LORD OF THINGS: The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy's Modern Image.(Book Review) From: Pacific Affairs | Date: September 22, 2003| Author: Von Der Mehden, Fred R. | COPYRIGHT 2003 University of British Columbia. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

LORD OF THINGS: The Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy's Modern Image. By Maurizio Peleggi. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 2002. ix, 232 pp. (B&W photos.) US$19.95, paper. ISBN 0-8248-2558-6.

In this intriguing and readable book the author argues that the primary goal of the "Chakri Reformation" in Thailand was the establishment of the monarchy's national authority and uplifting its international prestige. Unlike efforts in Meiji Japan or Europe, this was accomp...

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