Woman between two kingdoms : Dara Rasami and the making of modern Thailand /

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"A study of Princess Dara Rasami, one of 153 royal consorts to the king of Thailand, that reveals the central roles played by women in the political dynamics of both the nascent Thai nation and Southeast Asia, shedding light on ethnic difference and gender relations in nineteenth- and early-twe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Castro-Woodhouse, Leslie, 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Sex role > Political aspects > Thailand > History > 19th century.
Sex role > Political aspects > Thailand > History > 20th century.
Polygyny > Thailand > History > 19th century.
Polygyny > Thailand > History > 20th century.
Ethnicity > Thailand > History > 19th century.
Ethnicity > Thailand > History > 20th century.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect politique > Thaïlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect politique > Thaïlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Polygynie > Thaïlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Polygynie > Thaïlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ethnicité > Thaïlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Ethnicité > Thaïlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Ethnicity
Polygyny
Sex role > Political aspects
Thailand
Thai royal concubines, Siam royal consorts, women in Thai history, Lanna history, Thai crypto-colonialism, King Chulalongkorn's reign.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing Lan Na, the inland constellation, and Siam
  • Dara Rasami's career in the Siamese royal palace
  • Performing identity and ethnicity in the Siamese court
  • Inventing Lan Na "tradition" and Dara Rasami's legacy
  • Intertwined fates: monarchy, women's bodies, and the Thai state.

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