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

Title
Woman between two kingdoms [electronic resource] : Dara Rasami and the making of modern Thailand / Leslie Castro-Woodhouse.
Author
Castro-Woodhouse, Leslie, 1968-
Publication
Ithaca [New York] : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 188 pages) : illustrations.
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"--
Uniform Title
Woman between two kingdoms (Online)
Alternative Title
Woman between two kingdoms (Online)
Subject
  • Sex role > Political aspects > History > Thailand > 19th century
  • Sex role > Political aspects > History > Thailand > 20th century
  • Polygyny > Thailand > History > 19th century
  • Polygyny > Thailand > History > 20th century
  • Ethnicity > Thailand > History > 19th century
  • Ethnicity > Thailand > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-179) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2020029372
OCLC
ssj0002451493
Author
Castro-Woodhouse, Leslie, 1968-
Title
Woman between two kingdoms [electronic resource] : Dara Rasami and the making of modern Thailand / Leslie Castro-Woodhouse.
Imprint
Ithaca [New York] : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-179) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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