Democracy and National Identity in Thailand by Michael Kelly Connors
It is the most up-to-date book on the process of Thailand's democratization, which is an important subject in Asian studies
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Democracy and National Identity in Thailand
Democracy and National Identity in Thailand
Summary
Explores the process of democratization in Thailand from the overthrow of the monarchist state in the 1930s to the present day and examines this development institutionally and ideologically through key issues.
Democracy and National Identity in Thailand Summary
Democracy and National Identity in Thailand Reviews
'A welcome contribution to the study of modern Thailand.' - Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
'This is a wonderfully constructed and thought-provoking account of the many elements of modern Thai democracy discourse.' - Journal of Contemporary Asia
'This is an important book and deserves a local readership' - Bangkok Post
'A welcome contribution to the study of modern Thailand' - Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism
'an important work that seeks to introduce a measure of analytical abstraction to the study of Thailand.' - Asian Journal of Political Science
'This is a wonderfully constructed and thought-provoking account of the many elements of modern Thai democracy discourse.' - Journal of Contemporary Asia
About Michael Kelly Connors
Michael Kelly Connors is Lecturer in Politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He has written articles for journals such as Democratization, Journal of Contemporary Asia and Thamyris, an International Journal of Feminist Inquiry.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Talking Democracy2. Making Democracy Mean Something3. Before the Doctrine: From Constitutional Democracy to Thai-style Democracy4. Developmental Democracy: Villages, Insurgency and Security5. Delayed Liberalism, the General Will: the Doctrine Entrenched6. Citizen King: Emobdying Thainess7. New Times, New Constitution8. Liberalism, Civil Society and New Projects of Subjection9. Rethinking the Nation in Times of Crisis: Democracy, Civic Engagement and Community 10. Final Comments
Additional information
NPB9780415272308
9780415272308
0415272300
Democracy and National Identity in Thailand by Michael Kelly Connors
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2002-10-17
282
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