Modern Polities in Thailand

The seizure of the government by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat in September, 1957, was more than the assumption of political power by another military leader in Thailand, and the overthrow of the former regime headed by Field Marshal Phibun Songkhram marked a definite turning point in the evolution of the Thai political system. After experimenting with constitutional democracy for almost twenty-five years, Thailand turned to a new form of political rule. The purpose of this article is to survey briefly the development of the Thai political system since the beginning of the constitutional regime in June, 1932, and to assess the present trend of the Sarit government in a country where military officers have long played a pre-eminent role in the political life of the nation

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• The Impact of the West on Government in Thailand

  Kenneth A Lawson, Kenneth Lawson•International Affairs•1956

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• The Impact of the West on Government in Thailand

  David A Wilson, Walter F Vella•The Far Eastern Quarterly•1956

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• Government and Nationalism in Southeast Asia

  J Van Beusekom, Rupert Emerson et al.•Pacific Affairs•1942

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• Siam in Transition

  Carle C Zimmerman, Kenneth Perry Landon•Pacific Affairs•1940

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