Charnvit Kasetsiri
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Charnvit Kasetsiri is a Thai
historian of Chinese
(Teochew
) and Mon
descent. He studied diplomacy and history at the Thammasat University
, Bangkok from 1960–1963 and graduated with Honours and the King Bhumibol Prize with a B.A. in Diplomacy. He then pursued a Master’s degree at the Occidental College
, Los Angeles, California, USA. Charnvit Kasetsiri obtained his PhD. in Southeast Asian History, at Cornell University
in 1972, under the supervisor of Professor O. W. Wolters. He held a Rockefeller Scholarship in 1965-1970 during his studies in the United States.
Professor Kasetsiri has had a productive academic career and was the Rector of Thammasat University (1994–95) prior to his retirement. He began his academic service with the university as a Lecturer in the History Department in 1973. He was appointed Head of Department in 1981-83. Subsequently, he was also appointed as the Deputy Director of Thai Khadi Institute, Thammasat University (1982–85) and the Vice-President of Thammasat University (1983–88). He continued lecturing in the History Department following his appointment as Dean
of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University. He continues to teach at the History Department after retirement in 2001. From 2000-2003 he was appointed Director of the 5 Area Study Project, sponsored by the Thailand Research Fund. Currently, he also holds the post of Secretary of the Social Sciences and Humanity Textbook Foundation, Thailand. Among the overseas appointments he has held during his academic career were as Visiting Fellow, at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan (1977–78); Visiting Lecturer (Southeast Asian History) at University of California, Berkeley and Santa Cruz, U.S.A. (1978–79); Visiting Lecturer
(Thailand History), University of Hawaii, U.S.A. (1996); Visiting Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore (1998); and Visiting Lecturer, Asian Studies, University of Hawaii in 2004.
1976
A contribution in the book Thai Politics: 1932-1957 edited by Thak Chaleomtiarana.
International Workshop On Translation. Foundation for the Promotion of The Social Sciences and the Humanities Textbooks Project, Thailand, 1978
Bibliography: Southeast Asian Studies in Thailand. compiled with T. Petchlertanan and S. Saiyawong, Thailand-Japan Core Universities Program, Kyoto University, The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Thammasat University, 1991.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
historian of Chinese
Thai Chinese
The Thai Chinese are an overseas Chinese community who live in Thailand. Thailand is home to the largest, oldest, most prominent, and most integrated overseas Chinese community in the world with a population of approximately 9.5 million people...
(Teochew
Teochew people
The Chaozhou people are Han people, native to the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong province of China who speak the Teochew dialect. Today, most Teochew people live outside China in Southeast Asia especially in Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. They can also be found almost anywhere in the...
) and Mon
Mon people
The Mon are an ethnic group from Burma , living mostly in Mon State, Bago Division, the Irrawaddy Delta, and along the southern Thai–Burmese border. One of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia, the Mon were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Burma and Thailand...
descent. He studied diplomacy and history at the Thammasat University
Thammasat University
Thammasat University , or in brief TU , is Thailand's second oldest university. Officially established on 27 June 1934, the university was originally named by founder Pridi Banomyong, University of Moral Science and Politics , reflecting the political fervor of the time...
, Bangkok from 1960–1963 and graduated with Honours and the King Bhumibol Prize with a B.A. in Diplomacy. He then pursued a Master’s degree at the Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
, Los Angeles, California, USA. Charnvit Kasetsiri obtained his PhD. in Southeast Asian History, at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1972, under the supervisor of Professor O. W. Wolters. He held a Rockefeller Scholarship in 1965-1970 during his studies in the United States.
Professor Kasetsiri has had a productive academic career and was the Rector of Thammasat University (1994–95) prior to his retirement. He began his academic service with the university as a Lecturer in the History Department in 1973. He was appointed Head of Department in 1981-83. Subsequently, he was also appointed as the Deputy Director of Thai Khadi Institute, Thammasat University (1982–85) and the Vice-President of Thammasat University (1983–88). He continued lecturing in the History Department following his appointment as Dean
of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University. He continues to teach at the History Department after retirement in 2001. From 2000-2003 he was appointed Director of the 5 Area Study Project, sponsored by the Thailand Research Fund. Currently, he also holds the post of Secretary of the Social Sciences and Humanity Textbook Foundation, Thailand. Among the overseas appointments he has held during his academic career were as Visiting Fellow, at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan (1977–78); Visiting Lecturer (Southeast Asian History) at University of California, Berkeley and Santa Cruz, U.S.A. (1978–79); Visiting Lecturer
(Thailand History), University of Hawaii, U.S.A. (1996); Visiting Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore (1998); and Visiting Lecturer, Asian Studies, University of Hawaii in 2004.
Selected Publications
Professor Kasetsiri has published numerous articles on Thai history. Among his book publications (in English) are:- The Rise of Ayudhya: A History of Siam in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press,
1976
A contribution in the book Thai Politics: 1932-1957 edited by Thak Chaleomtiarana.
International Workshop On Translation. Foundation for the Promotion of The Social Sciences and the Humanities Textbooks Project, Thailand, 1978
Bibliography: Southeast Asian Studies in Thailand. compiled with T. Petchlertanan and S. Saiyawong, Thailand-Japan Core Universities Program, Kyoto University, The Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Thammasat University, 1991.