Praetorians, Profiteers or Professionals? Studies on the Militaries of Myanmar and Thailand.

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Praetorians, Profiteers or Professionals? contributes to the ongoing renaissance in scholarship on Southeast Asia's armed forces and their political, social and economic roles. This renaissance comes in an era in which the states of the region, and the societies and economies that they govern,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Montesano, Michael J.
Other Authors: Chong, Terence, Kongkirati, Prajak
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2020.
Subjects:
Armed Forces
Burma > Armed Forces.
Thailand > Armed Forces.
Burma
Thailand
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction: Two Mainland Southeast Asian Militaries in Comparative Perspective
  • 2. A New Tatmadaw with Old Characteristics
  • 3. Thailand's Military: Ideology and Sense of Mission
  • 4. The Defence Expenditures and Commercial Interests of the Tatmadaw
  • 5. The Economic Role of the Thai Military: A Commercial Logic to Coups?
  • 6. Epilogue: Controlling or Playing Politics?
  • Index

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