Recalling Local Pasts: Autonomous History in Southeast Asia Herbal compress theraphy the growing Japanese presence in

the growing Japanese presence in Thailand

The coup leader who believed he was the reincarnation of an eighteenth-century king

and now operates his business

This new English edition has been translated

Recalling Local Pasts: Autonomous History in Southeast Asia Herbal compress theraphy the growing Japanese presence inEdited by Sunait Chutintaranond and Chris Baker The history of Southeast Asia, especially mainland Southeast Asia, has been written as a history of kings and states. The modern states of Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam thread their way back into the past, and the emergence of these states, the importance of their capitals, and the power of their dynasties have been the dominant themes of the history of the region. Recalling