{"product_id":"amnesia-book-arjun-subrahmanyan-9781438486512","title":"Amnesia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescribes the profound social impact of the overthrow of the Thai absolute monarchy in 1932, and explains the importance of democracy in a country long known for authoritarian politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThailand's monarchy and military have dominated the narrative of the country's modern history, and their leadership is often accepted as evidence of a cultural preference for authoritarianism. Despite a long history of military coups that have upended the course of the country's democracy, however, Thailand's democratic history is a vital though largely ignored aspect of modern Thai society. Based on extensive archival research, \u003ci\u003eAmnesia\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the social and political beginnings of Thai democracy and explains how a bloodless revolution against the monarchy in 1932 introduced a constitutional democracy and ignited enduring hopes for a fairer society and a more representative government. The \"People's Party,\" a small group of commoners who staged the revolution in the name of democracy, found an enthusiastic audience for their bold populist rhetoric among wide swathes of society. In \u003ci\u003eAmnesia\u003c\/i\u003e, Arjun Subrahmanyan illustrates how the idealism of the first decade of Thai democracy, now largely forgotten, still shapes Thai society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53014677782801,"sku":"NIN9781438486512","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53587687178513,"sku":"NLS9781438486512","price":77.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53597083205905,"sku":"NGR9781438486512","price":68.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781438486512.jpg?v=1768154044","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/amnesia-book-arjun-subrahmanyan-9781438486512","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}