History of Lan Na

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st. FNL.* Date of Publication: 2005* Publisher: Silkworm Books.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated soft card covers showing a traditional Thai design in claret on a patterned ground. Dark blue titles to spine and face. No bumps or rubs, shelf wear or reading creases to spine. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges and corners. Seems lightly used. FINE. * Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or marks to text. No tanning or other visible faults. FINE. * Illustrations: Numerous b/w photos, maps and line drawings throughout. * Pages: 247 pp. text. lxxxi pp. glossary, notes, bibliography & index at rear.* Product Description:- Here, for the first time since the Yonok Chronicle written more than a century ago, is a complete history of the Northern Thai culture and kingdom of Lan Na. It chronicles the era of the City-states before the rule of Phaya Mangrai, the rise, flourishing, and decline of the Lan Na kingdom, the period of Burmese rule, the submission to Siamese authority, the impact of Western imperialism, and finally Lan Na's integration with the rest of Siam.* This is a FINE text copy of the 1st./1st. with no visible faults, FINE.*