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Van Vliet's Siam

By Chris Baker (Editor), Dhiravat na Pomberja (Editor), Alfons van der Kraan (Editor), David K. Wyatt (Editor)
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By Chris Baker (Editor), Dhiravat na Pomberja (Editor), Alfons van der Kraan (Editor), David K. Wyatt (Editor)
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The most detailed, fascinating, and lively account of old Siam was written by the Dutch merchant Jeremias Van Vliet between 1636 and 1640. This volume includes all four of his writings in English translation: the earliest surviving chronicle of Siam's history; a wide-ranging description of the kingdom's geography, economy, society, politics, and religion; a blow-by-blow account of a bloody power struggle over the crown; and the Dutchman's diary during a crisis — the Picnic Incident — publis...

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HistoryAsian HistorySoutheast Asian HistoryThailand - History