Bangkok, May 2010 : Perspectives on a Divided Thailand /

After a two-month stand-off between Red Shirt protestors and the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, violence and arson scarred central Bangkok in mid-May 2010. This shocking turn of events underlined how poorly understood the deep divisions in the society and politics of Thailand remain...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Aekapol Chongvilaivan, Chachavalpongpun, Pavin, 1971-, Montesano, Michael John, III, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Political violence.
Politics and government
Monarchy.
Violence politique > Thaïlande.
Political violence > Thailand.
Monarchy > Thailand.
Thailand.
Thaïlande > Politique et gouvernement > 1988-
Thailand > Politics and government > 1988-
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:After a two-month stand-off between Red Shirt protestors and the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, violence and arson scarred central Bangkok in mid-May 2010. This shocking turn of events underlined how poorly understood the deep divisions in the society and politics of Thailand remained, even five years into the country's prolonged crisis. This volume collects analysis and commentary on those divisions from an unusually large and prominent group of Thai and foreign scholars and observers of the country. Contributions examine socio-economic, political, diplomatic, historical, cul.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (351 pages).
ISBN:9789814345347

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