New Video Material on “Fragrant Frontier”

New Video Material on “Fragrant Frontier”

April 24, 2023
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Annuska Derks, co-editor of Fragrant Frontier: Global Spice Entanglements from the Sino-Vietnamese Uplands, has spearheaded the production of two magnificent videos promising interesting and important material on upland ethnic minority livelihoods. The …

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Rethinking Community in Myanmar with Judith Beyer

Rethinking Community in Myanmar with Judith Beyer

March 31, 2023
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A new podcast interview with Judith Beyer is out! NIAS Press author Judith Beyer joined Postdoctoral Researcher Mai Van Tran in a conversation on her latest book Rethinking Community in Myanmar. Judith and Van talk about the concept of “community”, how …

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Vibeke Børdahl with the Nordic Asia Podcast

Vibeke Børdahl with the Nordic Asia Podcast

September 27, 2022
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Our author Vibeke Børdahl joined Julia Heinle discussing her upcoming publications on Jin Ping Mei, a classic of Chinese literature. The late 16th-century novel has been described as a landmark in the development of the narrative art form. Vibeke has t …

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From 9/11, 2001, to 8/15, 2021: Regime Change in Afghanistan

From 9/11, 2001, to 8/15, 2021: Regime Change in Afghanistan

August 24, 2021
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By Michael Fredholm Michael Fredholm is a historian and former military analyst who has published extensively on the history, defence strategies, security policies, and energy sector developments of Eurasia. He is the author of the book Afghanistan Bey …

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Photographing Laos with Martin Stuart-Fox

Photographing Laos with Martin Stuart-Fox

January 11, 2021
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Fifty years ago, the Vietnam War was still raging and had spread into neighbouring Laos and Cambodia. One of the Western journalists reporting on the conflict on the ground was Martin Stuart-Fox who, based at the University of Queensland, went on to be …

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Thai Military Power: A Critical Juncture Approaching?

Thai Military Power: A Critical Juncture Approaching?

November 27, 2020
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In this post, Gregory V. Raymond writes about the latest development of the Thai’s monarchy role in politics, and the shifting relationship between the monarchy, the military, the people and the parliament in Thailand. Gregory is the author of “Thai Mi …

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Book launch & discussion of “Future Forward: The Rise and Fall of a Thai Political Party”

Book launch & discussion of “Future Forward: The Rise and Fall of a Thai Political Party”

November 19, 2020
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By NIAS Pres On Monday 16th, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand hosted a book launch and discussion of the book “Future Forward: the rise and fall of a Thai political party”, in collaboration with NYSEAN and NIAS. All five speakers at the eve …

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‘Thanathorn: the rise and fall of a Thai political icon’ – Nikkei Asia

‘Thanathorn: the rise and fall of a Thai political icon’ – Nikkei Asia

October 25, 2020
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‘Can the movement he founded thrive in his absence?’ asks Duncan McCargo in a painstakingly researched text published in Nikkei Asia this week. The piece is an adapted extract from the book “Future Forward: The Rise and Fall of a Thai Political Party” …

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Dogmeat Diaries 7: Mae Sot – milk-shakes and mercenaries

Dogmeat Diaries 7: Mae Sot – milk-shakes and mercenaries

October 23, 2020
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This post is part of the series ‘Dogmeat Diaries’ by Ashley South. (Read the first entry here for an explanation about the title choice.)  Dr Ashley South is an independent author, researcher and consultant, and a Research Fellow at Chiang Mai Universi …

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Podcast: Hidden Histories of Thai Nuns with Martin Seeger

Podcast: Hidden Histories of Thai Nuns with Martin Seeger

October 16, 2020
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In this podcast, Martin Seeger from the University of Leeds joins Petra Desatova to talk about his recent book ‘Gender and the Path to Awakening: Hidden Histories of Nuns in Modern Thai Buddhism’ jointly published by Silkworm Books and NIAS Press. Mart …

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