Thailand - The Politics of Despotic Paternalism

Klappentext In 1958, Marshal Sarit Thanarat became prime minister of Thailand following a bloodless coup. This book offers a comprehensive study of Sarit's paternalistic, militaristic regime, which laid the foundations for Thailand's support of the US military campaign in Southeast Asia. The analysis documents the ways in which Sarit shaped modern Thai politics, in part by rationalizing a symbiotic relationship between his own office and the Thai monarchy. Zusammenfassung In 1958! Marshal Sarit Thanarat became prime minister of Thailand following a bloodless coup. This book offers a comprehensive study of Sarit's paternalistic! militaristic regime! which laid the foundations for Thailand's support of the US military campaign in Southeast Asia. The analysis documents the ways in which Sarit shaped modern Thai...

Product details

• Authors: Thak Chaloemtiarana
• Publisher: Cornell univ.southeast asia
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2006
• EAN: 9780877277422
• ISBN: 978-0-87727-742-2
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Studies on Southeast Asia; Studies on Southeast Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science