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This book provides a fascinating glimpse into rural Thailand forty years ago. It reflects the social and cultural old days in rural Thailand from the 1960s.
Thailand in My Youth
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This book provides a fascinating glimpse into rural Thailand forty years ago. It reflects the social and cultural old days in rural Thailand from the 1960s.
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