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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794621703321

Autore

Kasetsiri Charnvit

Titolo

Thailand : A Struggle for the Nation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

981-5011-25-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 pages)

Collana

History of nation-building series

Disciplina

940.53593

Soggetti

Monarchy - Thailand

Nation-building - Thailand

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General

Thailand

Thaïlande Histoire

Thaïlande Politique et gouvernement

Thailand History

Thailand Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Chapter One From Dynastic to “National History” -- Chapter Two From Siam to Thailand: What’s in a Name? -- Chapter Three The Monarch and New Monarchy During the Reign of King Bhumibol, Rama IX -- Chapter Four The New Monarchy: The Early Years -- Chapter Five The Princess Mother and the New Monarchy -- Chapter Six Twilight of Two Reigns in Siam and Thailand -- Epilogue -- Index -- The Author

Sommario/riassunto

"As a historian, Charnvit Kasetsiri is not satisfied simply to have found an instructive angle from which to explore the mysteries in a modern experimental monarchy. His keen sense of time has filled his narrative with insights that only a few people could have identified. To me, that is a mark of one with a fine sense of what the past can mean. I thank him for the chance to see this mature and thoughtful Charnvit at work and commend this book to everyone who wants to understand Thailand



better." -- Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore.