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Thailand: The Politics of Despotic Paternalism

Thailand: The Politics of Despotic Paternalism

Hardcover

Series: Studies on Southeast Asia

General Political ScienceSoutheast Asian History

ISBN10: 0877277729
ISBN13: 9780877277729
Publisher: Cornell Univ
Published: Jan 1 2007
Pages: 284
Weight: 1.69
Height: 0.75 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

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.

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Southeast Asian History