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A Kingdom in Crisis: Thailand's Struggle for Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
Contributor(s): Marshall, Andrew MacGregor (Author), French, Paul (Editor)

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ISBN: 1783606029     ISBN-13: 9781783606023
Publisher: Zed Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | World - Asian
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy
- Political Science | Human Rights
Dewey: 320.959
Series: Zed Books - Asian Arguments
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.7" L (0.65 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southeast Asian
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
- Cultural Region - Asian
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:

'Perhaps the best introduction yet to the roots of Thailand's present political impasse. A brilliant book.'
Simon Long, The Economist

Struggling to emerge from a despotic past, and convulsed by an intractable conflict that will determine its future, Thailand stands at a defining moment in its history. Scores have been killed on the streets of Bangkok. Freedom of speech is routinely denied. Democracy appears increasingly distant. And many Thais fear that the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is expected to unleash even greater instability.

Yet in spite of the impact of the crisis, and the extraordinary importance of the royal succession, they have never been comprehensively analysed - until now. Breaking Thailand's draconian lèse majesté law, Andrew MacGregor Marshall is one of the only journalists covering contemporary Thailand to tell the whole story.

Marshall provides a comprehensive explanation that for the first time makes sense of the crisis, revealing the unacknowledged succession conflict that has become entangled with the struggle for democracy in Thailand.


Contributor Bio(s): MacGregor Marshall, Andrew: - Andrew MacGregor Marshall is a journalist, political risk consultant, and corporate investigator, focusing mainly on Southeast Asia. A fugitive from Thai law as a result of his journalism about the royal family, he now lives in Phnom Penh.

 
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