Culture and Power in Traditional Siamese Government / / Neil A. Englehart.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Englehart, Neil A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (130 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Preface --; Chapter 1: Introduction --; Chapter 2: Social And Cultural Context --; Chapter 3: Political Institutions At The Grassroots --; Chapter 4: Political Institutions: Provincial And Central Government --; Chapter 5: Conceptual Change And Institutional Innovation --; Chapter 6: Conclusion: Culture And Power In A Comparative Perspective --; Appendix I: Varieties Of Nai And Phrai --; Appendix II Reign Dates Of Kings Mentioned In The Text --; Bibliography
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501719110; 9783110649772; 9783110536157
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501719110
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Neil A. Englehart.

A broad reevaluation of Siam's political culture as it existed prior to King Chulalongkorn's administrative reforms in the nineteenth century. Englehart offers evidence to show that traditional Siamese government functioned more effectively and rationally than most scholars have acknowledged.