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Thailand History
Introduction
Historical Setting
EARLY HISTORY
The Mon and the Khmer
The Tai People: Origins and Migrations
Sukhothai
THE AYUTTHAYA ERA, 1350-1767
Thai Kingship
Social and Political Development
Economic Development
Contacts with the West
Ayutthaya: The Final Phase
THE BANGKOK PERIOD, 1767-1932
The Chakkri Dynasty
Mongkut’s Opening to the West
Chulalongkorn’s Reforms
The Crisis of 1893
BEGINNING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL ERA
1932 Coup
Phibun and the Nationalist Regime
World War II
Pridi and the Civilian Regime, 1944-47
RETURN OF PHIBUN AND THE MILITARY
November 1947 Coup
November 1951 Coup
Phibun’s Experiment with "Democracy"
SARIT AND THANOM
Sarit’s Return
Thai Politics and Foreign Policy, 1963-71
November 1971 Coup
THAILAND IN TRANSITION
MILITARY RULE AND LIMITED PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT, 1976- 83
Prem in Power
Foreign Relations, 1977-83
The Society and Its Environment
PHYSICAL SETTING
Boundaries
Topography and Drainage
Regions
Climate
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ETHNICITY, REGIONALISM, AND LANGUAGE
The Thai and Other Tai-Speaking Peoples
The Non-Tai Minorities
The Highland, or Hill, Peoples
The Khmer
The Mon
The Vietnamese
The Chinese
The South Asians
Ethnic and Regional Relations
THE SOCIAL SYSTEM
Rural Social Patterns
National and Urban Structures: Class and Status
Class Consciousness
Social Mobility
RELIGION
Historical Background
Buddhist Doctrine and Popular Religion
The Sangha
Buddhism, Politics, and Values
Religious Minorities
EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
HEALTH AND WELFARE
THE INDOCHINESE REFUGEE QUESTION
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POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, 1980-87
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