{"product_id":"a-kingdom-in-crisis-andrew-macgregor-marshall-9781783606023","title":"A Kingdom in Crisis: Thailand's Struggle for Democracy in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Perhaps the best introduction yet to the roots of Thailand's present political impasse. A brilliant book.'\u003cbr\u003eSimon Long, \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStruggling to emerge from a despotic past, and convulsed by an intractable conflict that will determine its future, Thailand stands at a defining moment in its history. Scores have been killed on the streets of Bangkok. Freedom of speech is routinely denied. Democracy appears increasingly distant. And many Thais fear that the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is expected to unleash even greater instability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet in spite of the impact of the crisis, and the extraordinary importance of the royal succession, they have never been comprehensively analysed - until now. Breaking Thailand's draconian \u003ci\u003elèse majesté\u003c\/i\u003e law, Andrew MacGregor Marshall is one of the only journalists covering contemporary Thailand to tell the whole story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarshall provides a comprehensive explanation that for the first time makes sense of the crisis, revealing the unacknowledged succession conflict that has become entangled with the struggle for democracy in Thailand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew MacGregor Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783606029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783606023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Andrew MacGregor Marshall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048226713855,"sku":"9781783606023","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ae1d13a-40ca-4a55-96e6-241075f775d0.jpg?v=1684994599","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-kingdom-in-crisis-andrew-macgregor-marshall-9781783606023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}