy in technology transfer in Thailand : To what extent can the Bayh-Dole Act concept be adapted for the Thai technology transfer system?
by Phanraksa, Orakanoke , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON , 2005, 265 pages

From prachan to prakuad: The process of officializing traditional music competition in contemporary Bangkok (Thailand)
by Phoasavadi, Pornprapit , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, 2005, 261 pages

Controversy in Thailand over natural gas pipeline construction
by Phuangcharoen, Warasak , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (AUSTRALIA), 2005

The effect of perceived organizational support and organizational commitment on organizational citizenship behavior among nurses in Thailand
by Pianluprasidh, Piyatida , PhD
ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO , 2005, 114 pages

Essays on productivity in Thai manufacturing
by Pimukmanaskit, Kornvica , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, 2005, 98 pages

Comparative public management reform: Cases of policy transfer in Thailand and Malaysia
by Poocharoen, Ora-orn , PhD
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY , 2005, 208 pages

Explaining high tariffs in the developing world: The case of two-tier tariffs in Thailand
by Praditsarn, Netithorn , PhD
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 2005, 231 pages

The China-Thailand free trade agreement: A computable general equilibrium model
by Pungchareon, Vichshuwan , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, 2005, 236 pages

Three essays in application of cointegration analysis with exogenous variables and structural breaks
by Rangkakulnuwat, Poomthan , PhD
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY , 2005, 142 pages

An investigation of methods for reducing the use of non-renewable energy resources for housing in Thailand
by Rasisuttha, Sakkara , PhD
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY , 2005, 457 pages

Multinational strategies as options creation and exercise: An analysis of country, industry, and firm-specific characteristics
by Rittippant, Nattharika , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, 2005, 125 pages

A case study of cost overruns in a Thai condominium project
by Roachanakanan, Kwanchai , PhD
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY , 2005, 312 pages

Controlling Salmonella Typhimurium, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Listeria monocytogenes in nham, a Thai style fermented pork sausage, by lactic acid bacteria
by Ruengwilysup, Chaowaree , PhD
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, 2005, 221 pages

Three essays on the dynamics of international finance in Southeast Asia ( Indonesia , Philippines , Singapore , Malaysia , Thailand )
by Sahminan , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, 2005, 146 pages

Prediction model for delistings: Evidence from the Stock Exchange of Thailand
by Siripokakit, Waraporn , DBA
ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY , SAN DIEGO , 2005, 158 pages

Ordering power: Contentious politics, state-building, and authoritarian durability in Southeast Asia
by Slater, Dan , PhD
EMORY UNIVERSITY , 2005, 491 pages

BKK-LAX: Transurban mules and low-rent globalization (California)
by Srisombati, Sirida , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ, 2005, 199 pages

Long-term planning of water quality management in the Bang Pakong River Basin under uncertainty
by Sukyirun, Lerdphan , MASc
THE UNIVERSITY OF REGINA (CANADA), 2005, 161 pages

Model development and validation of solid oxide fuel cells using hydrogen-water-carbon monoxide-carbon dioxide mixtures: From button cell experiments to tubular and planar cells
by Suwanwarangkul, Rapeepong , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO (CANADA), 2005, 264 pages

The vendor and the street: The use and management of public spaces in Bangkok (Thailand)
by Tepwongsirirat, Paisarn , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, 2005, 292 pages

Imperfect financial market, macroeconomic volatility, and 'sudden stop' of capital inflows
by Terada, Akiko , PhD
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 2005, 137 pages

Multi-pollutant air quality in Thailand : A regional to urban perspective
by Thongboonchoo, Narisara , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, 2005, 178 pages

HIV testing as part of routine antenatal care in Bangkok, Thailand
by Trujillo, Lea Ann , PhD
TULANE UNIVERSITY, 2005, 209 pages

Information costs and voting in Thailand : Explaining party- and candidate-centered patterns
by Waitoolkiat, Napisa , PhD
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, 2005, 156 pages

A hierarchical model of values, price perception, ongoing search and shopping behaviors: A cross-cultural comparison
by Watchravesringkan, Kittichai , PhD
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 2005, 360 pages

The relationship between phonological awareness and reading ability of Thai students in English and Thai in primary schools of Thailand
by Wei, Youfu , PhD
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, 2005, 359 pages

Stock price movement analysis of the financials industry on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
by Wiboonprapat, Nittaya , DBA
ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY , SAN DIEGO , 2005, 153 pages