Andrew MacGregor Marshall

A Kingdom in Crisis

Thailand's Struggle for Democracy in the Twenty-First Century

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Produktbeschreibung

Struggling to emerge from a despotic past, Thailand stands at a defining moment in its history. Scores have been killed on the streets of Bangkok. Freedom of speech is routinely denied. Democracy appears increasingly distant. Long dreaded by Thais, the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is expected to unleash even greater instability. Yet in spite of the impact of the crisis, and the extraordinary importance of the royal succession, they have never been comprehensively analyzed, because Thailand's draconian lese majeste law has silenced most discussion - until now. Breaking Thailand's draconian lese majeste Andrew MacGregor Marshall is one of the only journalists covering contemporary Thailand who tells the whole story. He provides a comprehensive explanation that makes sense of the crisis for the first time, revealing the unacknowledged succession conflict that has become entangled with the struggle for democracy in Thailand.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 138mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9781783600571
• ISBN-10: 1783600578
• Artikelnr.: 41039211

Autorenporträt

Andrew MacGregor Marshall is a journalist, political risk consultant, and corporate investigator, focusing mainly on Southeast Asia. A fugitive from Thai law as a result of his journalism about the royal family, he now lives in Phnom Penh.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Telling the Truth About Thailand Part I: Royalty Versus
Reality 1. 'When the Legends Die, All Collapses' - Thailand's political
awakening 2. 'In a Never-Never Land, Never Mind' - Welcome to the Land of
Smiles 3. 'Cosmological Bluster' - The Dramatics of Despotism Part II:
Thai-Style Democracy and its Discontents 4. 'Our Country Belongs to the
People - Not to the King': Thailand's Unfinished Revolution 5. 'I Really am
an Elected King' - The Royalist Revival 6. 'There is Magic, Goodness and
Power in His Heart' - The Deification of Rama IX Part III: The Secrets of
Succession 7. 'Endless Struggles for the Throne' - The Causes of Chronic
Palace Conflict 8. 'One Neither Walks, Speaks, Drinks, Eats, Nor Cooks
Without Some Kind of Ceremony' - The Pleasures and Privations of Being King
9. 'I Cannot Afford to Die' - The Tragedy of King Bhumibol Part IV: Crisis
and Confrontation 10. 'Living in Horrifying Times' - Twilight of the
Oligarchy 11. 'Coupmakers' Haunted Dreams' - Escalation and Enlightenment
12. 'Returning Happiness to the People' - Denying Democracy, Sabotaging
Succession Epilogue: 'Flip on the Lights and Flush out the Ghosts' - What
the Future Holds