Sex in the Inner City: The fidelity between sex and politics in Siam

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The nature of the relationship between political culture and the sexuality of monarchs in Siam from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries is examined in a study. It offers historical evidence of female same-sex erotic relations and their prohibition in the history of Siam and also reveals the importance of social status to the gender and sexual regime operative in nineteenth-century Siam.

Public affairs, Thailand, Social aspects, Political aspects, Kings and rulers, Monarchs, Sex and power

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The quest for "siwilai": a geographical discourse of civilizational thinking in the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Siam

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Issues are presented concerning the meaning of the term "siwilai", substitutes which have been made for its use and the politics surrounding its meaning. The role played by Siam in the world order of the 19th Century is discussed.

Politics, Politics and culture, Culture, 19th century AD, World politics

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The marginalization of a Dalit martial race in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Western India

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Historical research is presented describing the study of colonial social identity in India and the treatment of untouchable or low caste soldiers from the military.

History, India, Indian history, Social history, Dalits (East Indian Scheduled Castes), Untouchables

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