Siam Becomes Thailand: A Story of IntrigueHurst, 1991 - 394 pagine Since the end of the absolute monarchy in Siam in 1932, the country has seemed to lurch from one military coup to another despite the democratic ideals proclaimed by the men who established the first constitutional government. Just how the military came to play such a dominant role in Thai politics is the main theme of this book. But it also looks at the nebulous period during World war II when Thailand fought a little-known war against the French in Indo-China and then aligned itself with Japan, declaring war on Britain and the United States. |
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... attempt by Phya Song's clique to force him to resign at gunpoint.32 This sequence of events seemed to confirm an ... attempts were made to broaden it into a nationwide political movement ; rather , the pro- moters appeared to cherish ...
... attempt by Phya Song's clique to force him to resign at gunpoint.32 This sequence of events seemed to confirm an ... attempts were made to broaden it into a nationwide political movement ; rather , the pro- moters appeared to cherish ...
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... attempt on his life in 1935 , and he was conspicuously absent when the rest of the government assembled to greet the King on November 15 . King Ananda was thirteen when he returned to Siam for the first time as its monarch . Since he ...
... attempt on his life in 1935 , and he was conspicuously absent when the rest of the government assembled to greet the King on November 15 . King Ananda was thirteen when he returned to Siam for the first time as its monarch . Since he ...
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... attempt to land troops at Phuket and sunk an aircraft - carrier in the process . In his dismay at the news , Pridi asked why he had not been forewarned of the British landings so the Seri Thai could provide assistance . Sinad too ...
... attempt to land troops at Phuket and sunk an aircraft - carrier in the process . In his dismay at the news , Pridi asked why he had not been forewarned of the British landings so the Seri Thai could provide assistance . Sinad too ...
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COUPS AND COUNTERCOUPS 19321935 | 9 |
The Legitimation of the New Elite | 25 |
The Spectre of Communism | 45 |
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