Chalidaporn Songsamphan
The essays in this volume highlight the movement of Buddhist ideas and practices across Asia and how the encounter of far-flung cultures and personalities encouraged adaptation and transformation
Senior Lecturer in International and Community Development
completed two years at University of Mandalay
While in recent years foresters have shifted their focus to conservation
Record of Cambodia, A: The Land and Its People Gender Politics Chalidaporn SongsamphanTranslated, with an introduction and notes, by Peter Harris Only one person has given us a first hand account of the civilization of Angkor. This is the Chinese envoy, Zhou Daguan, who visited Angkor in 129697 and wrote A Record of Cambodia: The Land and Its People after his return to China. To this day, Zhous description of the royal palace, sacred buildings, women, traders, slaves, hill people, animals, landscapes, and everyday life remains a unique