Working towards the Monarchy : : The Politics of Space in Downtown Bangkok / / Serhat Ünaldi.

In the twilight years of Thailand's ailing King Bhumibol, battles between royalists and their red shirt opponents are increasing, and the tectonic shifts that lie beneath Thailand's decade-old political crisis have become increasingly apparent. Serhat Ünaldi's Working towards the Mona...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.) :; 40 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Note on Language and Translations
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Part I: King Bhumibol, Charisma, and Its Challengers
  • 1. That Certain Something
  • 2. A Tale of Two Gods
  • 3. Transformation of Thai Authority and Its Social Foundations
  • Part II: The Politics of P(a)lace: Society and Architecture in Downtown Bangkok
  • 4. Siam-Ratchaprasong and the Study of Thai Urban Space
  • 5. The Politics of Space I
  • 6. The Politics of Space II
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index