| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> ThailandFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Thailand**Library of Congress Call Number DS563.5                   .T4563 1989**- Thailand  ForewardAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Donald M. Seekins)                          - Early                           History       - The                               Mon and the Khmer  The                               Tai People: Origins and MigrationsSukhothai
- The                           Ayutthaya Era, 1350-1767    - Thai                               Kingship  Social                               and Political DevelopmentEconomic                               Development
- Contacts                               with the West  Ayutthaya:                               The Final PhaseThe                           Bangkok Period, 1767-1932
The                               Chakkri Dynasty
- Mongkut's                               Opening to the West  Chulalongkorn's                               ReformsThe                               Crisis of 1893
- Beginning                           of the Consitutional Era    - 1932                               Coup  Phibun                               and the Nationalist RegimeWorld                               War II
- Pridi                               and the Civilian Regime, 1944-47   Return                           of Phibun and the Military- November                               1947 Coup  November                               1951 CoupPhibun's                               Experiment with "Democracy"
- Sarit                           and Thanom    - Sarit's                               Return  Thai                               Politics and Foreign Policy, 1963-71November                               1971 Coup
- Thailand                           in Transition  Military                           Rule and Limited Parliamentary Government, 1976- 83- Prem                               in Power  Foreign                               Relations, 1977-83- Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (William P. Tuchrello)                          - Physical                           Setting       - Boundaries  Topography                               and Drainage- Regions  ClimatePopulation
- Ethnicity,                           Regionalism, and Language    - The                               Thai and Other Tai-Speaking Peoples  The                               Non-Tai Minorities- The                                   Highland, or Hill, Peoples  The                                   KhmerThe                                   Mon
- The                                   Vietnamese  The                                   ChineseThe                                   South Asians
- Ethnic                               and Regional Relations   The                           Social System- Rural                               Social Patterns  National                               and Urban Structures: Class and Status- Class                                   Consciousness  Social                                   MobilityReligion
Historical                               Background
- Buddhist                               Doctrine and Popular Religion  The                               SanghaBuddhism,                               Politics, and Values
- Religious                               Minorities   Education                           and the ArtsHealth                           and Welfare
- The                           Indochinese Refugee Question      - Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Andrew Cao)                            - Economic                           and Financial Development        - Public                               Finance  Money                               and Banking- Financial                                   Institutions  Money                                   and Capital MarketsRural                                   Finance
- Industrial                                   Finance  Monetary                                   PoliciesEmployment                               and Wages
- International                           Trade and Finance    - International                               Trade  External                               DebtIndustry
Manufacturing
- Industrial                               Policy   AGRICULTURE- Land                               Use and Soils  Land                               TenureTenancy                               and Land Reform
- Irrigation  Crops- Rice  RubberMaize
- Cassava  Other                                   CropsLivestock                               and Poultry
- Fisheries  ForestryMining
- Transportation    - Inland                               Waterways  RailroadsRoads
- Ports                               and Shipping  Civil                               AviationEnergy
Electric                               Power
- Petroleum                               and Natural Gas   Telecommunications- Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Rinn-Sup Shinn)                          - The                           Constitutional Framework  The                           Central Government- The                               King  National                               AssemblyCouncil                               of Ministers
- Judiciary   Local                           Government Civil                           Service 
- The                           Media  Political                           Developments, 1980-87Political                           Parties 
- Foreign                           Affairs     - Background  Foreign                               Relations since 1980- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (John B. Haseman)                          - State                           of National Security      - Insurgency  Potential                               External ThreatsThe                           Armed Forces
General                               Development
- Place                               in National Life    - The                                   Military Roles  Manpower:                                   Sources and QualityDefense                                   Spending
- Domestic                                   Defense Industry   Foreign                               Security AssistanceMilitary                               Structure
Royal                                   Thai Army
- Royal                                   Thai Navy  Royal                                   Thai Air ForceTraining
- Uniforms,                               Ranks, and Insignia   Internal                           Security System- Police                               and Paramilitary Forces    - Provincial                                   Police  Border                                   Patrol PoliceMetropolitan                                   Police
- Central                                   Investigation Bureau  Education                                   BureauCriminal                               Justice
Criminal                                   Code
- Procedures                                   in Criminal Law  Penal                                   SystemCriminal                               Activity and the Narcotics Trade
Appendix. Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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