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Louis and the King of Siam
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 50, Heft 3, S. 554
ISSN: 1715-3379
Siam and the Gold Standard, 1902–1908
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies, Band 10, Heft 2, S. 381-399
ISSN: 1474-0680
In the final three decades of the nineteenth century, the world price of silver fell dramatically. On the London silver market, the price dropped almost without check, from an average of 60d. per ounce in 1870 to 28d. per ounce in 1900. For those countries on the silver standard (and at the beginning of the period this included all the states of Southeast Asia), the result was a substantial, continuous depreciation of their currencies against gold-based currencies, most notably sterling. In turn this threatened to disturb severely the foreign trade and capital inflows of those states at a time when they were becoming more closely integrated into the international economy. For example, frequent changes in the exchange rate introduced an element of speculation into trade with gold-standard countries, with the result that merchants' calculations of profit margins were frequently thrown into confusion by sudden fluctuations in the exchange. Moreover, with the exchange value of their currency falling, these states found themselves paying increasingly more in terms of the local currency to secure the same sterling value of imports. This was a particularly important consideration for those countries dependent upon imports of capital goods, for example, mining machinery or railway equipment, as these were obtained almost solely from the gold-standard states of western Europe.
The end of the absolute monarchy in Siam
In: Southeast Asia publications series 10
Franco-British Rivalry over Siam, 1896–1904
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies, Band 3, Heft 2, S. 210-228
ISSN: 1474-0680
A Note on Buddhistic Millenarian Revolts in Northeastern Siam
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies, Band 6, Heft 2, S. 121-126
ISSN: 1474-0680
The Royal Autograph Edition of the Phrarātcha-phongsāwadān or Royal Chronicles gives one of the oldest known accounts of a rebellion led by a magic-man, generically called phú mi bun or a "man of merit." In 1699, a Lao named Bun Kwāng who styled himself a phū mī bun terrorized the governor of Korat with his reputed magical powers, according to the chronicle, and managed to establish himself as the ruler of a city which had been made a Siamese outpost by King Phra Narai (1656–88). Despite the superior military strength at his command, the intimidated governor was unable to order the immediate arrest of the phū mī bun and furthermore, humiliated himself by acceding to the insolent demand of the latter for armed men, elephants and horses.
Malay Shadow Puppets: The Wayang Siam of Kelantan
In: Man: the journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 143
British Financial Advisers in Siam in the Reign of King Chulalongkorn
In: Modern Asian studies, Band 12, Heft 2, S. 193-215
ISSN: 1469-8099
Beginning in the late 1880s King Chulalongkorn of Siam embarked on a radical reform of the structure of his administration. The existing organization of ministries, which had had its origin in the mid-fifteenth century, was abolished and replaced by a western-style governmental structure in which each ministry had clearly-defined functional responsibilities. In addition an attempt was made to introduce western administrative, accounting, audit and correspondence procedures into the operations of the Siamese bureaucracy. At the same time the Government undertook a number of major public works projects, most notably the construction of railways linking Bangkok with the most distant provinces of the Kingdom. The essential objective of these reforms was to ensure a more effective and efficient administration of the whole Kingdom by the authorities in Bangkok. In turn this was regarded as essential if Siam were to maintain her political independence in a period when all her neighbours had fallen under European colonial rule.
1688 Revolution in Siam: The Memoir of Father de Beze
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 42, Heft 3, S. 391
ISSN: 1715-3379
Advocate and Partner: Missionaries and Modernization in Nan Province, Siam, 1895–1934
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 296-309
ISSN: 1474-0680
John Fairbank wrote of China that "the missionary movement … was a profound stimulus to China's modernization", and he cited missionary medical, educational, and humanitarian work, including extensive rural contacts, as the basis for his conclusion. And George Antonius in his classic study of Arab nationalism noted that in the Arab revival of the last century, the American Presbyterian Mission in Syria played an important role in the rebirth of Arab literature and education. The Presbyterian missionaries were one important source of the emergence of the Arabs into the modern world. A reading of Thai history suggests that the missionaries in Siam might well have had a similarly important impact. However, the role of the missionaries after the decades of the 1830s to the 1850s has been little studied and is hardly understood. This has been especially true because the historical study of Thai modernization has focused primarily on national policies and strategies where the missionaries had less influence after the reign of King Mongkut (1851–68).
Socio-economic institutions and cultural change in Siam: 1851 - 1910; a documentary survey
In: Southeast Asian perspectives 4
Advocate and partner: Missionaries and modernization in Nan province, Siam, 1895-1934
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 296-309
ISSN: 0022-4634
The study describes the role of the American Presbyterian mission station in Nan province with particular emphasis on its medical, educational and technological activities. Strong influence of the missionaries on the modernization process in Nan as a result of their alliance with different elite groups. The missionaries of Nan as "transmitters" of certain socio-cultural items from Western culture to the Nan local culture. (DÜI-Sen)
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Autobiography. The Life of Prince-Patriarch Vajiranana of Siam, 1860-1921
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 54, Heft 2, S. 388
ISSN: 1715-3379
THE KINGDOM OF SIAM, by Simon de la Loub ere (Book Review)
In: Pacific affairs, Band 44, Heft 4, S. 656
ISSN: 0030-851X
HINDU GODS OF PENINSULAR SIAM, by Stanley J. O'Connor, Jr. (Book Review)
In: Pacific affairs, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 169
ISSN: 0030-851X