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The 1890s were a pivotal decade for Thailand and the world. With his new book, News from the 90s, Steve Van Beek takes us back 120 years to an era that played out each afternoon in the pages of the Bangkok Times newspaper. Revealed is a vivid city with a dynamic populace who displayed a profound engagement with events, a fascination with novelty, and a hope for the new century. The reporters of the period brought it alive with perceptive writing leavened by droll humor. Listen to people much like ourselves telling in their own words the challenges of grappling with a complex world.