King Never Smiles A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej

Name: King Never Smiles A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej
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ISBN: 9780300106824

ISBN-10: 0300106823

ISBN-13: 9780300106824

Edition: 2006

Authors: Paul M. Handley

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Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the United States, came to the throne of his country in 1946 and is now the world's longest-serving monarch. "The King Never Smiles", the first independent biography of Thailand's monarch, tells the unexpected story of Bhumibol's life and sixty-year rule--how a Western-raised boy came to be seen by his people as a living Buddha, and how a king widely seen as beneficent and apolitical could in fact be so deeply political and autocratic. Paul Handley provides an extensively researched, factual account of the king's youth and personal development, ascent to the throne, skillful political maneuverings, and attempt to shape Thailand as a…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 7/20/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.93" long x 0.16" tall
Weight: 2.112
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



A Dhammaraja from America



From Pure Blood to Dynastic Failure



1932: Revolution and Exile



Restoration to Regicide



Revenge of the Monarchists, 1946-49



Romance in Lausanne: Bhumibol Prepares to Reign



The Cold War, 1952-57



Field Marshal Sarit: The Palace Finds Its Strongman



Bhumibol in the 1960s: A Dhammaraja's Brilliance Unfolds



Going to War



Reborn Democrat?



Royal Vigilantism and Massacre, 1974-76



What Went Wrong: Cosmic Panic, Business Failure, Midcareer Crisis



Who's the Enemy?



In the King's Image: The Perfect General Prem



Family Headaches



Another Coup for the Throne



May 1992: October 1976 Redux



Sanctifying Royalty and Stonewalling Democracy in the 1990s



Another Family Annus Horribilis



The Economic Crash and Bhumibol's New Theory



Going into Seclusion: Can the Monarchy Survive Bhumibol?


Notes


Index