Patterns and illusions
Subtitle: Thai history and thought
By: edited byGehan Wijeyewardene and E.C. Chapman.
Contributors: Wijeyewardene, Gehan.; Chapman, E. C.; Richard Davis Fund.; Australian National University. Dept. of Anthropology.; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
Publisher: Richard Davis Fund and Dept. of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Canberra
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Thailand -- History.; Thailand -- Social life and customs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In memory of Richard B. Davis"--Cover.
"Issued under the auspices of Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore."
Table of contents: title: Population movements and enviromental changes in the hills of northern Thailand / Peter and Sally L. Kunstadter; title: Irrigation and the northern Thai state in the nineteenth century / Paul T. Cohen; title: Survivors and accumulators / Christine Mougne; title: Meetings as ritual / Peter Hinton; title: Laupani and Ahom identity / B.J. Terwiel; title: Notes on traditional beliefs in  northern Thailand concerning the causes of 'Bitot's spots' (xerophthalmia) and their treatment / Donald Gibson; title: Kinship extension / Gehan Wijeyewardene; title: The 'extra Y' in northern Thai script / Anthony Diller; title: Transformations of Karen myths of origin and relations of power / Anthony Diller; title: Transformation of Karen myths of origin and relations of power / Ananda Rajah; title: A tale of two city pillars / Nerida Cook; title: The plot of Thai history / Craig J. Reynolds.