Library of Congress Call Number DS563.5 .T4563 1989 Thailand Foreward Acknowledgments Preface Country Profile - Visit new updated Profile (PDF) Country Geography Society Economy Transportation and Communications Government and Politics National Security Introduction Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Donald M. Seekins) 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 Consitutional 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 Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (William P. Tuchrello) Physical Setting Boundaries Topography and Drainage Regions Climate Population 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 Chapter 3 - The Economy (Andrew Cao) Economic and Financial Development Public Finance Money and Banking Financial Institutions Money and Capital Markets Rural Finance Industrial Finance Monetary Policies Employment and Wages International Trade and Finance International Trade External Debt Industry Manufacturing Industrial Policy AGRICULTURE Land Use and Soils Land Tenure Tenancy and Land Reform Irrigation Crops Rice Rubber Maize Cassava Other Crops Livestock and Poultry Fisheries Forestry Mining Transportation Inland Waterways Railroads Roads Ports and Shipping Civil Aviation Energy Electric Power Petroleum and Natural Gas Telecommunications Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Rinn-Sup Shinn) The Constitutional Framework The Central Government The King National Assembly Council of Ministers Judiciary Local Government Civil Service The Media Political Developments, 1980-87 Political Parties Foreign Affairs Background Foreign Relations since 1980 Chapter 5 - National Security (John B. Haseman) State of National Security Insurgency Potential External Threats The Armed Forces General Development Place in National Life The Military Roles Manpower: Sources and Quality Defense Spending Domestic Defense Industry Foreign Security Assistance Military Structure Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Navy Royal Thai Air Force Training Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia Internal Security System Police and Paramilitary Forces Provincial Police Border Patrol Police Metropolitan Police Central Investigation Bureau Education Bureau Criminal Justice Criminal Code Procedures in Criminal Law Penal System Criminal Activity and the Narcotics Trade Appendix. Tables Bibliography Glossary Search by Continent Search Database Choose a Country Study Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belize Bhutan Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Chad Chile China Colombia Caribbean Islands Comoros Cyprus Czechoslovakia (Former) Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland Georgia Germany Germany (East) Ghana Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Laos Lebanon Libya Lithuania Macau Madagascar Maldives Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria North Korea Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Somalia South Africa South Korea Soviet Union (Former) Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yugoslavia (Former) Zaire (Former) Search Thailand Include word variants . Use only words as entered.

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