Buddha in the Jungle, The Globalization “This book illustrates how the

“This book illustrates how the complex processes of transculturation are experienced by heterogeneous groups of people who are always excluded as ‘other’ in so-called homogeneous Thai society

has been the underlying cause of many of the flaws of Thai democracy

Noam Tyroler

traumatised elephants can recover and begin to enjoy life

and Bounthavy Sisouphanthong and Taillard’s Atlas of Laos: The Spatial Structures of Economic and Social Development (Copenhagen

Buddha in the Jungle, The Globalization “This book illustrates how the"Reading this book, The Buddha in the Jungle, is to take a wondrous journey to an exotic land, full of magic chants, wise grandmothers, ghosts, elephants, snakes, and compassionate Buddhist monks. After extensive research, Kamala presents us with a collection of marvelously readable and evocative stories that recreate the flavor of a way of life that has now disappeared. This is a book of history, anthropology, and Buddhist teachings, and it is