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A Kingdom in Crisis
Thailand's Struggle for Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
Taschenbuch von Andrew Macgregor Marshall
Sprache: Englisch

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'Perhaps the best introduction yet to the roots of Thailand's present political impasse. A brilliant book.'
Simon Long, The Economist

Struggling to emerge from a despotic past, and convulsed by an intractable conflict that will determine its future, Thailand stands at a defining moment in its history. Scores have been killed on the streets of Bangkok. Freedom of speech is routinely denied. Democracy appears increasingly distant. And many Thais fear that the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is expected to unleash even greater instability.

Yet in spite of the impact of the crisis, and the extraordinary importance of the royal succession, they have never been comprehensively analysed - until now. Breaking Thailand's draconian lèse majesté law, Andrew MacGregor Marshall is one of the only journalists covering contemporary Thailand to tell the whole story.

Marshall provides a comprehensive explanation that for the first time makes sense of the crisis, revealing the unacknowledged succession conflict that has become entangled with the struggle for democracy in Thailand.
'Perhaps the best introduction yet to the roots of Thailand's present political impasse. A brilliant book.'
Simon Long, The Economist

Struggling to emerge from a despotic past, and convulsed by an intractable conflict that will determine its future, Thailand stands at a defining moment in its history. Scores have been killed on the streets of Bangkok. Freedom of speech is routinely denied. Democracy appears increasingly distant. And many Thais fear that the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is expected to unleash even greater instability.

Yet in spite of the impact of the crisis, and the extraordinary importance of the royal succession, they have never been comprehensively analysed - until now. Breaking Thailand's draconian lèse majesté law, Andrew MacGregor Marshall is one of the only journalists covering contemporary Thailand to tell the whole story.

Marshall provides a comprehensive explanation that for the first time makes sense of the crisis, revealing the unacknowledged succession conflict that has become entangled with the struggle for democracy in Thailand.
Über den Autor
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Zusammenfassung
A fascinating, engaged account of a country on the brink of change.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Telling the Truth About Thailand

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' Haunted 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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781783606023
ISBN-10: 1783606029
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Marshall, Andrew Macgregor
Redaktion: French, Paul
Auflage: 2nd edition
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 128 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Macgregor Marshall
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2015
Gewicht: 0,244 kg
Artikel-ID: 121074784
Über den Autor
Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Zusammenfassung
A fascinating, engaged account of a country on the brink of change.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Telling the Truth About Thailand

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' Haunted 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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781783606023
ISBN-10: 1783606029
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Marshall, Andrew Macgregor
Redaktion: French, Paul
Auflage: 2nd edition
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 128 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Macgregor Marshall
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2015
Gewicht: 0,244 kg
Artikel-ID: 121074784
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