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Political Authority and Provincial Identity in Thailand

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Description for Political Authority and Provincial Identity in Thailand Paperback. Series: Studies on Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49. BIC Classification: JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.

The powerful Thai politician Banharn Silpa-archa has been disparaged as a corrupt operator who for years channeled excessive state funds into developing his own rural province. This book reinterprets Banharm's career and offers a detailed portrait of the voters who support him. Relying on extensive interviews, the author shows how Banharm's constituents have developed a strong provincial identity based on their pride in his advancement of their province, Suphanburi, which many now call "Banharm-buri," the place of Banharm. Yoshinori Nishizaki's analysis challenges simplistic perceptions of rural Thai voters and raises vital questions about contemporary democracy in Thailand.

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Much standard literature on rural politics and society in Thailand and other democratizing countries in Southeast Asia would categorize this politician as a typical "strongman," the boss of a semiviolent patronage network that squeezes votes out of the people. That standard analysis would utterly fail to recognize and understand the grassroots realities of Suphanburi that Nishizaki has captured in his study. This compassionate, well-grounded analysis challenges simplistic perceptions of rural Thai voters and raises vital questions about contemporary democracy in Thailand.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Studies on Southeast Asia
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780877277538
SKU
V9780877277538
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About Yoshinori Nishizaki
Yoshinori Nishizaki is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore.

Reviews for Political Authority and Provincial Identity in Thailand
"Here is the story of Banharm Silpa-archa, the former PM and arch-electocrat of Thai politics, told by a scholar whose extensive field research and critical sympathy have enabled him to capture the complexity of Banharn's talents and enduring reign. As Nishizaki demonstrates, Banharn's success in the province of Suphanburi (a.k.a. Banharn-buri) was not built on a sleazy mix of guns, ... Read more

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