Contents

i-iv

Eunuchs in Siam

Before, During and After the Reign of King Narai in Ayutthaya

1-20

Theodorus van den Heuvel Inspects the Phramen of Queen Aphainuchit in 1738

21-30

Meditation Manual of King Taksin of Thonburi

A Siamese Prince Journeys to Angkor

Encounters with a Shared Heritage

Community Forests as Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Community Forest Act of 2019

69-86

Typing the Minority Tai Languages in the Internet World

Transnational Communication and Language Maintenance through the Tai Tham Keyboard

Speaking like a Ghost

Registers of Intimacy and Incompatibility in the Forests of Northern Laos

A Note on Letters from Jit Phoumisak to William J. Gedney, 1953-1958

151-161

The Art of Thai Comics: A Century of Strips and Stripes by Nicholas Verstappen

The Minority Muslim Experience in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Different Path by John Goodman

Siamese Melting Pot: Ethnic Minorities in the Making of Bangkok / Ko rang pen Bangkok by Edward Van Roy

Amnesia: a History of Democratic Idealism in Modern Thailand by Arjun Subrahmanyan

179-182

Music and Recording in King Chulalongkorn’s Bangkok by James L. Mitchell

Impermanence: An Anthropologist of Thailand and Asia by Charles Keyes

187-190

Siam’s New Detectives: Visualizing Crime and Conspiracy in Modern Thailand by Samson Lim

191-193

William J. Klausner (1928–2021)

M.R. Rujaya Abhakorn (1944–2022)

Contributors

203-206

Appendix to A Note on Letters from Jit Phoumisak to William J. Gedney, 1953-1958