Siam in the Twentieth Century: Being the Experiences and Impressions of a British OfficialE. Arnold, 1904 - 332 pàgines |
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Pàgina 51
... short visits . It is here that all the chief nobles and officials , except the very few who occupy high posts in the pro- vincial administration , have their work and their dwellings . It is here , too , that they GEOGRAPHY AND COMMERCE 51.
... short visits . It is here that all the chief nobles and officials , except the very few who occupy high posts in the pro- vincial administration , have their work and their dwellings . It is here , too , that they GEOGRAPHY AND COMMERCE 51.
Pàgina 76
... noble , and are only too willing to sell their services in return . I have spoken of the feudalism in Siam as being personal . It is ... nobles . We cannot say when the institution of nobility first commenced 76 SIAM IN THE XXTH CENTURY.
... noble , and are only too willing to sell their services in return . I have spoken of the feudalism in Siam as being personal . It is ... nobles . We cannot say when the institution of nobility first commenced 76 SIAM IN THE XXTH CENTURY.
Pàgina 78
... nobles , except the few who have work in the provinces , live in Bangkok . There are no great country houses or castles , and so there has never been anything resembling the feudal power of the great European nobles . Slavery in Siam ...
... nobles , except the few who have work in the provinces , live in Bangkok . There are no great country houses or castles , and so there has never been anything resembling the feudal power of the great European nobles . Slavery in Siam ...
Pàgina 96
... nobles had their own retainers and followers , and while the king was worshipped by them almost like a god , they in their turn expected no less homage from their inferiors . To speak of the society as feudal , though this name has been ...
... nobles had their own retainers and followers , and while the king was worshipped by them almost like a god , they in their turn expected no less homage from their inferiors . To speak of the society as feudal , though this name has been ...
Pàgina 98
... nobles , & c . , and having ascended the throne he promulgated the decree emancipating them from the degrading position of crawling in public ; after which the whole assembly rose from their hands and knees and stood erect for the first ...
... nobles , & c . , and having ascended the throne he promulgated the decree emancipating them from the degrading position of crawling in public ; after which the whole assembly rose from their hands and knees and stood erect for the first ...
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