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      • Silkworm International Co., Ltd.

        Silkworm Books is a general publisher based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We specialize in select markets and quality English-language books, primarily on topics related to mainland Southeast Asia. Founded in 1989, we are the foremost publisher of serious books on Thailand in English. To date, we have published more than 300 English titles. We have licensed English-language rights, purchased translation rights, and less frequently commissioned writers. Our books are distributed in North America, and U.K., through the University of Washington Press, and in Asia by local distributors.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2025

        Private property and the fear of social chaos

        by Aidan Beatty

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        Business, Economics & Law
        October 2020

        Design Thinking Navigator

        Kartenset zur kreativen Projektarbeit

        by Mayer, Lena; Osann, Isabell; Szymanski, Caroline; Taheri, Mana

        Design Thinking: Solve problems together, user-centered and iterative, develop innovations and have fun doing so! - Practical cards for innovation project work with change of perspective- Consistently customer-oriented and iterative- Targeted use of the maps in project planning and implementation with Design Thinking- Pragmatic, compact and wonderfully descriptive- Suitable for the most diverse questions or problems- With folding poster for targeted use of maps in project planning and decorative at the workplace- From the authors "Design Thinking Quick Start

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        August 2020

        Fernblick: Wie wir uns die Zukunft erzählen

        by Dirk Peitz

        Die Zukunft können wir nicht vorhersehen. Wer glaubt, bereits darin zu leben, wie so mancher im Silicon Valley, muss sich umstellen, denn die Zukunftsmacht China schickt sich an, die Deutungshoheit zu übernehmen. Was also können wir heute über das Bevorstehende sagen? Haben wir Anlass, uns zu freuen? Müssen wir uns fürchten? Der Zeit-Autor und Technologie-Experte Dirk Peitz reiste durch die USA, der alten Zukunft entgegen, bis nach Shenzhen, in die neue Silicon City des Ostens. Auf dem Weg sprach er mit denen, die jetzt schon an der Welt von morgen arbeiten: mit Stanford-Professoren, Think-Tank-Wissenschaftlern, Tech-Arbeitern, Managern, Städteplanern und Träumern. Das Ergebnis ist ein Reisebericht aus der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit des Vorstellbaren. Ein faszinierender Ausblick auf das Morgen. Sowie eine kluge, fundierte Auseinandersetzung mit den drängenden Fragen von heute.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        May 2016

        A matter of intelligence

        by Charmian Brinson, Richard Dove

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        The Arts
        July 2023

        You’re nicked

        Investigating British television police series

        by Ben Lamb

        You're nicked is the first comprehensive study of television police series in the UK. It reveals how British television's most popular genre has developed stylistically, politically and philosophically from 1955 to the present. Each chapter focuses on a particular decade, investigating how the most-watched series represent the inner workings of the police station, the civilian life of criminals and the private lives of police officers. This new approach unearths the complex ideology underpinning each series and discerns the key insights the genre can provide into the breakdown of the post-war settlement. Offering insightful readings of police series from Dixon of Dock Green to Happy Valley via The Sweeney, The Bill and Cracker, the book is a must-read for crime-drama enthusiasts worldwide. This new paperback edition features an extensive epilogue on Line of Duty and other Jed Mercurio creations.

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        January 2012

        Silicon Jungle

        Roman

        by Shumeet Baluja, Ulrike Wasel

        Er hat Zugriff auf den größten Datenpool der Welt. Millionen von Menschen sind für ihn ein offenes Buch. Er hat die besten Absichten – aber er hat keine Ahnung, worauf er sich eingelassen hat Es ist ein Glückstag für den jungen Informatiker Stephen Thorpe. Aus Tausenden von Bewerbern ist er ausgewählt worden für eines der begehrten Praktika bei Ubatoo. Ubatoo ist ein Megakonzern: Millionen von Menschen nutzen seine Suchmaschine, verschicken E-Mails über einen Ubatoo-Account, organisieren Termine mit dem Ubatoo-Kalender, kaufen auf Ubatoo-Shoppingportalen ein. Auf Ubatoos Servern sind die Geheimnisse, Gelüste und Sehnsüchte ihrer Nutzer abgelegt. Um an sie heranzukommen, muß man kein Computergenie sein. Es reicht ein guter Draht zu einem ambitionierten Praktikanten. Als Stephen von einem vermeintlichen Datenschützer damit beauftragt wird, die Ubatoo-Datenbanken zu durchforsten, macht er sich bereitwillig an die Arbeit. Doch er hat keine Ahnung, mit wem er sich da eingelassen hat.

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        The Arts
        September 2020

        Science in performance

        Theatre and the politics of engagement

        by Simon Parry

        This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book is about science in theatre and performance. It explores how theatre and performance engage with emerging scientific themes from artificial intelligence to genetics and climate change. The book covers a wide range of performance forms from Broadway musicals to educational theatre, from Somali drama to grime videos. It features work by pioneering companies including Gob Squad, Headlong Theatre and Theatre of Debate as well as offering fresh analysis of global blockbusters such as Wicked and Urinetown. The book offers detailed description and analysis of theatre and performance practices as well as broader commentary on the politics of theatre as public engagement with science. Science in performance is essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners working between science and the arts within fields such as theatre and performance studies, science communication, interdisciplinary arts and health humanities.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2014

        East German intelligence and Ireland, 1949–90

        Espionage, terrorism and diplomacy

        by Jerome de Wiel

        This book is an in-depth examination of the relations between Ireland and the former East Germany between the end of the Second World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It explores political, diplomatic, economic, media and cultural issues. The long and tortuous process of establishing diplomatic relations is unique in the annals of diplomatic history. Central in this study are the activities of the Stasi. They show how and where East German intelligence obtained information on Ireland and Northern Ireland and also what kind of information was gathered. A particularly interesting aspect of the book is the monitoring of the activities of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army and their campaigns against the British army in West Germany. The Stasi had infiltrated West German security services and knew about Irish suspects and their contacts with West German terrorist groups. East German Intelligence and Ireland, 1949-90 makes an original contribution to diplomatic, intelligence, terrorist and Cold War studies. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2017

        East German intelligence and Ireland, 1949–90

        Espionage, terrorism and diplomacy

        by Jérôme de Wiel

        This book is an in-depth examination of the relations between Ireland and the former East Germany between the end of the Second World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. It explores political, diplomatic, economic, media and cultural issues. The long and tortuous process of establishing diplomatic relations is unique in the annals of diplomatic history. Central in this study are the activities of the Stasi. They show how and where East German intelligence obtained information on Ireland and Northern Ireland and also what kind of information was gathered. A particularly interesting aspect of the book is the monitoring of the activities of the Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army and their campaigns against the British army in West Germany. The Stasi had infiltrated West German security services and knew about Irish suspects and their contacts with West German terrorist groups. East German Intelligence and Ireland, 1949-90 makes an original contribution to diplomatic, intelligence, terrorist and Cold War studies.

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        Children's & YA

        Snöfrid from Meadow Valley (3). The Hectic Hunt for the River Pearl

        by Andreas H. Schmachtl

        What a disaster! Snöfrid’s stream has disappeared during the night! Without water there can be no porridge, and Snöfrid doesn’t have to think twice. This problem must be solved immediately! The hunt for water begins with a wet meeting at the pond of the little nymph Flumina, but when it turns into a hunt for the mysterious river pearl, involving a submersible boat, the story quickly becomes an underwater adventure, and who knows how it will end? Magical adventure, great fun for boys and girls, by Spiegel bestselling author Andreas H. Schmachtl.

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        Politics & government
        December 2016

        Intelligence, security and the Attlee governments, 1945–51

        An uneasy relationship?

        by Daniel W. B. Lomas

        Drawing on recently released documents and private papers, this is the first book-length study to examine the intimate relationship between the Attlee government and Britain's intelligence and security services at the start of the Cold War. Often praised for the formation of the modern-day 'welfare state', Attlee's government also played a significant, if little understood, role in combating communism at home and overseas, often in the face of vocal, sustained opposition from its own backbenches. This book tells the story of Attlee's Cold War. From Whitehall vetting to secret operations in Eastern Europe and the fallout of Soviet atomic espionage on both sides of the Atlantic, it provides a fresh interpretation of the Attlee government, making it essential reading for anyone interested in the Labour Party, intelligence, security and Britain's foreign and defence policy at the start of the Cold War.

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        February 2020

        Allein unter Briten

        Eine Entdeckungsreise

        by Tuvia Tenenbom, Isi Tenenbom, Karen Witthuhn

        Als Dramatiker und Gründer des Jewish Theater of New York wusste Tuvia Tenebom schon immer gutes Theater zu schätzen. Und wo kommen die besten Stücke zur Aufführung? In Großbritannien natürlich! Grund genug also, der Insel mal wieder einen Besuch abzustatten, zumal in einer Zeit, in der das große Brexit-Schauspiel über die Bühne geht. Ist es eine Komödie? Ist es eine Tragödie? Oder schlicht absurdes Theater?, wollte er von den Briten wissen. Das war zumindest der Plan. Aber: Der Mensch denkt, und Gott lacht, wie es so schön heißt. Denn seine Reise – die ihn über viele Monate durch das Vereinigte Königreich führte und während der er in Winston Churchills Zimmer ein Nickerchen machte, mit Jeremy Corbyn Katz und Maus spielte, mit Nigel Farage verbotenen Tabak rauchte, ein Monster verspeiste und einem Geist nachstellte – gestaltete sich ganz anders als angenommen. Die meisten Inselbewohner wollten nämlich mit ihm nur bedingt über den Brexit sprechen, dafür redeten sie bereitwillig über andere Themen – Themen, die ihnen am Herzen lagen, wie der allgegenwärtige Antisemitismus. Die Gespräche, die Tuvia Tenenbom mit Lords und Ladies führte, mit Politprofis und Pub-Philosophen, Wohlhabenden und Habenichtsen, Geistesgrößen und Geistlichen, mit Gangstern und Beauty Queens, mit Antisemiten und Palästina-Romantikern u.v.m., zeichnen nicht nur ein erhellendes Stimmungsbild der englischen Gesellschaft, sondern zeigen auch, dass sie zutiefst gespalten ist und erbittert um ihre Identität und ihre Zukunft kämpft.

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        The Arts
        September 2024

        The renewal of post-war Manchester

        Planning, architecture and the state

        by Richard Brook

        A compelling account of the project to transform post-war Manchester, revealing the clash between utopian vision and compromised reality. Urban renewal in Britain was thrilling in its vision, yet partial and incomplete in its implementation. For the first time, this deep study of a renewal city reveals the complex networks of actors behind physical change and stagnation in post-war Britain. Using the nested scales of region, city and case-study sites, the book explores the relationships between Whitehall legislation, its interpretation by local government planning officers and the on-the-ground impact through urban architectural projects. Each chapter highlights the connections between policy goals, global narratives and the design and construction of cities. The Cold War, decolonialisation, rising consumerism and the oil crisis all feature in a richly illustrated account of architecture and planning in post-war Manchester.

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