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Siam becomes Thailand : a story of intrigue

Print Book, English, ©1991
University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, ©1991
xii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9780824813932, 9780824813949, 0824813936, 0824813944
22764772
Prelude to a revolution
The abolition of the absolute monarchy
The legitimation of the new elite
The spectre of communism
The backlash
The rise of the military
The pursuit of nationalism
The triumph of irredentism
The ride on a tiger
The cock and the rising sun
The other side
The eclipse
The year of dissimulation
The problem of peace