{"product_id":"amnesia","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":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67589808390511,"sku":"9781438486505","price":256.24,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/1438486502.jpg?v=1790507287","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/amnesia","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}