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Thailand

Prathes Thai, or Muang-Thai (Kingdom of Thailand)

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HISTORY. Until 24 June 1932 Siam was an absolute monarchy. A coup of that date resulted in the constitution of 1932. Numerous coups have followed.

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Further Reading

  • Thailand Statistical Yearbook. National Statistical Office, Bangkok

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  • Thailand in Brief. 7th ed. Bangkok, 1985

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  • Girling, J. I. S., Thailand: Society and Politics. Cornell Univ. Press, 1981

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  • Morrell, D. and Samudavanija, C., Political Conflict in Thailand. Cambridge, Mass., 1981

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  • Watts, M., Thailand. [Bibliography] Oxford and Santa Barbara, 1986

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Brian Hunter

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© 1991 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Hunter, B. (1991). Thailand. In: Hunter, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271203_161

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