Thailand's monarchy and military have dominated the narrative of the country's modern history, and their leadership is often accepted as evidence of a cultural preference for authoritarianism. Despite a long history of military coups that have upended the course of the country's democ...

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1. Verfasser:	Subrahmanyan, Arjun 1969- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Albany SUNY Press 2021
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1932-1949 Demokratie Thailand Democracy / Thailand / History Thailand / Politics and government
Zusammenfassung:	Thailand's monarchy and military have dominated the narrative of the country's modern history, and their leadership is often accepted as evidence of a cultural preference for authoritarianism. Despite a long history of military coups that have upended the course of the country's democracy, however, Thailand's democratic history is a vital though largely ignored aspect of modern Thai society. Based on extensive archival research, Amnesia delves into the social and political beginnings of Thai democracy and explains how a bloodless revolution against the monarchy in 1932 introduced a constitutional democracy and ignited enduring hopes for a fairer society and a more representative government. The "People's Party," a small group of commoners who staged the revolution in the name of democracy, found an enthusiastic audience for their bold populist rhetoric among wide swathes of society. In Amnesia, Arjun Subrahmanyan illustrates how the idealism of the first decade of Thai democracy, now largely forgotten, still shapes Thai society
Beschreibung:	xi, 295 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:	9781438486512