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Historical Dictionary of Thailand
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2013
Summary
Throughout its history, Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and creativity in responding to serious threats and crises, and this since much earlier times when it was known as Siam. This book, while focusing on the modern period, does reach back to ancient kingdoms but also shows the impressive rise to a modern democracy, although still endowed with a king, and even more impressively, an economic “tiger.” Moreover, it has become a prime tourist destination and is thus known to vast numbers of foreigners as a sort of “instant Asia.”
The Historical Dictionary of Thailand, now in its third edition, covers this amazing story in various ways. First, the chronology traces the most significant events from year to year. The introduction then provides a good overview of the land and people, the history and traditions, and where it now seems to be heading. The dictionary, which by now has hundreds of detailed and cross-referenced entries, looks more closely at important persons, places, institutions and events as well as more generally its politics, economy, society, culture and religion. So this is an excellent reference work not only for scholars but many others who have visited the country and were fascinated by it.
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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-7802-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-7525-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
662
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Contents No access
Editor’s Foreword No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Reader’s Note No access
Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
Map of Thailand No access
Chronology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 24
A No access Pages 25 - 48
B No access Pages 49 - 80
C No access Pages 81 - 128
D No access Pages 129 - 140
E No access Pages 141 - 158
F No access Pages 159 - 172
G No access Pages 173 - 180
H No access Pages 181 - 188
I No access Pages 189 - 194
J No access Pages 195 - 198
K No access Pages 199 - 218
L No access Pages 219 - 234
M No access Pages 235 - 262
N No access Pages 263 - 280
O No access Pages 281 - 284
P No access Pages 285 - 326
Q No access Pages 327 - 328
R No access Pages 329 - 346
S No access Pages 347 - 400
T No access Pages 401 - 432
U No access Pages 433 - 440
V No access Pages 441 - 446
W No access Pages 447 - 464
Y No access Pages 465 - 468
Z No access Pages 469 - 470
Appendix A Regions and Provinces of Thailand No access Pages 471 - 472
Appendix B Kings of Sukhothai No access Pages 473 - 474
Appendix C Kings of Lan Na and Chiang Mai No access Pages 475 - 476
Appendix D Kings of Ayutthaya, Thonburi, and Siam/Thailand No access Pages 477 - 478
Appendix E Population of Thailand by Province and Region (in thousands) No access Pages 479 - 482
Appendix F Population of Thailand, 1910-2010 (in thousands) No access Pages 483 - 484
Appendix G Population of 20 Largest Cities, 2010 No access Pages 485 - 486
Appendix H Economically Active Population (millions of persons aged 15 years and over) No access Pages 487 - 488
Appendix I Principal Agricultural Crops (1,000 metric tons) No access Pages 489 - 490
Appendix J Gross Domestic Product by Industrial Origin (in billion baht) No access Pages 491 - 492
Appendix K Thailand’s Core Economic Indicators, 2001-2010 No access Pages 493 - 494
Appendix L Core Performance Indicators (across sectors) No access Pages 495 - 496
Appendix M: Parties and Seats in the House of Representatives National Elections, 1933-2011 No access Pages 497 - 500
Appendix N A Chronology of Coups d’Etat, Rebellions, and Revolutions in Thailand since 1782 No access Pages 501 - 502
Appendix O List of Thai Constitutions No access Pages 503 - 504
Appendix P Prime Ministers, 1932-2012 No access Pages 505 - 506
