The King and the Making of Modern Thailand

By Antonio L. Rappa

Book Overview

This book examines the role of Rama IX and the variegated set of problems that persist in life under the great white elephant and mango trees. Rappa draws from his primary research that includes interviews, surveys and first-hand observations of a remarkable kingdom and a uniquely remarkable king to reveal the internal security threats to democracy and civil society in the oldest Southeast Asian kingdom in late modernity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367141833
• ISBN13: 9780367141837
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"