"Culture and Power in Traditional Siamese Government" (Southeast Asia Program Series) (Southeast Asia Program Studies, 18)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 320 EAN: 9780877271352 ISBN: 0877271356 Label: Cornell University Southeast Asia Program Publications Manufacturer: Cornell University Southeast Asia Program Publications Number Of Pages: 130 Publication Date: 2001-01-01 Publisher: Cornell University Southeast Asia Program Publications Release Date: 2001-01-01 Studio: Cornell University Southeast Asia Program Publications
Editorial Reviews: A broad reevaluation of Siam's political culture as it existed prior to King Chulalongkorn's administrative reforms in the nineteenth century. Englehart examines wide-ranging evidence to show that traditional Siamese government functioned more effectively and rationally than most scholars have acknowledged.