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For more than twenty years Christopher G. Moore has been writing about the history, culture and politics of Southeast Asia, in particular Thailand. The Cultural Detective is a behind-the-scene view into Moore’s writing life.

In this selection of essays, Moore discusses with the humor and insight that he has become famous for. He draws widely on anthropology, neurology, psychology, ethnography, history, and recent political conflicts.

Readers new to Moore’s work will find an entertaining and discerning author worth getting to know better, while fans will recognize an echo of his essayist’s voice and perspective from his novels.

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Christopher G. Moore is the author of the award-winning Vincent Calvino series and ten standalone novels, including the Land of Smiles Trilogy. His novels have appeared in a dozen languages.

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January 12, 2011
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"Christopher G. Moore is an excellent writer, and his style in this collection reminds me of Bill Bryson and Dave Barry, though Moore's subject matter remains more deeply thought provoking..."
--Lang Reid, Pattaya Mail

"[Moore's] experience and in-depth knowledge of the country really shines through, providing intriguing insights into a vast range of subjects - culture, politics, psychology, crime, history - to name just a few. Moore's writing style is easily read and hugely entertaining, whilst still being incredibly informative."
--Bangkok Best

"One of Moore's greatest strengths ... is his knowledge of Southeast Asian history."
--Newsweek

"Moore's work doesn't flinch from cultural detail or complex social analysis. He takes chances, lots of them."
--International Herald Tribune

"The most important recreator of Thailand for a Western audience."
--Vancouver Sun

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For more than twenty years ChristopherG. Moore has been ไriting about the history, culture and politics ofSoutheast Asia, in particular Thailand. The Cultural Detective is abehind-the-scene view into Moore's writing life.

In this selection of essays, Moore discusseswith the humor and insight that he has become famous for. He draws widely onanthropology, neurology, psychology, ethnography, history, and recentpolitical conflicts.

Readers new to Moore'swork will find an entertaining and discerning author worth getting to knowbetter, while fans will recognize an echo of his essayist's voice andperspective from his novels.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004IZLGHY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Heaven Lake Press (January 12, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 12, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 509 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 246 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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Chazgirl

The Cultural Detective (title of a book) not to be confused with Cultural Detective the cross-cultural communication course.

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This book written by Christopher G. Moore author of many mystery books based in Asia does a great job of walking through the process of having to see another culture (in this case Asia) and writing through that culture's filter. This is a book I recommend to my students and my friends for understanding the process of coming to a better cross-cultural understanding of any culture, specifically, in this case, Asian.

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California Guy

Moore explains the benefits of international crime fiction better than most

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2011

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The "theory of mind" chapter was worth the price of this ebook alone. Moore explains with entertaining detail what I would have, should have and could have figured out on my own ... given enough time, introspection and alaysis on why international crime fiction is a popular and growing segment of the book market. In the age of the information super highway Moore is still willing and indeed cherishes the opportunity to put his shoes on the ground as he walks the uneven and crooked sidewalks of Southeast Asia. In doing so the reader is better able to enjoy the journey while reading or better yet in real time, in real life. For any fan of international crime fiction who enjoys a good explanation of a cultural back story, spend the four bucks. It is worth it.

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Trevor Bide

Analysing Thai Culture

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2011

The beauty of the Cultural Detective is that you can be opening the book at the start of any new chapter and have the information for that chapter within five to ten minutes of reading. Better still is the knowledge that doing this does not ruin any of the other chapters at all. I say the beauty meaning if you are like me and desperate to get to the chapter titles that could hold that life changing information.(By the way I look for that in all books). On the other hand you could just read it from cover to cover like any ordinary person, either is fine.

Christopher G. Moore is probably most famous for the Vincent Calvino crime fiction series, his latest book " 9 Gold Bullets" being the twelfth novel in the series. Aside from this or should I say including the Vincent Calvino series it brings up a very creditable tally of 22 novels written to date.

The Cultural Detective is a fascinating set of essays that looks at some of the cultural divides between east and west and essentially looks at life inside Thailand. It is the look at Thai life that excites me most. I myself have had a deep affection and affiliation for Thailand for the past 27 years, but I still manage to put my medium-sized western foot in it on many occasions.

Over the past 27 years I have continued the love affair by drifting in and out of her shores, but Christopher Moore has been in the kingdom day in and day out. There are many so-called foreign experts on Thailand and it's culture, but Christopher Moore would be one of a very few who I would pay to read what he has to say as he is well worth listening to.

The Cultural Detective is composed of four parts consisting of many interesting essays to each part. My personal favourites are too many to mention, but I enjoyed immensely the chapter on Time challenging concepts in Thai and the flexibility that phrases such as (kamlang ja pai) about to leave, (kamlang ja thueng) about to arrive and (kamlang ja set) about to finish give the Thai. The about to leave, arrive or finish could of course be any time within the next 10 minutes to 2 hours. I would love to tell my client here in England that I will be with you anytime within the next 10 minutes to 2 hours, but in the west they want precise timings.

Many subjects are looked at including the almost urgent matter to discover the truth in the west and squarely pin the blame some where. Declaring someone a winner and someone a loser in the east can lead to fatal consequences. This is not only for the person concerned , but to his or her family and friends as well. A far bigger picture is looked at in the east , being a face-based culture.

Two of my other favourite superb chapters are that of the deference system and the culture of complaining. Christopher Moore does a fantastic job explaining why Thais sometimes feel uncomfortable around foreigners, why exile is more painful for the Thai than other nationalities,and the deference culture that is built around age, rank, family and wealth in Thailand. The complaining chapter has the English down as masters of the art of complaining , where of course in Thailand the tradition is very much on not to complain.

I have to agree that us English do like to put in a complaint or two. My complaints were normally aimed at no one and possibly everyone, but with a Thai wife and in the early days she took these as being directed at her. These were taken as personal insults, my complaining these days are confined to myself and the four walls of my office. Here again Christopher Moore explains how this works in his chapter on complaining, classic stuff.

Another favourite is if entering the home of a Thai person as a foreign guest and the host says you could keep your shoes on. The first point is would you keep them on or not? Bearing in mind shoes are to be removed when entering the homes of Thai people. The second point is does the host really mean that you can keep them on? Once again a huge insight is given in to the Thai mind-set and mind reading skills could well be an added bonus.

Finally the events that unfolded from 14th - 19th May 2010 in Bangkok with regards to the political protests were also captured by Christopher Moore. He ventured to the front line daily chatting and shedding some light on the events during that period with his own observations. Fantastic detail is given from the large political demonstrations starting from mid-March , through the events that unfolded during April and May 2010.

The Cultural Detective is a whole host of fascinating cultural essays, with something new to learn in each chapter. It is a thoroughly good read, but from my point of view thoroughly educational and informative as well. I have long since given up buying products on Thai culture as it's a nut that's very hard to crack, but I am pleased I purchased '' The Cultural Detective'' another fine product from Christopher G. Moore.

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