01579nam a2200241 a 4500 vtls000069451 MTX 160715s2012 001 0 eng d 9789814345347 9789814345354 9814345350 201607151108 staff 201606281014 maprang 201306272318 VLOAD 201211201359 staff NULL Ebook Michael J. Montesano;Pavin Chachavalpongpun;Aekapol Chongvilaivan 100626 Bangkok, May 2010: perspectives on a divided Thailand/ [electronic resource] Bangkok, May 2010/Michael J. Montesano;Pavin Chachavalpongpun;Aekapol Chongvilaivan Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012 After a two-month stand-off between Red Shirt protestors and the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, violence and arson scarred central Bangkok in mid-May 2010 This shocking turn of events underlined how poorly understood the deep divisions in the society and politics of Thailand remained, even five years into the country's prolonged crisis. This volume collects analysis and commentary on those divisions from an unusually large and prominent group of Thai and foreign scholars and observers of the country. Contributions examine socio-economic, political, diplomatic, historical, cultural, and ideological issues with rare frankness, clarity, and lack of jargon Political violence 100627 Thailand 31507 http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ISEASB0000407.html 10 66154 66154