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Betel And Miang: Vanishing Thai Habits
by Reichart, P. A.; H. P. Philipsen
About This Book
This is the second updated edition of the 1996 publication. The chewing of betel (basically betel leaves with the areca nut) and of miang (pickled tea with tobacco and other ingredients) have been established social and recreational habits in Thailand for many centuries. This study by two senior specialists in Oral Pathology and Surgery sets out the history of betel and miang use and the way it became an integral part of Thai culture. They also discuss the often extremely damaging effects of the habit, and its present day decline. Nearly 200 archival and modern drawings and photographs illustrate this volume, including colour photographs of betel nut cutters, knives, pestles and pounders and elaborately crafted lime and betel containers. There are also short studies of quid chewing in Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia. Bibliography.
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