Thailand - A Short History 2e : A Short History; Second Edition

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