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Author:   Søren Ivarsson ,  Lotte Isager
Publisher:   NIAS Press
Imprint:   NIAS Press
Volume:   47
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
ISBN:  

9788776940713

ISBN 10:   8776940713
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   01 October 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Challenging the Standard Total View of the Thai Monarchy (SA ren Ivarsson and Lotte Isager); 2. Virtual Divinity: A 21st Century Discourse of Thai Royal Influence (Peter A. Jackson); 3. Entertainment Nationalism: The Royal Gaze and the Gaze at the Royals (Sarun Krittikarn); 4. Culture of Monarchy: A Repertory Theatre through Time (Martin Platt); 5. The Intricacies of Lese-Majesty: A Comparative Study of Imperial Germany and Modern Thailand (David Streckfuss); 6. The Monarchy and the Royalist Movement in Modern Thai Politics, 1932-1957 (Nattapoll Chaiching); 7. 'Thai-Style Democracy': The Royalist Struggle for Thailand's Politics (Kevin Hewison and Kengkij Kitirianglarp); 8. Post-Coup Royalist Groups: Re-inventing Military and Ideological Power (Han Krittian); 9. Strengthening the Moral Fibre of the Nation: The King's Sufficiency Economy as Etho-politics (Lotte Isager and SA ren Ivarsson); 10. Royal Sufficiency and Elite Misrepresentation of Rural Livelihoods (Andrew Walker); Index

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SA ren Ivarsson, associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, is particularly interested in nationalism, state formation and historiography. His monograph, Creating Laos, was published by NIAS Press in 2008 and has attracted much acclaim. Lotte Isager is an anthropologist and geographer working at the University of Copenhagen. Her primary research interests are environmental management, agrarian change, governance and identity politics in Southeast Asia and East Africa.

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