A history of Thailand / Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit.
"This book is the first new history of Thailand in English for two decades. Drawing on new Thai-language research, it ranges widely over political, economic, social, and cultural themes." "Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit reveal how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree labour evolv...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Summary: | "This book is the first new history of Thailand in English for two decades. Drawing on new Thai-language research, it ranges widely over political, economic, social, and cultural themes." "Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit reveal how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree labour evolved into a rural society of smallholder peasants and an urban society populated mainly by migrants from southern China. They trace how a Buddhist cosmography adapted to new ideas of time and space, and a traditional polity was transformed into a new nation-state under a strengthened monarchy." "The authors cover the contests between urban nationalists, ambitious generals, communist rebels, business politicians, and social movements to control the nation-state and redefine its purpose. They describe the dramatic changes wrought by a booming economy, globalization, and the evolution of mass society. Finally, they show how Thailand's path is still being contested by those who believe in change from above and those who fight for democracy and liberal values."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 301 : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-277) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521816157 9780521816151 0521016479 9780521016476 |