"In the Shadow of Rama" examines the most beautiful paintings of the famous Ramayana murals, from Southeast Asi. This magnificent book is the culmination of 20 years of research and provides a visual feast for all those fascinated by the art of South...

Burma's Spring documents the struggles of ordinary people made extraordinary by circumstance. Rosalind Russell, a British journalist who came to live in Burma with her family, witnessed a time of unprecedented change in a secretive country that had b...

The birth of Siam has been traditionally marked by the founding of the great city-states of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya respectively. These civilisations, however, grew out of a rich milieu of cultures and traditions in the region present from as far bac...

This book documents the remnants of the rich Buddhist cultural heritage of Cambodia after centuries of wars and destruction culminating with the genocide and cultural annihilation of the Khmer Rouge. The most important mural paintings of Cambodia are...

This guide covers the history and art of the early Kingdom of Sukhothai, which was situated in the fertile Yom River basin of north-central Thailand and comprises the cities of Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet. Renowned for artistic achie...