Military, Monarchy and Repression

Military, Monarchy and Repression
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 221
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ISBN-10 : 9781315443300
ISBN-13 : 1315443309
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Book Synopsis Military, Monarchy and Repression by : Kevin Hewison

Download or read book Military, Monarchy and Repression written by Kevin Hewison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thailand’s politics has been contentious in recent years. With a military coup in 2006 and another in 2014, the country has moved from being a promising electoral democracy to a military dictatorship. Electoral politics was embraced enthusiastically by some groups, including those in rural areas of the north and northeast, but came to be feared by groups variously identified as the old elite, royalists and the establishment. The transition to authoritarianism saw large and lengthy street protests and considerable violence. This book examines the background to and the sources of conflict and the turn to authoritarianism. It addresses: the return of the military to political centre stage; the monarchy’s pivotal role in opposing electoral democracy; the manner in which sections of civil society have rejected electoral politics; and the rise of powerful non-elected bodies such as the Constitutional Court.


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