The Military in Thai Politics 1981-86 / / Suchit Bunbongkarn.

This study documents the military's expansion into civilian affairs such as rural development, peace-keeping duties, and mass mobilization in rural and urban areas. In doing so, the military has encroached upon the sphere of civilian politicians. The military's view is that it is not only...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ISEAS Publishing ebook Package Archive 1970-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [1987]
©1987
Year of Publication:1987
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Preface
  • Chapter one Introduction
  • Chapter two Military Factions and Their Struggle for Power
  • Chapter three Politics of Compromise and Military Factionalism
  • Chapter four The Army and Its Increasing Commitment to Domestic Tasks
  • Chapter five Legitimization of the Military's Role Expansion
  • Chapter six Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • APPENDIX 1 Results of the 1986 General Election
  • APPENDIX 2 Excerpts of Prime Ministerial Order No. 66/2523: "Policy of Struggle to Win Over Communism"
  • APPENDIX 3 Excerpts of Prime Ministerial Order No. 65/2525: "Plan for Political Offensive"
  • APPENDIX 4 Prime Ministerial Order No. 47/2529: Additional Explanations Regarding the Operation In the Struggle to Win Over the Communists
  • APPENDIX 5 Prem's Coalition Government (1981-87)
  • APPENDIX 6 Commanders-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army (1978-84)
  • APPENDIX 7 Military Positions and Ranks of General Arthit Kamlang-ek (1981-86)
  • APPENDIX 8 Military Positions and Ranks of General Chaovalit Yongchaiyuth
  • References