{"product_id":"myths-and-realities-yoshifumi-tamada-9781920901417","title":"Myths and Realities: The Democratization of Thai Politics Volume 15","description":"This study - now in paperback - traces the root of Thailand's current political instability back to the 1990s. It challenges the prevailing view that the nation's democratization process, during the decade, was led by the active middle class. The book argues that the key role played by the middle class was moderation rather than promotion of democracy. The middle class achieved discursive power after the May 1992 incident and prevented the numerical majority of the population - rural residents and urban lower class people - from gaining the hegemony. With competing forces in Thai politics under the microscope, and with a particular focus on 'passive' political actors, Myths and Realities shows that the appeasement of the opponents of democratization is no less crucial than the emergence or empowerment of its proponents. The Japanese original of Myths and Realities won an Ohira Masayoshi Memorial Prize in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yoshifumi Tamada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1920901418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781920901417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trans Pacific Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Yoshifumi Tamada","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440122376447,"sku":"9781920901417","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9ff9cea-abf1-4ec9-b962-e283f3c7c2d9.jpg?v=1777180409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/myths-and-realities-yoshifumi-tamada-9781920901417","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}