For many outsiders Thailand still conjures up images of the East at its most mysterious and enchanting a view largely formed by Hollywood films like The King and I .
Never conquered by foreigners, this proud and ancient land has been shaped by Buddhism, the monarchy, and the military.
Today it is a representative democracy with a populist female prime minister, and is ranked among the tiger economies of Southeast Asia.
It is a manufacturing powerhouse, the world s largest rice exporter, an.
Kuperard Thailand, paperback/roger jones
