Love and Death of King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand

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Foreword Preface The Ferrari Lady The King’s Death Acknowledgments The Final Note References Contents About the Author List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction Love and Death Contribution to Scholarship Surprises and Challenges References Chapter 2: Romance à Lausanne Ananda’s Initial Years Daughter of a Pastor Law of Attraction Forbidden Love References Chapter 3: The Death of King Ananda A Tragedy in Waiting Suicide, Accident, Or Regicide? Shock in Lausanne References Chapter 4: Restriction on Interracial Matrimony Pre-Colonial Interracial Matrimony Intermarriage and Colonial Politics The Image of Westerners References Chapter 5: Cases of Castigation Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and Prince Chula Chakrabongse Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia References Chapter 6: Banned in Literature The Life and Death of Ananda The Marileine Ferrari Connection References Chapter 7: Conclusion The Necessity of Taboo The End of the Romance and the Death of the King Other Cases of Mixed-Race Marriage Have Times Changed? References Epilogue: Ananda’s Death Relived Appendix A Announcement Appendix B 1924 Palace Law of Succession Historical Background The Succession Traditional Practice The Current Situation Line of Succession (Bangkok Era) Index