Antonio L Rappa

The King and the Making of Modern Thailand

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of Rama IX and the variegated set of problems that persist in life under the great white elephant and mango trees. Rappa draws from his primary research that includes interviews, surveys and first-hand observations of a remarkable kingdom and a uniquely remarkable king to reveal the internal security threats to democracy and civil society in the oldest Southeast Asian kingdom in late modernity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780367141837
• ISBN-10: 0367141833
• Artikelnr.: 55982555

Autorenporträt

Antonio L. Rappa is Associate Professor and Head of Management and Security Studies at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Atypical Hierarchy of Thai Chinese Organized Crime Syndicate
Preface
1.Chapter 1: Rise of the King: From Absolute Rule to Constitutional
Monarchy
2.Chapter 2: Nationalism, the State and Corruption
3.Chapter 3: Kingdom of Violence
4.Chapter 4: Chor rat bang luang: Religion, Corruption and Nepotism in
Thailand
5.Chapter 5: Economic Security and Political Survival
6.Chapter 6: Female Sex Workers in Bhumibol's Kingdom
7.Chapter 7: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Rama IX, Tak Sin the Great,
and Thaksin Shinawatra
8.Chapter 8: The Ninth Rama
Reference
Appendix
Index