Lords of Things : : The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy's Modern Image /

Lords of Things : : The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy's Modern Image / / Maurizio Peleggi.

Lords of Things offers a fascinating interpretation of modernity in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Siam by focusing on the novel material possessions and social practices adopted by the royal elite to refashion its self and public image in the early stages of globalization. It examines...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Peleggi, Maurizio,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2002]
©2002
Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Romanization
  • Introduction: Monarchy and Modernity
  • Part I. PRACTICES
  • Chapter 1. Consumption Modes, Tastes, and Identity of Siam's Modernizing Elite
  • Chapter 2. Presentation and Representation of the Royal Self
  • Part II. SPACES
  • Chapter 3. Suburban Playgrounds
  • Chapter 4. Field of Glory
  • Part III. SPECTACLES
  • Chapter 5. Refashioning the Theater of Power
  • Chapter 6. On the World Stage
  • Epilogue: Monarchy and Memory
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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