A Sarong for Clio: Essays on the Intellectual and Cultural History of Thailand--Inspired by Craig J. Reynolds Contributor(s): Peleggi, Maurizio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0877277966 ISBN-13: 9780877277965 Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Historiography - Political Science | World - Asian |
LCCN: 2015509514 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.2" W x 10.3" (1.40 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Peleggi, Maurizio: - 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. |