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Chinese society in Thailand: an analytical history
G. William Skinner
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Frontmatter
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Preface (page v)
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1. THE EARLY CENTURIES: The Chinese in Old Siam (page 1)A. Sino-Thai Relations up to the Seventeenth Century (page 1)
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B. Seventeenth-Century Chinese Society (page 12)
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C. The Eighteenth Century to the Fall of Ayutthaya (page 15)
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D. The Chinese under King Taksin and the Early Jakkri Dynasty (page 20)
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2. OPEN DOORS AND OPEN SPACES: Chinese Migration and Population Growth to 1917 (page 28)A. The Background of Immigration (page 28)
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B. Speech Groups, Shipping, and Migration Patterns (page 35)
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C. Immigration Practice and Procedure (page 52)
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D. The Magnitude of Chinese Immigration (page 58)
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E. Factors Affecting Migration Rates (page 62)
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F. The Growth of the Chinese Population in Siam (page 68)
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G. The Expansion of Chinese Settlement (page 80)
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3. LIVELIHOOD IN A NEW LAND: The Chinese Position in the Thai Economy through the Fifth Reign (page 91)A. Antecedents of an Ethnic Division of Labor (page 91)
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B. Chinese Entrepreneurship (page 99)
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C. Labor and Artisans (page 109)
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D. The Chinese and Government Revenue (page 118)
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4. THE PATTERN OF INSTABILITY: Chinese Society in Siam from the Third through the Fifth Reign (page 126)A. Intermarriage and Assimilation (page 126)
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B. Chinese Society (page 134)
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C. The Chinese and the Thai Government (page 143)
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5. INTO A NEW ERA: Transition to Nationalism and Cohesion (page 155)
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A. The Rise of Chinese Nationalism (page 155)
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B. The Chinese Problem (page 159)
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C. The Evolution of Chinese Society (page 165)
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6. INFLUX AND FLUX: Demographic Trends, 1918-1955 (page 172)A. The Climax and End of Mass Immigration (page 172)
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B. The Growth of the Chinese Population in Thailand (page 181)
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C. Age and Sex Distribution (page 190)
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D. Geographical Distribution (page 198)
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7. CONFLICTING INTERESTS: Chinese Life in Thai Society to 1938 (page 213)A. Chinese and the Thai Economy (page 213)
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B. Chinese Education (page 227)
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C. Chinese Press and Politics (page 234)
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D. Thai Policy toward the Chinese (page 244)
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E. Social Change, 1918-1938 (page 253)
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8. CRISIS, WAR, AND RESPITE: The Second World War and Its Aftermath (page 261)A. The Phibun Era, First Round (page 261)
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B. The Japanese Occupation (page 272)
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C. Sino-Thai Relations, 1945-1948 (page 278)
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D. Chinese Community Organization, 1945-1948 (page 289)
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9. REPRESSION AND RECONSIDERATION: Chinese under the Second Phibun Administration, 1948-1956 (page 298)A. Chinese Social Structure (page 298)
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B. The Chinese Response to the Shifting Political Climate (page 322)
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C. New Forces in the Thai Economy (page 345)
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D. The Decline of Chinese Education (page 365)
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E. The Changing Order of Sino-Thai Relations (page 372)
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Notes (page 383)
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Reference Bibliography (page 421)
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Chinese Character Reference List (page 439)
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Index (page 442)
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Errata (page 461)
Citable Link
Published: c1957
Publisher: Cornell University Press
- 9781597400923 (hardcover)
- 9781597406062 (paper)
- 9781597408905 (ebook)