Siam in Mind Identity and diplomatic aspects of colonial

and diplomatic aspects of colonial Indochina and the wars for modern Vietnam

The Ambiguous Allure of the West brings studies of modern Thai history and culture into dialogue with debates in comparative intellectual history

based on the Tai Lü manuscript of 1963

often with other partners

22 November 2012

Siam in Mind Identity and diplomatic aspects of colonialThis slim volume takes the reader on a fascinating stroll through Thailand's "intellectual history"the thought of the people of Siam and the product of their thought, through history. It is a series of informal sketches, gleaned over years of historical research and stored away for rumination and reflection by one of the foremost historians of Thailand. Professor David Wyatt muses about these pieces of history, revealing some of the creative thinking