Kingdom in Crisis MacGregor-Marshall Andrew
Kingdom in Crisis MacGregor-Marshall Andrew Struggling to emerge from a despotic past, Thailand stands at a defining moment in its history. And many fear that the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej may…
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Kingdom in Crisis MacGregor-Marshall Andrew
Struggling to emerge from a despotic past, Thailand stands at a defining moment in its history. And many fear that the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej may unleash even greater instability. While scores of citizens have been killed on the streets of Bangkok and freedom of speech continues to be routinely denied, democracy appears like an increasingly distant idea.
Going against the law, Andrew MacGregor Marshall is one of the only journalists covering contemporary Thailand to tell the whole story. Due to Thailand's draconian lese majeste law, which prohibits anyone from questioning the royal family, no one has been willing to offer a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the country--until now. In Kingdom in Crisis he provides thorough background on Thailand today, revealing the unacknowledged succession conflict that has become entangled with the struggle for