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  • Investigating the Grey Areas of the Chinese Communities in Southeast Asia

    Proceedings of the Symposium organised by IRASEC at the Hotel Sofitel Silom (Bangkok) on January 2005, 6th and 7th

    Edited by Arnaud Leveau ...
    Series series Carnets de l’Irasec
    In most Southeast Asian countries, the members of the Chinese Diaspora have secured important position in the fields of administration, education and religion. Thanks to their capacity to work and to adapt as well as their frugality, their cultural influence continues to grow. Clans and factions form the essential structure of the ancient Chinese society. If Imperial China never developed a Civil ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • State and Media in Thailand During Political Transition

    Proceedings of the Symposium organized by the French Embassy, the German Embassy, the National Press Council of Thailand and Irasec at the Thai Journalist Association Building on May 2007, 23rd

    Edited by Chavarong Limpattamapanee, Arnaud Leveau ...
    Series series Carnets de l’Irasec
    The emergence of public opinion in Thailand through media was a sign of the development of modernity in the Kingdom. Growing influence of the public opinion raised a double question to local authorities: Media tended to spread western concepts, such as “democracy” or “freedom”; which could be integrated to the local traditions; they could also set the bases of a modern state. By law or ownership ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

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