Danes in Siam: Richelieu, Business, and the Making of Modern Bangkok
Danes in Siam: Richelieu, Business, and the Making of Modern Bangkok When people think of foreigners in late nineteenth-century Siam, they usually picture British merchants, French diplomats, or American missionaries. Yet one of the most important groups in the country’s modernization was Danish. Danish naval officers helped organize Siam’s navy, Danish soldiers helped build its … Read more