Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Published on
Jan 1, 2007
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
7.00x0.75x10.00 Inches
Weight
1.32 Pounds
About the Book
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 politics, in part by rationalizing a symbiotic relationship between his own office and the Thai monarchy.