Amnesia

Arjun Subrahmanyan is Senior Lecturer in Southeast Asian History at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsThai Language ConventionsIntroduction: The 1932 Revolution in Thai History1. The New Regime and the Old: Compromise, Rebellion, and the Enemies Within2. A Fragile Alliance: The Working Classes and the People's Party3. Spokesmen for the Peasantry: The Revolution and Social Welfare4. Making Citizens: Education and Propaganda in the New Order5. Buddhist Democracy in the Revolution6. The Revolution Betrayed: Triumph and Tragedy in Assembly PoliticsConclusionHistory beyond RoyalismNotesBibliographyIndex

"Drawing on archival sources and secondary literature, Amnesia makes a valuable contribution to the increasing body of quality historical scholarship on modern Thailand. Its thoroughly researched and persuasive arguments offer a compelling account of the ascent and decline of the People's Party during the 1932–49 period. This book is highly recommended to scholars and readers interested in the modern history of Thailand, or the modernization of this country." — H-Net Reviews (H-Asia)"There is no better time to read this book than now … The book could be a lesson for current insiders, i.e., politicians, that their pursuit of self-interest in the name of democracy may cause the popular sacrifice to again fall victim to amnesia." — Pacific Affairs"Amnesia provides a refreshingly well-researched and eloquent account of a period that provided some hope for democratic idealists. The book deserves a wide readership to better contextualise contemporary political opposition and to better understand the past." — Journal of Contemporary Asia