A Sarong for Clio
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Edited by:
Maurizio Peleggi
About this book
A Sarong for Clio testifies to an ongoing intellectual dialogue between its ten contributors and Craig J. Reynolds, who inspired these essays. Conceived as a tribute to an innovative scholar, dedicated teacher, and generous colleague, it is this volume's ambition to make a concerted intervention on Thai historiography—and Thai studies more generally—by pursuing in new directions ideas that figure prominently in Reynolds's scholarship. The writings gathered here revolve around two prominent themes in Reynolds's scholarship: the nexus of historiography and power, and Thai political and business cultures—often so intertwined as to be difficult to separate. The chapters examine different types of historical texts, Thai political discourse and political culture, and the media production of consumer culture.
Contributors: Chris Baker; Patrick Jory, University of Queensland, Brisbane; Tamara Loos, Cornell University; Yoshinori Nishizaki, National University of Singapore; James Ockey, University of Canterbury; Maurizio Peleggi, National University of Singapore; Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok; Kasian Tejapir, Thammasat University, Bangkok; Villa Vilaithong, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok; Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Author / Editor information
Maurizio Peleggi is Associate Professor of History at the National University of Singapore and editor of the Journal of Southeast Asia Studies. He is the author most recently of Thailand: The Worldly Kingdom.
Reviews
A Sarong for Clio offers bold explorations into several critical areas of Thai studies. Its essays will certainly reshape our understanding of Thailand in the modern era. Audacious and uncompromising—and splendidly engrossing—it is a worthy tribute to Craig Reynolds, the scholar whose work it honors.
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Frontmatter
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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INTRODUCTION. ON HISTORY, THAILAND, AND THE SCHOLARSHIP OF CRAIG J. REYNOLDS
1 - PART I. HISTORIOGRAPHY, KNOWLEDGE, AND POWER
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CHAPTER ONE. THE REVOLT OF KHUN PHAEN: CONTESTING POWER IN EARLY MODERN SIAM
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CHAPTER TWO. FABRICATION, STEALTH, AND COPYING OF HISTORICAL WRITINGS: THE HISTORIOGRAPHICAL MISCONDUCTS OF MR. KULAP OF SIAM
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CHAPTER THREE. RENEGADE ROYALIST: AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND SIAM'S DISAVOWED PRINCE PRISDANG
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CHAPTER FOUR. THE PLOT OF THAI ART HISTORY: BUDDHIST SCULPTURE AND THE MYTH OF NATIONAL ORIGINS
79 - PART II. POLITICAL AND BUSINESS CULTURE
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CHAPTER FIVE. REPUBLICANISM IN THAI HISTORY
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CHAPTER SIX. MADNESS, AUTHORITARIANISM, AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: THE CURIOUS CASE OF CHAM JAMRA TNET
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CHAPTER SEVEN. BIG Is GOOD: THE BANHARN-JAEMSAI OBSERVATORY TOWER IN SUPHANBURI
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CHAPTER EIGHT. MARKETING BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE AND CONSUMER CULTURE BEFORE THE BOOM: THE CASE OF KHOO KHAENG MAGAZINE
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CHAPTER NINE." GOVERNANCE " IN THAILAND
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APPENDIX
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CONTRIBUTORS
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