Chiang Mai between Empire and Modern Thailand
Urban histories tend to be dominated by large, global cities. But what does the history of the modern, colonial era look like from the perspective of smaller cities? By shifting the focus from the metropolis to the secondary city of Chiang Mai, this study provides an alternative narrative of the for...
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Amsterdam University Press
2023
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| Urunga tuihono: | OCN: 1391758544 |
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| description | Urban histories tend to be dominated by large, global cities. But what does the history of the modern, colonial era look like from the perspective of smaller cities? By shifting the focus from the metropolis to the secondary city of Chiang Mai, this study provides an alternative narrative of the formation of the modern Thai state that highlights the overlap between European, American, and Siamese interests. Through a detailed analysis of Chiang Mai’s urban space, the power dynamics that shaped the city come into focus as an urban-scale manifestation of colonial forces—albeit an incomplete one that allowed sacred space to become a source of conflict that was only resolved in the years before WWII. Today, as the city confronts the challenge of overdevelopment, the legacy of the colonial era, and the opportunity of heritage preservation, this deep, multi-layered history of the power of (and over) urban space is vital. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1320512025-03-20T05:47:44Z Chiang Mai between Empire and Modern Thailand Easum, Taylor Asian History, Urban History, Thai Studies, Asian Cities Urban histories tend to be dominated by large, global cities. But what does the history of the modern, colonial era look like from the perspective of smaller cities? By shifting the focus from the metropolis to the secondary city of Chiang Mai, this study provides an alternative narrative of the formation of the modern Thai state that highlights the overlap between European, American, and Siamese interests. Through a detailed analysis of Chiang Mai’s urban space, the power dynamics that shaped the city come into focus as an urban-scale manifestation of colonial forces—albeit an incomplete one that allowed sacred space to become a source of conflict that was only resolved in the years before WWII. Today, as the city confronts the challenge of overdevelopment, the legacy of the colonial era, and the opportunity of heritage preservation, this deep, multi-layered history of the power of (and over) urban space is vital. 2023-12-19T04:01:21Z 2023-12-19T04:01:21Z 2023-12-18T14:05:04Z 2023 book OCN: 1391758544 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86228 9789463726467 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132051 eng Asian Cities open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86228/1/9789048554782.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86228/1/9789048554782.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86228/1/9789048554782.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789463726467 10.5117/9789463726467 de2ecbe7-1037-4e96-8c3a-5a842d921e04 9789463726467 289 Amsterdam open access |
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