The Chiang Tung Wars : war and politics in mid-19th century Siam and Burma
From 1802 to 1854, the Chiang Tung Wars are a series of conflicts involving many Tai principalities and the kingdom of Lan Na for the control of the upper valley of Mekong. They culminated with a vast battle between the forces of Siam, Burma
and countless Tai principalities. At that time the independent Tai (Shan) principalities were still controlling a vast territory up to China. With the help of the Siamese, they had resisted many attacks from the Burmese, but in the 19 century Siamese wanted
by the Burmese after the fall of the Siamese capital (1767). In the monkhood since 1758, he was resettled in the area of Amarapura where he died in 1796 and was entombed in a memorial monument (stupa). However, as the monument bears no inscription, the Burmese
denied there was any proof that Umthumphon was entombed here. A Thai delegation was dispatched in Burma to enquire on the spot and its members found the site plausible. The preservation of the monument, to be excavated by the Association of Siamese
The A., a geographer and talented photographer, presumably of Portuguese descent, had sympathy with the ordinary people of Siam. Illustrated by his photograph, his guide book offers a rare legacy into their lives, struggles and joys, in the rural
Action anthropique ; Bangkok ; Cours d'eau ; Delta ; Embouchure ; Golfe du Siam ; Géomorphologie ; Hydrologie ; Littoral ; Protection de la nature ; Ressource naturelle ; Tchaoupkhraia ; Thaïlande
Caractéristiquesgéographiques et hydrologiques du bassin du fleuve Tchaoupkhraia. Régime de la zone littorale du golfe de Siam. Particularités géographiques du delta de ce fleuve. Processus hydrologiques dans le delta; Processus géomorphologiques
The book is divided in nine parts. 1- Protofeminist discourses in Early-Twentieth-Century Siam. 2- Cinema, film and the growth of national culture under absolutism. 3- In and around the cinema : romance and sex in the city. 4- Visually challenged
and popular film culture in post-absolutism Siam 1932-1940. Historiography has given a singular emphasis to the role played by the royal elite in the creation of the modern nation. In contrast the A. examines the growth of the Thai public opinion that use
L'ouvrage rassemble un ensemble de textes sur le Siam. Il souligne l'intérêt des ressources documentaires en français sur la thaïlande, alors que l'essentiel de la documentation sur ce pays est en langue thaïe. Le Siam entre dans la connaisance des
Sur la plage de Pattaya, sur la côte E du golfe de Siam, les sédiments de l'estran consistent en un mélange de grains de quartz et de feldspath et de bioclastes marins consolidés par un ciment marin et transformés en beach-rock (microphotographies).
L'A. analyse les pratiques de l'espace urbain brestois à partir d'une enquête par questionnaire. D'après cet échantillon représentatif, Brest possède peu de repères architecturaux et le centre-ville a un caractère linéaire (rue de Siam). (AT).
7 chapitres (Etre Thaï| Du Siam à la Thaïlande| Les affaires sont les affaires| Les laissés-pour-compte du régime| Tourisme : la poule aux oeufs d'or| Frontières| Les aléas de la religion) composés d'une série d'analyse judicieuses décrivent sans
The book is made of seven chapters. The Theravâda form of Buddhism exists in Ceylon, Burma, Siam (Thailand), Cambodia and in Laos. this work evaluates the evidence in the primary sources relating to the religious ties that existed among
, 10- Tongu, 11- Shwegyin and Sittang-myo, 12- Pegu during the Floods, 13- Moulmein and Amherst, 14- To the Siamese Border, 15- Notes from my Rangoon Diary. - (GL)
The book is made of seven parts. Chapter 1 discusses the historical background of prostitution policy in both absolutist Siam and post-monarchical Thailand. Chapter 2 covers the democracy era of 1973-1976. This revolutionary period saw
The AA. explain from where comes Thaksin, the actual Prime minister of Thailand, and what is he trying to do. They consider him both as a politician and businessman because in Thailand these two spheres are joined at the hip, like Siamese twins