The French Wolf and the Siamese Lamb : The French Threat to Siamese Independence, 1858-1907 (Studies in Southeast Asian History No. 1) Tapa blanda - 1995

White Lotus Co Ltd, 1995. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9789748496283

Bangkok: White Lotus, 2009. The author explains how narrowly Siam survived the French menace to her independence during the period of the European scramble for colonies. For half a century after arriving in Cochinchina in 1858, the French encroached on Siamese territory and interests in a variety of ways. By the 1890s, French colonialists, so influential in promoting French annexations in Africa and the Pacific, wanted to acquire the whole of Siam in order to create a 'Greater Indochina' in imitation of British India. The integrity, the stability, and the very existence of the Siamese state were at stake. This study, based on a wide range of newly available French records, examines the changing aims and methods of French expansion. The author explains how French ambitions came to be frustrated by British diplomatic action. But he argues that the Siamese played an indispensable role in shaping the conditions that made British intervention effective. 481 pages, 5 maps, 29 illus. in color. A… Leer más

White Lotus, 1995-01-01. Paperback. New. 1.0630 in x 8.2283 in x 5.9055 in.

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Bangkok: White Lotus Co Ltd. 1995. Trade paperback. Fine.. 434 p., illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. . This book explains how narrowly Siam survived the French menace to her independence during the period of the European scramble for colonies. For half a century after arriving in Cochinchina in 1858, the French encroached on Siamese territory and interests in a variety of ways. By the 1890s, French colonialists, so influential in promoting French annexations in Africa and the Pacific, wanted to acquire the whole of Siam in order to create a Greater Indochina in imitation of British India. The integrity, the stability, and the very existence of the Siamese state were at stake. This study, based on a wide range of newly available French records, examines the changing aims and methods of French expansion. The author explains how French ambitions came to be frustrated by British diplomatic action. But he argues that the Siamese played an indispensable role in shaping the conditions that made… Leer más

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.