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

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"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-twe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castro-Woodhouse, Leslie, 1968- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Southeast Asia Program Publications, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Sex role > Political aspects > Thailand > History > 19th century.
Sex role > Political aspects > Thailand > History > 20th century.
Polygyny > Thailand > History > 19th century.
Polygyny > Thailand > History > 20th century.
Ethnicity > Thailand > History > 19th century.
Ethnicity > Thailand > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Ethnicity.
Polygyny.
Sex role > Political aspects.
Thailand.
1800-1999
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.