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Bangkok, May 2010

Perspectives on a Divided Thailand

Pavin Chachavalpongpun editor Aekapol Chongvilaivan editor Michael J Montesano editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:ISEAS

Published:30th Mar '12

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Bangkok, May 2010 cover

After a two-month stand-off between Red Shirt protesters and the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, violence and arson scarred central Bangkok in mid-May 2010. This shocking turn of events underlined how poorly understood the deep divisions in the society and politics of Thailand remained, even five years into the country’s prolonged crisis. This volume collects analysis and commentary on those divisions from an unusually large and prominent group of Thai and foreign scholars and observers of the country. Contributions examine socio-economic, political, diplomatic, historical, cultural, and ideological issues with rare frankness, clarity, and lack of jargon.

ISBN: 9789814345354

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250 pages