Part 1: Analysis of Thai Constitutions 1. Understanding Thai Democracy 2. Analysis of the Constitutions Part 2: Reality: The Practice of Constitutional Monarchy, 1932-1952 3. King Prajadhipok's Experience 4. The Experience of a Minor Monarch Part 3: Reality: the Coming of Age of Thai Constitutional Monarchy, 1952-2000 5. The Hard Struggle 6. The Royal Climb to the Pinnacle of the Nation