Culture and Power in Traditional Siamese Government / / 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 acknowledg...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©2001
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (130 p.)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • 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