A kingdom in crisis : Thailand's struggle for democracy in the twenty-first century /: Thailand's struggle for democracy in the twenty-first century. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew MacGregor Marshall.
• Authors: Marshall, Andrew MacGregor, 1971-
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.959309051; Democracy -- Thailand; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference; Democracy; Thailand; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783607808; 1783607807; 9781783606856; 1783606851
• Related ISBNs: 9781783606023
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 2, 2015)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.