Terwiel, B. J.
Thailand's political history : from the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 to recent times / B.J. Terwiel. - Tatien, Bangkok : River Books, 2005. - 328 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-308) and index.
1. Backdrop: society during the late-Ayutthaya period -- 2. Tumult and reform (1767-1782) -- 3. Innovation in the guise of Orthodoxy (1782-1809) -- 4. Trade and poetry (1809-1824) -- 5. Economic developments (1824-1851) -- 6. The beginnings of westernization (1851-1868) -- 7. The regent, new Siam and Chulalongkoran ( 1868-1883) -- 8. Humiliation and the path to autocracy (1883-1910) -- 9. Nationalism, and the reorganization of the bureaucracy (1910-1925) -- 10. Restoration, revolt, and the rise of the rise of the military (1925-1945) -- 11. Thailand after 1945 -- 12. Concluding remarks.
9749863089 (pbk.) 9789749863084 (pbk.)
Thailand--Politics and government.
959.3 / TER
Thailand's political history : from the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 to recent times / B.J. Terwiel. - Tatien, Bangkok : River Books, 2005. - 328 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-308) and index.
1. Backdrop: society during the late-Ayutthaya period -- 2. Tumult and reform (1767-1782) -- 3. Innovation in the guise of Orthodoxy (1782-1809) -- 4. Trade and poetry (1809-1824) -- 5. Economic developments (1824-1851) -- 6. The beginnings of westernization (1851-1868) -- 7. The regent, new Siam and Chulalongkoran ( 1868-1883) -- 8. Humiliation and the path to autocracy (1883-1910) -- 9. Nationalism, and the reorganization of the bureaucracy (1910-1925) -- 10. Restoration, revolt, and the rise of the rise of the military (1925-1945) -- 11. Thailand after 1945 -- 12. Concluding remarks.
9749863089 (pbk.) 9789749863084 (pbk.)
Thailand--Politics and government.
959.3 / TER