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

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Title

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

Summary

  • "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-twentieth-century Thailand"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Castro-Woodhouse, Leslie, 1968- author

Created / Published

  • Ithaca, [New York] : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.

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.

Headings

  • -  Ethnicity--Thailand--History--19th century
  • -  Ethnicity--Thailand--History--20th century
  • -  Polygyny--Thailand--History--19th century
  • -  Polygyny--Thailand--History--20th century
  • -  Sex role--Political aspects--Thailand--History--19th century
  • -  Sex role--Political aspects--Thailand--History--20th century

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HQ1075.5.T5

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020029373

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Access Advisory

  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • epub

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Chicago citation style:

Castro-Woodhouse, Leslie, Author. Woman between two kingdoms: Dara Rasami and the making of modern Thailand. [Ithaca, New York: Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020029373/.

APA citation style:

Castro-Woodhouse, L. (2020) Woman between two kingdoms: Dara Rasami and the making of modern Thailand. [Ithaca, New York: Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020029373/.

MLA citation style:

Castro-Woodhouse, Leslie, Author. Woman between two kingdoms: Dara Rasami and the making of modern Thailand. [Ithaca, New York: Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020029373/>.