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October 1976 and the Role of the Military in Thai Politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Thomas A. Marks
Thomas A. Marks
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University of Hawai
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Faced with the progression of events outlined above, it is small wonder that observers of the Thai political scene at times are a bit baffled as to precisely what is transpiring in the kingdom's continued search for a stable political future. Yet beneath the headlines and seemingly blatant military power grabbing lies a web of internal happenings which is not only in a sense predictable, but to which there is an order and a fitful progress towards some form of popular representation. That this is so will become clear in the course of this analysis dealing with the military role in politics since the coup of October 1976 ended Thailand's chaotic three-year democratic experiment and reinstated ‘uniformed power’.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , October 1980 , pp. 603 - 644
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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