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Thailand : The Politics of Despotic Paternalism /

A narration of the volatile period following the second world war in which coups and counter coups become the common occurrence of political manoeuvring. Includes the Sarit regime, and explains the nature of Thai despotic paternalism and the concept of democracy seen within this context.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thak Chaloemtiarana (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Southeast Asia Program Publications, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The return of the military to leadership after World War II
  • The Triumvirate (1948-1957)
  • The search for political legitimacy
  • Implementation of the Sarit system: personal leadership
  • Implementation of the Sarit system: modernization and the impingement of international political/forces
  • The roles of the bureaucracy and monarchy in the Sarit system
  • Conclusion.