Siam was Our Home

Siam was Our Home
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Publisher : Hara Publishing Group
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1887542140
ISBN-13 : 9781887542142
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Siam was Our Home by : Mary Bulkley Stanton

Journey to fabulous, legendary Siam with 20 year old Edna Bruner as she impulsively agreed to teach in a missionary girls school in 1903. Through her eyes we glimpse this fascinating country and its people. Go with her as copes with monsoon rains, troublesome insects, encounters primitive tribes and strange animals, witness ceremonies seldom seen by foreigners and participate in the pagentry of royal celebrations. Edna raised seven children with her doctor-husband and witnessed the reign of five kings during her 34 year stay.

Siam Becomes Thailand

Siam Becomes Thailand
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Publisher : C. Hurst & Co. Publishers
Total Pages : 426
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015021857225
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Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Siam Becomes Thailand by : Judith A. Stowe

Since the end of the absolute monarchy in Siam in 1932, the country has seemed to lurch from one military coup to another despite the democratic ideals proclaimed by the men who established the first constitutional government. Just how the military came to play such a dominant role in Thai politics is the main theme of this book. But it also looks at the nebulous period during World war II when Thailand fought a little-known war against the French in Indo-China and then aligned itself with Japan, declaring war on Britain and the United States.

Siam Mapped

Siam Mapped
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0824819748
ISBN-13 : 9780824819743
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Siam Mapped by : Thongchai Winichakul

This unusual and intriguing study of nationhood explores the 19th-century confrontation of ideas that transformed the kingdom of Siam into the modern conception of a nation. Siam Mapped challenges much that has been written on Thai history because it demonstrates convincingly that the physical and political definition of Thailand on which other works are based is anachronistic.

Siam

Siam
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Publisher : Plume Books
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 0452282063
ISBN-13 : 9780452282063
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Siam by : Lily Tuck

The culture shock of a newly arrived American woman in 1967 Thailand, wife of an engineer building airfields for the bombing of Vietnam. It is hot, the Thais don't want to be friends, servants steal and the food gives her indigestion.

Thailand is Our Home

Thailand is Our Home
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015046814565
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Thailand is Our Home by : Leigh R. Kambhu

My Boyhood in Siam

My Boyhood in Siam
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015038229178
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Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis My Boyhood in Siam by : Kumut Chandruang

The Kingdom and People of Siam

The Kingdom and People of Siam
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 536
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ISBN-10 : BL:A0024397847
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Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis The Kingdom and People of Siam by : John Bowring

Mongkut, the King of Siam

Mongkut, the King of Siam
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 286
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ISBN-10 : 9781501742712
ISBN-13 : 150174271X
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Mongkut, the King of Siam by : Abbot Low Moffat

This is an engaging, real-life portrait of one of the great Asian rulers of the nineteenth century, who set the course that preserved his country's independence and enabled it to remain the only country in Southeast Asia never to fall under European domination. It is not a conventional biography of King Mongkut or a history of his reign; rather, the author sketches the man in his many facets, furnishing a factual outline, but applying the color from the King's own writings—through which his personality and character shine so clearly—and from other contemporary sources. Many of these appear in English for the first time. As ruler and diplomat, as philosopher and scientist, as monk and head of a large family, Mongkut showed powers of mind and spirit extraordinary in any age. As here presented, he is even more remarkable than the caricature of him depicted in some recent popular accounts.

Siam & the West, 1500-1700

Siam & the West, 1500-1700
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Publisher : Silkworm Books
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9781630411626
ISBN-13 : 1630411620
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Siam & the West, 1500-1700 by : Dirk Van der Cruysse

Ambassadors from Versailles in wigs and lace mounted on elephants crossing rice fields... Siamese mandarins prostrate before the throne of Louis XIV... a Greek adventurer... a scheming French Jesuit­— these are just a few of the colourful characters that playa role in the early history of relations between Siam and the West. In a lively and engaging style, Professor Dirk Van der Cruysse traces the history of European-Siamese relations, from the arrival of the Portuguese around the beginning of the sixteenth century followed by the Dutch, the British, and the French. Explorers, merchants, missionaries, and ambassadors came and went across the oceans, sometimes producing vivid accounts of lengthy voyages, lavish courts, and strange customs. In these descriptions and anecdotes we observe the startling juxtaposition of fundamentally different worldviews arising from two distinct religious milieux. Van der Cruysse expertly weaves together material from journals,memoirs, and other archival documents, quoting from them extensively to construct a compelling historical account of a fascinating relationship. Originally published as Louis XIV et le Siam (Fayard, 1991), this English version has been ably translated by Michael Smithies, author of numerous books and articles on the French involvement in Siam during the seventeenth century.

Anna and the King of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 409
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ISBN-10 : 9781504038553
ISBN-13 : 150403855X
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Anna and the King of Siam by : Margaret Landon

Based on the incredible true story of one woman’s journey to the exotic world of nineteenth-century Siam, the riveting novel that inspired The King and I. In 1862, recently widowed and with two small children to support, British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens agrees to serve as governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam (present-day Thailand), unaware that her years in the royal palace will change not only her own life, but also the future of a nation. Her relationship with King Mongkut, famously portrayed by Yul Brynner in the classic film The King and I, is complicated from the start, pitting two headstrong personalities against each other: While the king favors tradition, Anna embraces change. As governess, Anna often finds herself at cross-purposes, marveling at the foreign customs, fascinating people, and striking landscape of the kingdom and its harems, while simultaneously trying to influence her pupils—especially young Prince Chulalongkorn—with her Western ideals and values. Years later, as king, this very influence leads Chulalongkorn to abolish slavery in Siam and introduce democratic reform based on the ideas of freedom and human dignity he first learned from his beloved tutor. This captivating novel brilliantly combines in-depth research—author Margaret Landon drew from Siamese court records and Anna’s own writings—with richly imagined details to create a lush portrait of 1860s Siam. As a Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical and an Academy Award–winning film, the story of Anna and the King of Siam has enchanted millions over the years. It is a gripping tale of cultural differences and shared humanity that invites readers into a vivid and sensory world populated by unforgettable characters.