A sarong for Clio: essays on the intellectual and cultural history of Thailand : inspired by Craig J. Reynolds

Synopsis

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. Acknowledgments -- Introduction : On History, Thailand, And The Scholarship Of Craig J. Reynolds / Maurizio Peleggi -- Part I. Historiography, Knowledge, And Power -- The Revolt Of Khun Phaen : Contesting Power In Early Modern Siam / Chris Baker And Pasuk Phongpaichit -- Fabrication, Stealth, And Copying Of Historical Writings : The Historiographical Misconducts Of Mr. Kulap Of Siam / Thongchai Winichakul -- Renegade Royalist : Autobiography And Siam's Disavowed Prince Prisdang / Tamara Loos -- The Plot Of Thai Art History : Buddhist Sculpture And The Myth Of National Origins / Maurizio Peleggi -- Part Ii. Political And Business Culture -- Republicanism In Thai History / Patrick Jory -- Madness, Authoritarianism, And Political Participation : The Curious Case Of Cham Jamratnet / James Ockey -- Big Is Good : The Banharn-jaemsai Observatory Tower In Suphanburi / Yoshinori Nishizaki -- Marketing Business Knowledge And Consumer Culture Before The Boom : The Case Of Khoo Khaeng Magazine / Villa Vilaithong -- Governance In Thailand / Kasian Tejapira. Maurizio Peleggi, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References.