Significance Meaning and Comparison of Civilization Modernization and Westernization: case study in the 19th Century Siam.

Abstract

This academic article to study many notice and mention of the words “Civilization”, “Modernization” and “Westernization” in many of papers for political social art and culture changing comprehension, especially in Thailand and Southeast Asia, then these three word can frequently be refered as similar meaning. Modernization is regular cultural changing procedure that any society can be in the better developing status by acknowledge themselves as the inferior of someone they all have recognized as superior. In 19^th century, Thailand and Southeast Asia have been urged for changing into new type of modernization called “Westernization” that spreading to this region by the invasion and occupation of many land and country, especially in Asia and Africa, accoding to the western doctrine of Imperialism that require many land and country for simultaneously seeking for the industrial raw material and the market to released the industrial product. Therefore, the “Westernization” has been widely recognized among Siamese royalty and elites. they all, the Siamese royalty and elites, regard this perception as the keyway to be a proper civilized modern country.