Presenting Thailand by John Hoskin

Presenting Thailand by John Hoskin

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John Hoskin's informative and entertaining text, and Mark Standen's distinctive and sympathetic photographs present a wide ranging introduction to the Kingdom in all its aspects: geography, history, people, religion, art, culture and cuisine.

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Presenting Thailand by John Hoskin

The main text is accompanied by box stories, which are used to highlight details, provide anecdotal information, and give a lively and reader friendly look to the book. An introduction, giving an overview of Thailand, its location, climate, diversity, and all its essential characteristics, is followed by five regional chapters: Bangkok: City of Angels; Beaches and Islands: Coastal and Southern Thailand; Historical Heartland: The Central Plains; Into the Hills: Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand; and Traditional Thailand: The Northeast.
John Hoskin is a British writer who has been based in Bangkok for the past 30 years. He is the author of more than 20 books on Thai and Southeast Asian history, culture and travel, including Ten Contemporary Thai Artists, The Mekong: A River and Its People, and Bangkok by Design. Mark Standen has lived in Thailand since 1989. His work has featured in high quality publications on culture, travel, art and heritage, such as Passage Through Angkor, Buddha in the Landscape: A Sacred Expression of Thailand and Laguna Phuket - Triumph of a Tropical Vision.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9781906780371
ISBN 10 1906780374
Titre Presenting Thailand
Auteur John Hoskin
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Année de publication 2010-12-23
Nombre de pages 160
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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