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The title of the chapter is borrowed from Professor K. P. Landon’s book1 dealing with the revolution of 1932, which, besides substituting a form of constitutional government for the old Chakri absolutism, considerably hastened the process of adjusting Siam to modern world conditions begun under Chulalongkorn. Chulalongkorn had thirty-four sons and forty-three daughters. In the early days of his reign the sons were sent to English public schools, universities or technical institutions. Quite a number showed exceptional ability. Some became specialists in law, agriculture or engineering. Others received training in the British, German, Russian and Danish armies, and the British navy. Their father wrote a little pamphlet of advice for their benefit during their sojourn abroad.
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Hall, D.G.E. (1981). Siam in Transition, 1910–42. In: A History of South-East Asia. Macmillan Asian Histories Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16521-6_49
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