The Journal of the Siam Society

The Journal of the Siam Society
Title The Journal of the Siam Society PDF eBook
Author Siam Society
Publisher
Pages 660
Release 1923
Genre Thailand
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A History of Ayutthaya

A History of Ayutthaya
Title A History of Ayutthaya PDF eBook
Author Chris Baker
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 345
Release 2017-05-11
Genre History
ISBN 1107190762

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The first full history of a great commercial and political center that rose in Asia over almost five centuries.

The Journal of the Siam Society

The Journal of the Siam Society
Title The Journal of the Siam Society PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 684
Release 1905
Genre Thailand
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The Journal of the Siam Society

The Journal of the Siam Society
Title The Journal of the Siam Society PDF eBook
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Pages 702
Release 1904
Genre Thailand
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Subject Siam

Subject Siam
Title Subject Siam PDF eBook
Author Tamara Loos
Publisher Cornell University Press
Pages 226
Release 2018-07-05
Genre History
ISBN 1501728253

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Unlike its Southeast Asian neighbors, Thailand was never colonized by an imperial power. However, Siam (as Thailand was called until 1939) shared a great deal in common with both colonized states and imperial powers: its sovereignty was qualified by imperial nations while domestically its leaders pursued European colonial strategies of juridical control in the Muslim south. The creation of family law and courts in that region and in Siam proper most clearly manifests Siam's dualistic position. Demonstrating the centrality of gender relations, law, and Siam's Malay Muslims to the history of modern Thailand, Subject Siam examines the structures and social history of jurisprudence to gain insight into Siam's unique position within Southeast Asian history. Tamara Loos elaborates on the processes of modernity through an in-depth study of hundreds of court cases involving polygyny, marriage, divorce, rape, and inheritance adjudicated between the 1850s and 1930s. Most important, this study of Siam offers a novel approach to the question of modernity precisely because Siam was not colonized yet was subject to transnational discourses and symbols of modernity. In Siam, Loos finds, the language of modernity was not associated with a foreign, colonial overlord, so it could be deployed both by elites who favored continuation of existing domestic hierarchies and by those advocating political and social change.

Journal of the Siam Society

Journal of the Siam Society
Title Journal of the Siam Society PDF eBook
Author Siam Society
Publisher
Pages 482
Release 1922
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The Lost Territories

The Lost Territories
Title The Lost Territories PDF eBook
Author Shane Strate
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 266
Release 2015-01-31
Genre History
ISBN 0824854373

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It is a cherished belief among Thai people that their country was never colonized. Yet politicians, scholars, and other media figures chronically inveigh against Western colonialism and the imperialist theft of Thai territory. Thai historians insist that the country adapted to the Western-dominated world order more successfully than other Southeast Asian kingdoms and celebrate their proud history of independence. But many Thai leaders view the West as a threat and portray Thailand as a victim. Clearly Thailand's relationship with the West is ambivalent. The Lost Territories explores this conundrum by examining two important and contrasting strands of Thai historiography: the well-known Royal-Nationalist ideology, which celebrates Thailand's long history of uninterrupted independence; and what the author terms "National Humiliation discourse," its mirror image. Shane Strate examines the origins and consequences of National Humiliation discourse, showing how the modern Thai state has used the idea of national humiliation to sponsor a form of anti-Western nationalism. Unlike triumphalist Royal-Nationalist narratives, National Humiliation history depicts Thailand as a victim of Western imperialist bullying. Focusing on key themes such as extraterritoriality, trade imbalances, and territorial loss, National Humiliation history maintains that the West impeded Thailand's development even while professing its support and cooperation. Although the state remains the hero in this narrative, it is a tragic heroism defined by suffering and foreign oppression. Through his insightful analysis of state and media sources, Strate demonstrates how Thai politicians have deployed National Humiliation imagery in support of ethnic chauvinism and military expansion. He shows how the discourse became the ideological foundation of Thailand's irredentist strategy, the state's anti-Catholic campaign, and its acceptance of pan-Asianism during World War II; and how the "state as victim" narrative has been used by politicians to redefine Thai identity and elevate the military into the role of national savior. The Lost Territories will be of particular interest to historians and political scientists for the light it sheds on many episodes of Thai foreign policy, including the contemporary dispute over Preah Vihear. The book's analysis of the manipulation of historical memory will interest academics exploring similar phenomena worldwide.