CONTENTS

• Art as a “System of Action”: Buddha Images in the “Golden Age” of Lan Na, c. 1355-1525 CE (1898-2068 BE)
  (Author : Angela Chiu)
• Convention and Invention in the Phra Sri An (Maitreya) Myth in Thai Society
  (Author : Aphilak Kasempholkoon and Siraporn Nathalang)
• The Role of Food in the Musical Rites of the Lanna People of Northern Thailand
  (Author : Bussakorn Binson)
• Cars and Carts: Marketing, Circulation, and Fluidity in Bangkok’s Central Business District
  (Author : Claudio Sopranzetti)
• The Emergence of the Kingdom of Thonburi in the Context of the Chinese Era 1727-1782
  (Author : Jirathorn Chartsiri)
• Monsters in Thai Horror Film from 2001 to 2008: A Reflection of Culture and Society
  (Author : Ji-eun Lee)
• Hikayat Abu Qasim: The Legacy of a Twentieth-Century Rong Ngeng Pioneer in Thailand’s Andaman Coast Region
  (Author : Lawrence Ross)
• Historical Narratives of King Naresuan the Great: Narrative Techniques and Image Creation
  (Author : Marasri Sothip)
• Legitimacy, Counterinsurgency, and Order 66/2523
  (Author : Matt Wheeler)
• Sorrow in the Paññāsa Jātaka: Emotion and the Teaching of Dharma
  (Author : Patcharin Buranakorn)
• Local Wisdom and Social Learning for Sustainable Water Resource Management: A Case Study of Ban Limthong, Amphoe Nang Rong, Changwat Buri Ram
  (Author : Royboon Rassameethes)
• Prospects and Policy Options for Thailand’s Trade in Bioenergy in the Mekong Region: Implications for Sustainable Development
  (Author : Sabrina Shaw)
• Siam’s New Detectives: Police Work and the Press from 1900 to 1950
  (Author : Samson Lim)
• Palaung Buddhism and Ethnic Identity in Northern Thailand
  (Author : Sean Ashley)

Honorary Editors

• Yoneo Ishii, The National Institute for the Humanities, Tokyo
• William J. Klausner, Institute of Security and International Studies, Bangkok
• Pranee Kullavanich, Sirindhorn Thai Center, Bangkok
• Elizabeth Moore, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
• Peter Skilling, Ecole fracaise d’Extreme-Orient, Bangkok and Paris

Peer Review Committee

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bussakorn Binson
• Dr. Dhiravat na Pombejra
• Prof. Dr. Kusuma Raksamani
• Dr. Peter Skilling
• Prof. Dr. Piyanart Bunnag
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Withaya Sucharithanarugse
• Asst. Prof. Ritirong Jiwakanon
• Prof. Dr. Ruenruthai Sujjapun
• Captain Dr. Samai Jai-In, RTM
• Prof. Dr. Siraporn Nathalang
• Assoc. Prof. Surichai Wun’gaeo

Editorial Board

• Suchitra Chongstitvatana, Director, Institute of Thai Studies
• Arthit Thongtak, Deputy Director, Institute of Thai Studies
• Supakorn Ditapan, Deputy Director, Institute of Thai Studies
• Ritirong Jiwakanon, Deputy Director, Institute of Thai Studies

Editor

• Suchitra Chongstitvatana

Assistant Editor

• Frederick B. Goss