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The author provides a vivid and original study of what it means to be a woman in a village in rural Thailand. As a study on health, this book concentrates on the intimacies of women's bodies while simultaneously exploring how experiences of health and illness are shaped by the wider context of the developing Thai state. ... Read more

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Thailand is rapidly industrializing, dramatically improving the living standards of its people, and gradually developing a more democratic society. Despite such profound changes, traditional Thai culture has not only survived, but has also, in many respects, prospered. Although famous for its food, and despite its increasing popularity as a tourist destination, Thailand remains relatively unknown to most Westerners. Culture and Customs of Thailand presents the traditional culture and customs against the backdrop of modern times. ... Read more

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Teens in Thailand is a Capstone Press publication.

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Text and plentiful color photos present an informational overview of Thailand, covering its land, plants and animals, history, schools, language, work, food, recreation, holidays, and other parts of its culture. Also includes national facts, trivia, and related Web sites. ... Read more

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Since the turn of the century, there has been worldwide growth in the effort to improve the quality of end of life care. Alongside these initiatives, growing interest in the international development of hospice and palliative care has created the need for an informed, in depth overview of the state of development in different world regions.

A follow-up to the successful Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa: a review of developments and challenges (Wright and Clark, OUP 2006), this book provides a detailed evidence-base of the palliative care provision in Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, identifies barriers to development and how these may be overcome. The book aims to stimulate a more informed debate around these issues, to improve policy-making among intergovernmental and governmental organisations on end of life care in these regions, and to encourage further research and improved practice.

Hospice and Palliative Care in Southeast Asia: a review of developments and challenges in Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines includes in-depth country reports that analyse the current state of hospice and palliative care. The book is written using a template that allows effective comparison between countries and regions. Data has been gathered from multiple sources, field visits, and interviews with key activists made possible by close working relations with hospice-palliative care colleagues across the region and in particular through links with the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) and the national associations of each country. This book will be of relevance to anyone interested in international palliative care, including practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, social scientist, and medical historians. ... Read more

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Describes the geography, history, people, and customs of Thailand. ... Read more

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Describes the past and present of Thailand, focusing on its ethnic groups, heritage, politics, culture, major cities, and other aspects. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2005. The length of the article is 2053 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Age-dating of tsunami deposits: lessons from the 26 December 2004 tsunami in Thailand.
Author: Paul Bishop
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 171Issue: 4Page: 379(6)

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This study provides insights into the fingerprintsof great geohazards like tsunami. As tsunamiinundates coastal plain, it leaves excellentevidence of its occurrence and magnitude on thedeposit stored in coastal plains as the waterrecedes. Study of the preservation of these depositscan be used to track historical tsunami events whichis of great importance in delineating hazardouscoastal zones around the globe. ... Read more

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Geographical Accessibility and Land-Use and Land-Cover Dynamics: the Case of Nang Rong District, Northeast Thailand provides the practical methods to land use policies and the use of GIS and Remote Sensing. This book examines land use/land cover (LULC) policies at the national, regional, and local levels, and geographic accessibility of villagers to communities and associated land territories. The policy analysis employed a documentary-style approach to describe the changes in environmental policy and LULC over time. Problems of soil quality, land degradation, land management, land allocation, and land rights were addressed within the policy analysis. The LULC change and road connectivity analysis used a time-series of aerial photography. Road connectivity was calculated using Alpha and Gamma indices. LULC changes in spatially-buffered areas were assessed for the all-weather roads, and pattern metrics were calculated to examine the composition and spatial organization of LULC over time and space.This book is aimed at GIS uses, resource planners, environmental scientists and others dealing with geosciences. It is valuable for both professionals and students. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Salween River rrises in Tibet, and flows primarily southeast and then south through China and Burma (Myanmar), at one point forming the border betwetween Burma and Thailand, before entering the Andaman Sea, over 2,800 kilometres (1,700 mi) from its source. It is known as Nujiang in its passage through Yunnan Province in China. The river drains a long, narrow and incredibly mountainous watershed that borders on the Mekong, Irrawaddy and Chang Jiang river basins. Although the river is very long, its basin is small by comparison?only about 324,000 square kilometres (125,000 sq mi). ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pai (Thai: ) is a small town in northern Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, near the Myanmar border, north of Chiang Mai on the northern route to Mae Hong Son. It lies along the Pai River. The town has thesaban tambon status and covers parts of the tambon Wiang Tai of Pai district. As of 2006, it has a population of 2,284.Pai is located on Route 1095, which connects Mae Hong Son with Chiang Mai. The Pai Airport, which had been decommissioned for 20 years, was paved and refurbished in 2005-6, and on 1 February 2007, Siam General Aviation began daily passenger service to and from Chiang Mai International Airport. ... Read more