Lords of Things: The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy's Modern Image 9780824863388
Lords of Things offers a fascinating interpretation of modernity in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Siam by
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English Pages 248 [243] Year 2002
Table of contents :
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
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
- Author / Uploaded
- Maurizio Peleggi
