Thailand Unhinged: The Death of Thai-Style Democracy delivers an excoriating critique of Thai politics and society over the tumultuous years that followed the ouster of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thailand's ongoing political crisis is explained through the prism of the country's painful post-absolutist history - a history marred by the systematic sabotage of any meaningful democratic development, the routine hijacking of democratic institutions, and the continued suffocation of the Thai people's democratic ...
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Thailand Unhinged: The Death of Thai-Style Democracy delivers an excoriating critique of Thai politics and society over the tumultuous years that followed the ouster of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thailand's ongoing political crisis is explained through the prism of the country's painful post-absolutist history - a history marred by the systematic sabotage of any meaningful democratic development, the routine hijacking of democratic institutions, and the continued suffocation of the Thai people's democratic aspirations orchestrated by an unelected ruling class in an increasingly desperate attempt to hold on to its power. This new edition, uncensored, expanded, and revised, argues that the tragic events of 2010 mark the end of "Thai-Style Democracy" - a five-decades-old system of government that, notwithstanding the appropriation of some of the trappings of democracy, has largely preserved the right of "good" men of high birth, status, and wealth to run the country. The essays are written in a pointed, combative style, making Thailand Unhinged a highly unconventional mix of academic scholarship, literary journalism, and radical pamphleteering. IN PRAISE OF THE FIRST EDITION Written by an extremely talented Harvard PhD journalist/professor, this well-crafted collection of essays illuminate[s] magnificently the tragedy of Thailand today. Trenchant and continually blistering. -Tom Plate, author of the bestselling Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew FEDERICO FERRARA (PhD, Harvard University) works as Assistant Professor at the City University of Hong Kong, Department of Asian and International Studies.
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Good Condition. Cover lightly scuffed and marked. All pages unmarked and uncreased. Ownership inscription on first inside page. Sound and serviceable overall. Publisher's note: "Thailand Unhinged: The Death of Thai-Style Democracy delivers an excoriating critique of Thai politics and society over the tumultuous years that followed the ouster of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thailand's ongoing political crisis is explained through the prism of the country's painful post-absolutist history-a history marred by the systematic sabotage of any meaningful democratic development, the routine hijacking of democratic institutions, and the continued suffocation of the Thai people's democratic aspirations orchestrated by an unelected ruling class in an increasingly desperate attempt to hold on to its power. This new edition, uncensored, expanded, and revised, argues that the tragic events of 2010 mark the end of "Thai-Style Democracy"--A five-decades-old system of government that, not withstanding the appropriations of some of the trappings of democracy, has largely preserved the right of "good" men of high birth, status, and wealth to run the country. The essays are written in a pointed, combative style, making Thailand Unhinged a highly unconventional mix of academic scholarship, literary journalism, and radical pamphleteering"--Back cover." Size: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm. 180 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; Thailand; Politics and government; Democracy; ISBN: 9793780843. ISBN/EAN: 9789793780849. Add. Inventory No: 230120ABH013039.
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This is a historical, political, and sociological review of Thailand, published in 2011. The author describes Thai society in thoroughly scathing terms.
Since the book was published (I read it in 2020) the political situation in Thailand has changed. However, I found information in this book to be a great help in putting this change in historical perspective .
The central point of the book is that the rise of the Thailand's Red Shirt movement was a historical, and progressive, turning point in Thai politics. The Red Shirts provided a basis for meaningful democracy to take root in Thailand, for the first time in the nation's history. So, in spite of what has happened in the past decade, one comes away from the book thinking that in the foreseeable future, Thailand could become a functioning democracy.