Divided Over Thaksin Thailand's Coup and Problematic Transition

Thailand's political problems attracted international attention when yellow shirted anti-Thaksin protestors closed down Bangkok's international airports in November 2008; the following April pro-Thaksin red shirts prevented an ASEAN-East Asia Summit, and clashed violently with the army in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thai Update (Conference) (-)
Autores Corporativos: Thai Update (Conference) Corporate Author (corporate author), Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, issuing body (issuing body)
Otros Autores: Funston, N. J. (N. John), editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2009.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Gale eBooks
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Sumario:Thailand's political problems attracted international attention when yellow shirted anti-Thaksin protestors closed down Bangkok's international airports in November 2008; the following April pro-Thaksin red shirts prevented an ASEAN-East Asia Summit, and clashed violently with the army in the streets of Bangkok. Conflict between groups for and against former Prime Minister Thaksin has polarized Thai society. Under his watch, violence also returned to the Malay Muslim south, with the loss of over 3,000 lives. The military coup that ousted Thaksin was supposed to end all this, but instead polarization increased and southern violence continued. This book is about how Thaksin divided Thailand, the nature of the southern conflict, and problematic attempts to establish a consensus around a post-Thaksin political order.
Notas:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 203 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789814459419
9789812309624