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Author Pearson, Trais, 1979- author.

Title Sovereign necropolis : the politics of death in semi-colonial Siam / Trais Pearson
Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 233 pages)
Contents Bad death -- Indemnity & identity -- Treaty port tort -- Accidental metaphysics -- Morbid subjects -- Incisions & inscriptions -- Conclusion -- Epilogue : spirits in a material world
Summary "This book recovers a hidden tradition of Thai political life in the era of high imperialism by examining legal and medico-legal interventions in death"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2020)
Subject Death -- Political aspects -- Thailand -- History
Death -- Proof and certification -- Thailand -- History
Thanatology -- Thailand -- History
Political culture -- Thailand -- History
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- Asian.
Death -- Political aspects
Death -- Proof and certification
Diplomatic relations
Political culture
Thanatology
SUBJECT Thailand -- Foreign relations -- 1782-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005526
Subject Thailand
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019026366
ISBN 9781501740169
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9781501740176
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