Bangkok, Thailand Project Center Resources
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- CIA World Factbook - Thailand
- The Europa World Year Book. London: Europa Publications Ltd. Annual. [REF JN 1 E85]
- The Statesman's Year-Book. New York: St. Martin's Press. Annual. [REF JA 51 S7]
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection - Thailand
- United Nations Human Development Report
- World Bank - Thailand
- UN & Affiliated Agencies in Thailand
- BBC Country Profile, Thailand
- University of Wisconsin, Internet Resources about Thailand Great site with all sorts of links to general information, current Events, government and politics, health, science and technology, etc.
- Thailand: An Annotated Directory This site has many, many vetted sites on general information, history and culture, political and social issues.
Some of the information may not be in English. Sometimes, information you need may be buried within a department, such as the National Statistical Office. See Governments on the WWW: Thailand for a listing of many Thai government agencies.
- Cummings, Joe. Bangkok: a Lonely Planet City Guide. Hawthorn, Vic.; Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 1997. [REF DS 589 B2 C85]
- ---. Thailand: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Hawthorn, Vic.; Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 1997. [REF DS 563 C86 1997]
- Golden Jubilee Network - Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej information/speeches.
- sunSITE Thailand - Tourist Information.
- O'Reilly, James and Habegger, Larry. Traveler's Tales Thailand. San Francisco, Calif.: Travelers Tales, 1993. [GEN DS 563 T72 1993]
- Business Travel in Thailand. [Lindon, Utah] : Axiom Press, c2003. [electronic library book].
- Tourism Authority of Thailand.
- Cooper, Robert. Culture Shock! : Thailand 3rd ed. Singapore: Times Books International, 1990. [GEN DS568 C64 1990]
- Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1991. (10 Vols.) [REF GN 307 E53 1991]
- Klausner, William. Reflections on Thai Culture: Collected Writings of William J. Klausner. 4th ed. Bangkok: Siam Society, 1993. [GEN DS 568 K539 1993]
- Segaller, Denis. Thai Ways Bangkok: Asia Books; Post Publishing Co., 1989. [GEN DS 568 S4 1989]
- ---, More Thai Ways. Bangkok: Asia Books, 1989. [GEN DS 568 S43 1989]
- Thailand [videorecording]. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999. [GEN DS563.5 T33 1999 video].
- Yee, Kenny. Dos & Don'ts in Thailand. Bangkok: Book Promotion & Service, 1993. [GEN DS 568 Y4 1993]
For additional items, search the library catalog using the following Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Country Commercial Guide, by the U.S. State Department, provides a useful starting place to understand the economic and business situation. eThailand.com is a portal to find local businesses, hotels, and news for visitors.
- Bank of Thailand. Economic information.
- Cragg, Claudia. Hunting With the Tigers: Doing Business with Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philipines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. San Diego: Pfeiffer, 1993. [GEN HF 3820.5 Z5 C7 1993]
- Muscat, Robert J. The Fifth Tiger: a Study of Thai Development Policy. Helsinki, Finland: United Nations University Press; Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1994. [GEN HC 445 M867 1994]
- Pasuk, Phongpaichit. Thailand, Economy and Politics. Oxford; Oxford University Press, 1995. [GEN HC 445 P39 1995]
- The Thai Economy in Transition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. [GEN HC 445 T397 1993]
- Unger, Danny. Building Social Capital in Thailand : Fibers, Finance, and Infrastructure. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998. [GEN HC 445 U54 1998]
- Hata, Tatsuya. Bangkok in the Balance : Bangkok's Slum Angel and the Bloody Events of May 1992. Bangkok : Duang Prateep Foundation, 1996. [GEN DS 568 H36 1996].
- Library of Congress. A Country Study: Thailand.
- Muscat, Robert J. Thailand and the United States: Development, Security, and Foreign Aid. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990. [GEN HC 445 M87 1990]
- Wyatt, David K. Thailand: a Short History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984. [GEN DS 571 W92 1984]
- Oxford Reference Series of Encyclopedias A reliable alternative to Wikipedia. Contains 100+ dictionary, timelines, and subject reference works full text and searchable. To find, use the "History" link on the WPI Library page under Databases and Electronic Resources.
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