Thailand: the politics of despotic paternalism
Auteur :
Chaloemtiarana, Thak
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780877277729
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2007
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In 1958, Marshal Sarit Thanarat became prime minister of Thailand following a bloodless coup. This book offers a comprehensive study of Sarit's paternalistic, militaristic regime, which laid the foundations for Thailand's support of the US military campaign in Southeast Asia. The analysis documents the ways in which Sarit shaped modern Thai...