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During the nineteenth century there was a huge increase in the level and types of gambling in Thailand. Taxes on gambling became a major source of state revenue
Post-War Borneo, 1945-1950
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Pages: 274
Authors: Ooi Keat Gin
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-29 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book examines Borneo, both British Borneo – Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo – and Dutch Borneo in the period 1945-1950. Borneo then was at the crossro
Thailand in the Cold War
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Authors: Matthew Phillips
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Thailand’s position during the Cold War was ambiguous: the country’s political leadership was very keen to maintain the country’s independence on the worl
Street Performers and Society in Urban Japan, 1600-1900
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This book presents a thoroughly researched and meticulously documented study of the emergence, development, and demise of music, theatre, recitation, and dance
Betting on the Civil Service Examinations
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Pages: 374
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"Weixing was a highly-organized lottery practice wherein people bet on the surnames of which candidates would pass the civil and military examinations in China.