{"product_id":"woman-between-two-kingdoms-dara-rasami-and-the-making-of-modern-thailand-paperback-softback-9781501755507","title":"Woman Between Two Kingdoms; Dara Rasami and the Making of Modern Thailand (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501755507","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWoman Between Two Kingdoms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDara Rasami and the Making of Modern Thailand\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLeslie Castro-Woodhouse (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501755507\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 May 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e198 pages, 8 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 1 b\u0026amp;w line drawing - 8 Halftones, black and white - 1 Line drawings, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCastro-Woodhouse brings to life Rasami and the other consorts who are otherwise flattened by historical accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman between Two Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eexplores the story of Dara Rasami, one of 153 wives of King Chulalongkorn of Siam during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e Born in a kingdom near Siam called Lan Na, Dara served as both hostage and diplomat for her family and nation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThought of as a harem by the West, Siam's Inner Palace actually formed a nexus between the domestic and the political. Dara's role as an ethnic Other among the royal concubines assisted the Siamese in both consolidating the kingdom's territory and building a local version of Europe's hierarchy of civilizations. Dara Rasami's story provides a fresh perspective on both the sociopolitical roles played by Siamese palace women, and Siam's response to the intense imperialist pressures it faced in the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThanks to generous funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, through The Sustainable History Monograph Pilot, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu\/cornell-open) and other repositories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introducing Lan Na, Siam, and the Inland Constellation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dara Rasami's Career in the Siamese Royal Palace\u003cbr\u003e 3. Performing Identity and Ethnicity in the Siamese Court\u003cbr\u003e 4. Inventing Lan Na Tradition and Dara Rasami's Legacy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Intertwined Fates: Monarchy, Women's Bodies, and the Thai State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Southeast Asia Program Publications","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656097034520,"sku":"9781501755507","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/woman-between-two-kingdoms-dara-rasami-and-the-making-of-modern-thailand-paperback-softback-9781501755507","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}