1st Edition
Kings, Country and Constitutions Thailand's Political Development 1932-2000
By Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian
Copyright 2003
300 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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Providing a detailed analysis of Thailand's political development since 1932, when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy, until the present, this book examines the large number of different versions of the constitution which Thailand has had since 1932, and explains why the constitution has been subject to such frequent change, and why there have been so many outbursts of violent, political... Read more
Part 1: Analysis of Thai Constitutions 1. Understanding Thai Democracy 2. Analysis of the Constitutions Part 2: Reality: The Practice of Constitutional Monarchy, 1932-1952 3. King Prajadhipok's Experience 4. The Experience of a Minor Monarch Part 3: Reality: the Coming of Age of Thai Constitutional Monarchy, 1952-2000 5. The Hard Struggle 6. The Royal Climb to the Pinnacle of the Nation
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Suwannathat-Pian, Kobkua
'Kobuka Suwannathat-Pian's latest book is a detailed yet readable overview of Thailand's political evolution since the fall of the absolute monarchy in 1932.' - Sojourn, Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia
'The book provides a wealth of interesting details and makes a number of important and insightful points about the monarchy.' - Sojourn, Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia
