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History of Siam in 1688
Engelsk Paperback
History of Siam in 1688
Engelsk Paperback

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This book concerns the French intervention in Siam, 1685-1688, particularly the cataclysmic last year, during which Phetracha, the usurper and future king, held the ailing King Narai prisoner until his death. Marcel Le Blanc was one of fourteen Jesuits who arrived in Siam at the request of King Narai to promote the study of mathematics and astrology, but he became inextricably involved in events surrounding Phetracha''s coup d''etat. He was in Bangkok during the siege and the arrival of the King''s favorite, Madame Phalkon, who was subsequently arrested and killed. He describes his departure from the country with the French troops, his capture by the Dutch at the Cape, and his imprisonment in Middleburg.

This new English edition of the book, first published in 1692, has been translated, introduced, and annotated by Michael Smithies, well-known scholar of the period

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
240
ISBN-13:
9789749575291
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
9749575296
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 dec 2003
Længde:
22mm
Bredde:
208mm
Højde:
142mm
Forlag:
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Oplagsdato:
1 dec 2003
Forfatter(e):
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