...or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence... ...shington, D.C. 20340-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State IN... ...27 Requesters outside the US Government may .... ' purchase this publication in photocopy or micro- form from: National Technical Information Service ... ...a 143 Liechtenstein 144 Luxembourg 146 M Macau 147 Madagascar 148 Malawi 150 Malaysia 151 Maldives 153 Mali 154 Malta 155 Man. Isle of 157 Martinique ... ...2 Comparative area: slightly larger than Delaware Land boundary: 381 km with Malaysia Coastline: 161 km Maritime claims: Exclusive fishing zone: 200 n... ...territo- rial claim in complex dispute over Spratly Islands involving China, Malaysia, Philip- pines, Taiwan, and Vietnam Climate: tropical; hot, humi... ... Cape Verde Telecommunications: excellent service provided by modern telecom media; 18.0 million telephones (66.4 per 100 popl.); countrywide AM, FM, ... ...nental shelf: not specific Exclusive fishing zone: 50 nm in the Sea of Oman; median-line boundaries in the Persian Gulf Territorial sea: 12 nm Boundar... ...hing zone: as delimited with neighboring states, or to limit of shelf, or to median line Extended economic zone: to median line Territorial sea: 3 nm ...

...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disp...

...Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY NEVER DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the postlocal world Helsinki 2005 ... ...R DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World ... ... A VILLAGE IN NORTHERN THAILAND ... ...dividualistic morality National cultural industry - occupational culture - media culture (TV) - mass events (festivals) - cultural services Meritocrac... ...cial national language - political world views - national utopias National media lore - national art and entertainment - consumer culture - national h... ...led off, too, and villagers have not generally bought video equipment. The media environment of the houses is dominated by television. The latest piec... ...devil. It is said that once when Buddha was teaching in the South near the Malaysian border, people there opposed him. One of these devils was there, ... ...is why it's called a spirit of the South. There is no Buddhist religion in Malaysia. There are no footprints of Buddha in places where people don't be...

...worldviews of peoples of Thailand and Finland, the past and future of local cultures. Matti Sarmela started collecting material on Northern Thailand in 1972. Based on a longitudinal field study, he wrote his description of three villages in Lampang Province, and the changes in villagers' lives over three decades. The book also speaks through the voices of villagers themse...