The rise and decline of Thai absolutism /
This book examines the development of Thailand from the integration of Siam into the European world economy at the beginning of the 19th century, up to the emergence of Thailand as a modern nation state in the 20th century.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
RoutledgeCurzon,
2004.
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| Series: | RoutledgeCurzon studies in the modern history of Asia ;
22. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=116573 |
Table of Contents:
- The Siamese state, society, and the world-economies before absolutism
- The first stage of state-building
- Creating a modern bureaucracy through education
- Contradictions within the bureaucracy
- The defence of absolutism
- The 1912 revolt : the first great challenge to absolutism.