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Exotic Settlements through Compromise: The Interpretation of the Western Diplomatic Compounds in Siam, 1855 to WW II

Yamali, Namtip
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-2166
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1584016028637727

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2020, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
The dissertation examines the socio-political relationships between Siam and Western countries from 1855 to the end of the Second World War through the interpretation of the diplomatic compounds of Britain, France, and the United States in Bangkok in order to reveal the actual circumstances of the exceptional relationships between Siam and Western nations during the colonial era. These three nations were selected for the study as they were the first three to establish their consulates in Siam after the signing of the Anglo-Siamese treaty, called the Bowring Treaty, in 1855 which opened the country to the world system for the first time. In addition, they were also the most influential nations in Siam during the period of study. At the time, Siam encountered the increasing Western influences in the region. With this awareness, the Siamese king did much to encourage the growth of interaction with the outside world by giving Western countries the extraterritoriality and the right to erect their consulates in the kingdom. The increasing interaction, at the same time, led to Western encroachment on Siamese territory. However, Siam was the only country in Southeast Asia that retained its independent status. This study does not study only the general terms of the history such as the political, administrative, economic, religious, educational or cultural institutions, but also the coordination of these terms with the history of Western diplomatic properties in Siam. Instead of looking at the architectures of diplomacy in terms of iconicity by analyzing only their appearances, this dissertation also interprets them as the entire process of the development of the international relations. Apart from the architectural elements, this study examines them through the spatial arrangement of the compound, the connection to the surrounding contexts, the acquisition of the properties, and their maintenance and renovations. The correlation between the history of the diplomatic compounds and the history of international relations between Siam and Western countries is finally illustrated as a manifestation of the Western perception towards Siam, and vice versa.
Aarati Kanekar, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Edson Roy Cabalfin, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Rebecca Williamson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
372 p.
Architecture
diplomatic compound; architectural interpretation; architectural representation; colonial era; international relations

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  • Yamali, N. (2020). Exotic Settlements through Compromise: The Interpretation of the Western Diplomatic Compounds in Siam, 1855 to WW II [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1584016028637727

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Yamali, Namtip. Exotic Settlements through Compromise: The Interpretation of the Western Diplomatic Compounds in Siam, 1855 to WW II. 2020. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1584016028637727.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Yamali, Namtip. "Exotic Settlements through Compromise: The Interpretation of the Western Diplomatic Compounds in Siam, 1855 to WW II." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1584016028637727

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