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A kingdom in crisis : Thailand's struggle for democracy in the twenty-first century / Andrew MacGregor Marshall.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Asian argumentsPublisher: London : Zed Books, 2015Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781783607808
  • 1783607807
  • 9781783606856
  • 1783606851
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 320.959309051
LOC classification:
  • DS578.32
Online resources:
Contents:
Part I: Royalty versus reality -- 1. 'When the legends die, all collapses' -- Thailand's political awakening -- 2. 'In a never-never land, never mind' -- welcome to the land of smiles -- 3. 'Cosmological bluster' -- the dramatics of despotism -- Part II: Thai-style democracy and its discontents -- 4. 'Our country belongs to the people -- not to the king' -- Thailand's unfinished revolution -- 5. 'I really am an elected king' -- the royalist revival -- 6. 'There is magic, goodness and power in his heart' -- the deification of Rama IX -- Part III: The secrets of succession -- 7. 'Endless struggles for the throne' -- the causes of chronic palace conflict -- 8. 'One neither walks, speaks, drinks, eats, nor cooks without some kind of ceremony' -- the pleasures and privations of being king -- 9. 'I cannot afford to die' -- the tragedy of King Bhumibol -- Part IV: Crisis and confrontation -- 10. 'Living in horrifying times' -- twilight of the oligarchy -- 11. 'Coupmakers' hunted dreams' -- escalation and enlightenment -- 12. 'Returning happiness to the people' -- denying democracy, sabotaging succession -- Epilogue: 'Flip on the lights and flush out the ghosts' -- what the future holds.
Summary: A fascinating, engaged account of a country on the brink of change.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 2, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A fascinating, engaged account of a country on the brink of change.

Part I: Royalty versus reality -- 1. 'When the legends die, all collapses' -- Thailand's political awakening -- 2. 'In a never-never land, never mind' -- welcome to the land of smiles -- 3. 'Cosmological bluster' -- the dramatics of despotism -- Part II: Thai-style democracy and its discontents -- 4. 'Our country belongs to the people -- not to the king' -- Thailand's unfinished revolution -- 5. 'I really am an elected king' -- the royalist revival -- 6. 'There is magic, goodness and power in his heart' -- the deification of Rama IX -- Part III: The secrets of succession -- 7. 'Endless struggles for the throne' -- the causes of chronic palace conflict -- 8. 'One neither walks, speaks, drinks, eats, nor cooks without some kind of ceremony' -- the pleasures and privations of being king -- 9. 'I cannot afford to die' -- the tragedy of King Bhumibol -- Part IV: Crisis and confrontation -- 10. 'Living in horrifying times' -- twilight of the oligarchy -- 11. 'Coupmakers' hunted dreams' -- escalation and enlightenment -- 12. 'Returning happiness to the people' -- denying democracy, sabotaging succession -- Epilogue: 'Flip on the lights and flush out the ghosts' -- what the future holds.

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