Thailand; A Short History; Second Edition

This highly acclaimed book, the standard history of Thailand for almost twenty years, has now been completely revised by the author. David K. Wyatt has also added new sections examining the social and economic changes that have transformed the country in the past two decades.

List of Illustrations

vii

List of Table

ix

Preface to the Second Edition

xi

Preface to the First Edition

xiii

Editorial Note

xv

The Beginnings of Tai History

1

(16)

The Tai Villae and Muang

6

(4)

Nan Zaho

10

(3)

Mainland Southeast Asia in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries

13

(4)

Tai and the Classical Empires

17

(13)

Dvaravati

17

(4)

Angkor and the Tai

21

(4)

The Yonok County of the Upper Mekong

25

(3)

The Tai World in 1200

28

(2)

A Tai Century, 1219-1350

30

(20)

The Kingdom of Lan Na

33

(6)

The Siamese, Sukhothai, and the South

39

(11)

Ayutthaya and Its Neighbors, 1351-1569

50

(36)

The Rise of Ayutthaya

52

(11)

The Renewal of Lan Na

63

(9)

The Rise of Lan Sang-Luang Prabang

72

(1)

Universal Monarchs, Universal Warfare

72

(14)

The Empire of Ayuthaya, 1569-1767

86

(36)

Ayutthaya, Burma, and the West

87

(17)

Lan Na in a Time of Tumult

104

(3)

Ayutthaya-Sources of Strength and Instability

107

(8)

Burma and the Tai World

115

(7)

The Early Bangkok Empire, 1767-1851

122

(44)

The Abortive Reconstruction of King Taksin

122

(6)

Rama I's New Siam

128

(16)

Interlude: Rama II 1809-1824

144

(5)

Rama III: Conservative or Reactionary?

149

(17)

Mongkut and Chulalongkorn, 1851-1910

166

(44)

King Mongkut's Cautious Reforms

166

(9)

A New King versus the ``Ancients''

175

(9)

Internal Power and External Challenge

184

(8)

From Reforms to Modernization

192

(5)

Siam in 1910

197

(13)

The Rise of Elite Nationalism, 1910-1932

210

(22)

King Vajiravudh and the Thai Nation

211

(11)

The Last Absolute Monarch

222

(10)

The Military Ascendant, 1932-1957

232

(34)

The Early Constitutional Period

234

(7)

Phibun's Nationalism and the War, 1938-1944

241

(9)

Between Hot and Cold Wars

250

(6)

Phibun's Second Government, 1948-1957

256

(10)

Development and Revolution, 1957-1982

266

(27)

Sarit as Paradox

267

(9)

In the Shadow of Vietnam, 1963-1973

276

(5)

The Social and Political Costs of Development

281

(6)

Revolution and Reaction, 1973-1976

287

(6)

Fresh Starts, 1976-2002

293

(16)

Hesitation and Uncertainty, 1976-1980

293

(5)

Stability and Growth in the 1980s

298

(6)

The Crisis of 1991-1992

304

(2)

More Democratic Regimes

306

(3)

Appendix A: Kings of Sukhothai

309

(1)

Appendix B: Kings of Lan Na, Chiang Mai, and Nan

310

(2)

Appendix C: Kings of Ayutthaya, Thonburi, and Bangkok

312

(2)

Appendix D: Prime Ministers of Thailand, 1932-2002

314

(3)

Notes

317

(6)

Suggestions for Further Reading

323

(12)

Index

335

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