LEADER 03308nam 22005292 450 001 9910796507403321 005 20180130152558.0 010 $a981-4762-84-9 024 7 $a10.1355/9789814762847 035 $a(CKB)4100000001040060 035 $a(OCoLC)1004061545 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse65256 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5124088 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789814762847 035 $a(DE-B1597)492016 035 $a(OCoLC)1011165057 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789814762847 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5124088 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11464909 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000001040060 100 $a20171123d2017|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSiamese melting pot $eethnic minorities in the making of Bangkok /$fEdward Van Roy$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aSingapore :$cISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (295 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Jan 2018). 311 $a981-4762-83-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Maps -- $tList of Tables -- $tPreface -- $t1. Old Bangkok -- $t2. Interlopers -- $t3. Safe Haven -- $t4. Under Duress -- $t5. Contending Identities -- $t6. Taming the Dragon -- $t7. Along the Margin -- $t8. Retrospect -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Author 330 $aEthnic minorities historically comprised a solid majority of Bangkok's population. They played a dominant role in the city's exuberant economic and social development. In the shadow of Siam's prideful, flamboyant Thai ruling class, the city's diverse minorities flourished quietly. The Thai-Portuguese; the Mon; the Lao; the Cham, Persian, Indian, Malay, and Indonesian Muslims; and the Taechiu, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainanese, and Cantonese Chinese speech groups were particularly important. Others, such as the Khmer, Vietnamese, Thai Yuan, Sikhs, and Westerners, were smaller in numbers but no less significant in their influence on the city's growth and prosperity.

In tracing the social, political, and spatial dynamics of Bangkok's ethnic pluralism through the two-and-a-half centuries of the city's history, this book calls attention to a long-neglected mainspring of Thai urban development. While the book's primary focus is on the first five reigns of the Chakri dynasty (1782-1910), the account extends backward and forward to reveal the continuing impact of Bangkok's ethnic minorities on Thai culture change, within the broader context of Thai development studies. It provides an exciting perspective and unique resource for anyone interested in exploring Bangkok's evolving cultural milieu or Thailand's modern history. 606 $aMinorities$zThailand$zBangkok 607 $aBangkok (Thailand)$xHistory 607 $aBangkok (Thailand)$xEthnic relations$xHistory 608 $aHistory.$2fast 615 0$aMinorities 676 $a959.3 700 $aVan Roy$b Edward$f1937-$01510592 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796507403321 996 $aSiamese melting pot$93743380 997 $aUNINA