A history of manners and civility in Thailand

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A history of manners and civility in Thailand

Patrick Jory

Cambridge University Press, 2022, c2021

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-262) and index

Contents of Works

  • Introduction : manners and the Thai habitus
  • Buddhist ethics of conduct and self control
  • Manners and the monarchy : prostration and civilization
  • The making of the gentleperson
  • Manners in a time of revolution
  • From courtiers to ladies
  • Royalist reaction : Thai manners as submission
  • The passing of the gentleperson
  • Conclusion : manners in Thailand's civilizing process

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