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Chronicle of Thailand

Headline News since 1946

William Warren, Nicholas Grossman (editor in chief)

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260 x 281 mm — 444 pages — 50
ISBN : 978-9-81421-712-5
  • 444 pages of headline news stories
  • 2,300 news stories illustrating 64 years of history
  • More than 1,800 photographs and illustrations
  • Timeline of international and regional events
  • Introduction by William Warren
  • Commissioned special illustration by acclaimed artist Navin Rawanchaikul on Thailand in the future

Chronicle of Thailand is the story of Thailand during the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Beginning on the day he was crowned, 9 June 1946, the book presents a vivid eyewitness account of Thailand’s development through the major news events of the last 64 years. Offering a grandstand view of events as they unfolded – the coronation of Rama IX, the suppression of Communism, the Vietnam War era, the October 1973 uprising, economic boom, great sporting moments, cultural firsts, unforgettable tragedies, and quirky aspects of daily life that just happened to make the news. It is history made live. Along with a year-by-year review of the major news stories in Thailand, there is also a timeline of international events, including developments in other pasts of the region. The book features thousands of rare and fascinating pictures and illustrations, representing one of the most comprehensive photo collects of Thailand ever produced.

Chronicle of Thailand begins with an introduction by William Warren, who has lived in Thailand since 1959 and written more than 50 books about the country. Warren sets the stage by presenting an introduction to the situation in Thailand in 1945 as it emerged from Japanese occupation during World War II. Research sources for the book included Thai and English-language newspapers.  Photographs too came from a variety of archives. Interspersed throughout are cartoons, advertisements, album covers, film posters and other visual material, that greatly enliven the book provides.

William Warren

William Warren is an authority on Jim Thompson, and has written Jim Thompson: The Unsolved Mystery, about Jim Thompson’s disappearance in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia in 1967 and Jim Thompson: House on the Klong, an illustrated book which brings readers on a tour through the uniquely furnished and decorated house which Jim Thompson left behind in Bangkok. Warren succumbed to the allure of Thailand on his first visit and has lived here for over 40 years. His writings on Asia, and Thailand in particular, have entertained and informed readers all over the world.

Nicholas Grossman

Nicholas Grossman has lived in Thailand for 10 years and has written for many newspapers and publications in Thailand and overseas before joining Editions Didier Millet. Nicholas graduated with a degree in History and Literature from Harvard University. He has produced many books on Thailand for Editions Didier Millet, including Thailand: 9 Days in The Kingdom, Chronicle of Thailand, Thailand At Random, Americans in Thailand, A History of the Thai-Chinese, and King Bhumibol Aduyadej: A Life’s Work.

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