Royal Capitalism: Wealth, Class, and Monarchy in Thailand

by Puangchon Unchanam

Book Overview

Thanks to its active role in national politics, the market economy, and popular culture, the Thai crown remains both the country's dominant institution and one of the world's wealthiest monarchies. Puangchon Unchanam examines the reign of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej or Rama IX (1946-2016) and how the crown thrived by transforming itself into a distinctly "bourgeois" monarchy that co-opted middle-class values of hard work, frugality, and self-sufficiency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299326047
• ISBN13: 9780299326043
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"