Thailand and the Fall of Singapore: A Frustrated Asian Revolution

ISBN-13: 9780367305437 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 288 str.

Nigel J. Brailey

Opis

This book discusses the 1942 Japanese capture of Singapore that dragged a reluctant Thailand into World War II, demonstrating that Thailand achieved a level of political freedom unsurpassed in Asia without seriously compromising its stability.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction -- Thailand and the War -- The 24 June 1932 Coup -- Securing the Revolution -- Japan and the Fall of Phibun -- The Failure of the Revolutionary Regime -- Renewal -- The Entrenchment of the Military -- Alliance with America -- Liberalization -- Sarit and the Making of a Despotism -- Thailand and the Vietnam War -- The Emergence of a Medium-Sized Power?

O autorze

Nigel Brailey teaches Eastern Asian History at the University of Bristol. He is the author of several studies of post-1700 Thai and Burmese history.