by Maurizio Peleggi (Author)
Lords of Things offers an interpretation of modernity in late 19th and early 20th century Siam by focusing on the novel material possessions and social practices adopted by the royal elite to refashion itself and its public image in the early stages of globalization.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 31 May 2002
ISBN 10: 0824825586
ISBN 13: 9780824825584