Research Catalog

Title

Thaksin / Pasuk Phongpaichit, Chris Baker.

Author

Pasuk Phongpaichit

Publication

Chiang Mai, Thailand : Silkworm Books, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

Baker, Christopher John, 1948-

Description

ix, 422 p. : ill., maps; 21 cm.

Summary

"He made a fortune of two billion US dollars in four years. He won four elections by landslides. He was overthrown by a coup and driven into exile. His opponents and supporters dressed themselves in red and yellow and fought battles on the streets. To some, he is a visionary, even a revolutionary. To others, he is greedy, deceitful, deluded, dangerous." "This book was first published in 2004. Four new chapters provide a detailed account of the turmoil of Thai politics over the subsequent five years." --Book Jacket.

Subjects

• Geschichte 2001-2008
• Since 1988
• Thailand > Politics and government > 1988-
• Thaksin Chinnawat, 1949-

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-408) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Prologue: 4:30 p.m., 3 August 2001 -- Pt. I The Business of Politics -- 1.The background -- 2.Family and business -- 3.Political rise -- 4.Thaksinomics -- 5.Managing society -- 6.Remaking politics -- 7.Power and profit -- Pt. II The Battle of Bangkok -- 8.Disillusion, populism, protest -- 9.Towards coup -- 10.Generals, judges, voters -- 11.Endgame -- Epilogue: 10:30 a.m., 31 July 2008 -- Sources of Thaksin quotations.

ISBN

• 9789749511794 (pbk.)
• 9749511794 (pbk.)

OCLC

462338770

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library