Includes the first English translations of writings, speeches, and interviews by one of the greatest figures in 20th-century Thailand.
Pridi Banomyong (1900-83) was one of the greatest figures in twentieth-century Thailand. This title contains nineteen selections from Pridi's writings, speeches, and interviews which focus on his personal background and his active political career from 1932 to 1949. It also includes a fresh translation of the "outline economic plan" of 1932.
Pridi Banomyong (1900-83) was one of the greatest figures in 20th-century Thailand. At the age of just 27, he started the movement which led to the 1932 revolution against Thailand's absolute monarchy. Through the 1930s, he introduced a wide range of reforms in law, local administration, economic policy, and foreign affairs. During World War II, he formed the Seri Thai resistance movement against the Japanese occupation. After the war, he served briefly as prime minister and became deeply involved in the politics of the Asian region during decolonization. From 1947 onwards, Pridi was opposed by US-backed militarists who seized power by coup, murdered his associates, overturned many of his liberal reforms, and established dictatorial rule. In 1949 he fled into exile and never returned. This collection contains 19 selections from Pridi's writings, speeches, and interviews which focus on his personal background and his active political career from 1932 to 1949. They include a new translation of the "outline economic plan" of 1932, which still excites controversy today.They also include English translations of Pridi's most important writings about the 1932 revolution, the Seri Thai movement, the monarchy, and his contemporaries.
Chris Baker taught Asian history at Cambridge University and has lived in Thailand for over twenty years. He is now an independent writer, researcher, and translator. He is the coauthor of A History of Thailand (Cambridge University Press, 2009) and cotranslator of The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen (University of Washington Press, 2012).
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