Family Names in Southeast Asian History

Anthony Reid

doi:10.2307/j.ctv1qv2k0.6

Family Names in Southeast Asian History

Anthony Reid

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

Less than a century ago it was common to imagine that the adoption of inherited family names or surnames was a necessary stage in civilization. Did not the adoption of family names in Europe broadly coincide with the move out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance?¹ The westernizing King who imposed family names in Thailand in 1913 insisted, “Now we have surnames it can be said that we have caught up with people who are regarded as civilized.”² The top countries had them, and those who wished to emulate those countries in progress should adopt them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Personal Names in Asia: History, Culture and Identity
Editors	Zheng Yangwen and Charles J-H MacDonald
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	NUS Press - National University of Singapore
Pages	21-37
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9789971693800
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1qv2k0.6
Publication status	Published - 2010

Access to Document

10.2307/j.ctv1qv2k0.6

Cite this

@inbook{55b3f6573fc643d18cafac639c3fc37e,

title = "Family Names in Southeast Asian History",

abstract = "Less than a century ago it was common to imagine that the adoption of inherited family names or surnames was a necessary stage in civilization. Did not the adoption of family names in Europe broadly coincide with the move out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance?¹ The westernizing King who imposed family names in Thailand in 1913 insisted, “Now we have surnames it can be said that we have caught up with people who are regarded as civilized.”² The top countries had them, and those who wished to emulate those countries in progress should adopt them.",

author = "Anthony Reid",

year = "2010",

doi = "10.2307/j.ctv1qv2k0.6",

language = "English",

isbn = "9789971693800",

volume = "1",

pages = "21--37",

editor = "{Zheng Yangwen and Charles J-H MacDonald}",

booktitle = "Personal Names in Asia: History, Culture and Identity",

publisher = "NUS Press - National University of Singapore",

edition = "1st",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Family Names in Southeast Asian History

AU - Reid, Anthony

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - Less than a century ago it was common to imagine that the adoption of inherited family names or surnames was a necessary stage in civilization. Did not the adoption of family names in Europe broadly coincide with the move out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance?¹ The westernizing King who imposed family names in Thailand in 1913 insisted, “Now we have surnames it can be said that we have caught up with people who are regarded as civilized.”² The top countries had them, and those who wished to emulate those countries in progress should adopt them.

AB - Less than a century ago it was common to imagine that the adoption of inherited family names or surnames was a necessary stage in civilization. Did not the adoption of family names in Europe broadly coincide with the move out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance?¹ The westernizing King who imposed family names in Thailand in 1913 insisted, “Now we have surnames it can be said that we have caught up with people who are regarded as civilized.”² The top countries had them, and those who wished to emulate those countries in progress should adopt them.

U2 - 10.2307/j.ctv1qv2k0.6

DO - 10.2307/j.ctv1qv2k0.6

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9789971693800

VL - 1

SP - 21

EP - 37

BT - Personal Names in Asia: History, Culture and Identity

A2 - null, Zheng Yangwen and Charles J-H MacDonald

PB - NUS Press - National University of Singapore

CY - Singapore

ER -

Family Names in Southeast Asian History

Abstract

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this