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This account gives a complete overview of the basic features of the Thai people and of Thailand during the reign of King Mongkut The description is directed at laymen in Western countries at a time when only a few travelogues on the Orient written by traders and missionaries reached the West Monsignor JeanBaptiste Pallegoix for many years a missionary working in Siam and later Bishop of Siam and neighboring countries elaborates on the daily life of the Siamese and on physical features of the country and its flora and fauna in the early 1830s He describes the juridical and political institutions of the Thai state including its elaborate system of nobility and officials serfs and slaves its arts and crafts and the growing agricultural production and exports of a nascent economy As a Roman Catholic bishop he had a keen eye for the religion and history of the Thai people with respect to the likelihood of conversions to Christianity Thai Buddhism and superstitions are treated in great detail and the foundations and rules of this religion are provided for laymen The book provides an elaborate account of important events in the history of the country starting with the arrival of the first French missionariesfor example the behindthescene moves in the revolution of 1688 and King Narais relations with the French priests and his embassies to Franceand concludes with an extensive description of the state of the Catholic Church in Siam around 1850
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Follow up volume to Ronachais awardwinning Siamese Coins A study of the various forms of Thai money from their origins in Funan up to the introduction of the modern decimal system of baht and satang Includes a reproduction coinThis book is the result of over 40 years of study of the various forms of Thai money from their origins in the ancient kingdoms and empires starting with Funan up to the introduction of the modern decimal system of baht and satang As such it represents a supplement to Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs awardwinning book Siamese Coins From Funan to the Fifth Reign and includes hundreds of additional coins illustrated in various aspectsThis work covers the production of pressed silver coins the use of metallic ingots known as toks elongated silver bars commonly known as tiger tongues bent ingots known as chiang money metallic alloy glass and porcelain tokens and most famously pot duang commonly called bullet money because of their shape The book ends with the transition to flat coinage similar to that used today The author personally examined photographed and weighed thousands of specimens conducted hundreds of assays and obtained images from national museums dealers and private collectors
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Follow up volume to Ronachais awardwinning Siamese Coins A study of the various forms of Thai money from their origins in Funan up to the introduction of the modern decimal system of baht and satang Includes a reproduction coinThis book is the result of over 40 years of study of the various forms of Thai money from their origins in the ancient kingdoms and empires starting with Funan up to the introduction of the modern decimal system of baht and satang As such it represents a supplement to Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs awardwinning book Siamese Coins From Funan to the Fifth Reign and includes hundreds of additional coins illustrated in various aspectsThis work covers the production of pressed silver coins the use of metallic ingots known as toks elongated silver bars commonly known as tiger tongues bent ingots known as chiang money metallic alloy glass and porcelain tokens and most famously pot duang commonly called bullet money because of their shape The book ends with the transition to flat coinage similar to that used today The author personally examined photographed and weighed thousands of specimens conducted hundreds of assays and obtained images from national museums dealers and private collectors
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1971 Cloth 4to cxxix 197 pp Reprint of the 1935 Argonaut Press edition
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The first Western account of Korea is the glory of a group of sailors shipwrecked on Chejudo Some thirteen years later after escaping to Japan Hamel gave the outside world a firsthand description of Korea an almost unknown country until then Dr JeanPaul who is Dutch has made the first translation based on the original manuscript
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Description of the Kingdom of New Spain of 1774 is a rare exciting and colorful addition to the field of Hispanic literature The original Spanish text entitled Idea compendiosa del Reyno de Nueva España is here translated into English and brings to the reader many historical and social aspects of colonial Mexico
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This account was written by the Italian Jesuit G F de Marini based on several sources the most important of which was his colleague GM Leria who worked in Laos from 1642 to 1648 It is one of the few very early accounts of that kingdom available Originally recorded in Italian and published in 1663 the descriptive parts of the account were published in French in 1666 They appear here for the first time in English The account deals with the considerable riches and power of the Lao kingdom during this period It provides information recorded through the eyes of a Jesuit on the religion customs livelihood and natural qualities of the Lao people and on the much talked about splendor of the Court and religious ceremonies in Laos With an introduction by Luigi Bressan
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This account was written by the Italian Jesuit G F de Marini based on several sources the most important of which was his colleague GM Leria who worked in Laos from 1642 to 1648 It is one of the few very early accounts of that kingdom available Originally recorded in Italian and published in 1663 the descriptive parts of the account were published in French in 1666 They appear here for the first time in English The account deals with the considerable riches and power of the Lao kingdom during this period It provides information recorded through the eyes of a Jesuit on the religion customs livelihood and natural qualities of the Lao people and on the much talked about splendor of the Court and religious ceremonies in Laos With an introduction by Luigi Bressan
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The first Western account of Korea is the glory of a group of sailors shipwrecked on Chejudo Some thirteen years later after escaping to Japan Hamel gave the outside world a firsthand description of Korea an almost unknown country until then Dr JeanPaul who is Dutch has made the first translation based on the original manuscript
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Despite competing with much larger imperialist neighbors in Southeast Asia the Kingdom of Thailandor Siam as it was formerly knownhas succeeded in transforming itself into a rival modern nationstate over the last two centuries Recent historiography has placed progressor lack thereoftoward Westernstyle liberal democracy at the center of Thailands narrative but that view underestimates the importance of the colonial context In particular a longstanding relationship with China and the existence of a large and important Chinese diaspora within Thailand have shaped development at every stageAs the emerging nation struggled against colonial forces in Southeast Asia ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs were neither a colonial force against whom Thainess was identified nor had they been able to fully assimilate into Thai society Wasana Wongsurawat demonstrates that the Kingdom of Thailands transformation into a modern nationstate required the creation of a national identity that justified not only the hegemonic rule of monarchy but also the involvement of the ethnic Chinese entrepreneurial class upon whom it depended Her revisionist view traces the evolution of this codependent relationship through the twentieth century as Thailand struggled against colonial forces in Southeast Asia found itself an ally of Japan in World War II and reconsidered its relationship with China in the postwar era
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This second edition of Thai An Essential Grammar provides an uptodate and concise reference guide to Thai grammar Using clear jargonfree explanations it sets out the complexities of Thai in short readable sections and presents an accessible description of the language Focus is kept on the real patterns of use today and grammar forms are demonstrated through a wide range of relevant examples No prior knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader Features include Coverage of crucial topics such as sentence particles negation questions and quantification Examples given in both Thai script and romanised transliteration Pronunciation section Guidance on speech conventions and the Thai writing system Glossary of grammatical terms Two appendices covering Romanisation systems and three key verbs Bibliography This unique reference work will prove invaluable to all learners looking to master the grammar of Thai It is ideal either for independent study or for students in schools colleges universities and adult classes of all types
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Written after a battle fought in approximately 1475 this poem may be the oldest work of literature from Siam It features the earliest and most detailed description of a Siamese army the most elaborate eulogy of an early Thai monarch and a fascinating discussion of the concept of loyalty Scenes of personal treachery heroism combat and looting after victory give an absorbing image of early SiamThis translation shares the poemesteemed in Thailand for its historical and literary importancewith a wider audience Blank verse conveys the rhythm and atmosphere of the original and annotations explain obscure words and concepts An afterword analyzes form content and the poems literary and historical significance
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This second edition of Thai An Essential Grammar provides an uptodate and concise reference guide to Thai grammar Using clear jargonfree explanations it sets out the complexities of Thai in short readable sections and presents an accessible description of the language Focus is kept on the real patterns of use today and grammar forms are demonstrated through a wide range of relevant examples No prior knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader Features include Coverage of crucial topics such as sentence particles negation questions and quantification Examples given in both Thai script and romanised transliteration Pronunciation section Guidance on speech conventions and the Thai writing system Glossary of grammatical terms Two appendices covering Romanisation systems and three key verbs Bibliography This unique reference work will prove invaluable to all learners looking to master the grammar of Thai It is ideal either for independent study or for students in schools colleges universities and adult classes of all types
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This is a dataoriented grammatical description of Middle Egyptian a now extinct Pharaonic language spoken and written in the hieroglyphic and hieratic scripts between 2100 and 1700 before our era the period of the Middle Kingdom Middle Egyptian was regarded by the Egyptians as a classical stage of their language and it remained in use for a long time after that period Middle Egyptian texts are extremely varied and comprise stories historical narratives letters scientific treatises and a large number of religious sources The first volume is a systematic description of the language illustrated by a great number of quotations from original texts and provided with word lists and other indexes The second volume leads the reader in a gradual way in 33 lessons through the grammatical description provided in the first volume and moreover contains an extensive list of hieroglyphic signs and their values exercises and finally original texts for reading
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