Bangkok May 2010: Perspectives on a Divided Thailand

 

After a two-month stand-off between Red Shirt protestors and the government of Protestors 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.

Author: Aekapol Chongvilaivan
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9789814345354
351 Pages
RM100.00 / S$39.90

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