Download or read book King Bhumibol and the Thai Royal Family in Lausanne written by Lysandre C. Seraidaris and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book King Bhumibol and the Thai Royal Family in Lausanne written by Cléon C. Séraïdaris and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book King Bhumibol and the Thai Royal Family in Lausanne written by Lysandre C. Seraidaris and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book King Bhumibol Adulyadej written by Nicholas Grossman and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2011 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The King of Thailand in World Focus written by Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand and published by Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand. This book was released on 2007 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated volume provides an up-to-date account of the world's longest reigning living monarch as seen through the eyes of the international media.

Download or read book King Bhumibol Adulyadej written by Nicholas Grossman and published by Didier Millet,Csi. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand is the world s longest reigning monarch. Indeed, his 65-year reign is one of the longest in world history, an achievement few would have predicted when the Thai king acceded the throne after the mysterious death of his brother in 1946. How did King Bhumibol revive the sinking fortunes of the Thai monarchy? Why has he become arguably the most revered king in Thai history? This illustrated biography tells that remarkable story. Beginning with an introduction explaining the unique history and traditions of the Thai monarchy, King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life s Work offers a fresh and insightful account of his life, from his birth in America and education in Europe to his unexpected accession to the throne. Following him through the Cold War and Indochina War periods, the book shows how the king has used his position to help develop the country and its people while at the same time securing the status of the monarchy itself. King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life s Work also includes insightful chapters on the often-misunderstood institutions that support the crown the Crown Property Bureau and Privy Council as well as essays on the controversial lese-majeste law and the issue of succession."

Download or read book Love and Death of King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand written by Pavin Chachavalpongpun and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines two aspects of the abbreviated reign of King Ananda Mahidol (1935-1946), or King Rama VIII, of the current Chakri dynasty of Thailand. First, it discusses the royal family’s plot to thwart a romantic relationship between the young king, Ananda, and his Swiss girlfriend, Marileine Ferrari, a daughter of a famous pastor of Lausanne, Switzerland. Interracial marriage, particularly with Westerners, has been strictly forbidden for Thai kings or heirs apparent. The restriction stems from the interwoven connection between sexual relationship and the security of the throne. The second part investigates the mysterious death of King Ananda, a long-held taboo topic in Thailand. Although the two events were not specially related, both in their own way served to unavoidably shake the position of the monarchy and hence threaten its existence. The palace’s reactions to these events demonstrated its continuous search to maintain its power and ultimately to warrant its survival.

Download or read book Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand written by Tenzin Dawa and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-16 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as Rama iX, is highly revered in Thailand, is the longest serving living monarch in the world and in Thai history, and reportedly also its 'wealthiest' if the Crown Property Bureau's enormous assets controlled by and serving the Monarchy as a whole are attributed solely to the King. His Majesty the King was born in the United States while his father studied medicine at Harvard University, and following his father's early death was raised in isolation from the Thai throne by His mother in Europe (in particular in Lausanne, Switzerland) where he also attended university, meet his future wife, HM Queen Sirikit, and ascended the throne at the age of 18 following his two year older brother's tragic death who had been recognized as king by the National Assembly, in March 1935, when he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland.The book provides a detailed summary of the King's and Queen's fascinating and turbulent long lives, their achievements for the benefit of the nation, their mastery of the political landscape involving numerous military coups and other scandals that are typical of a developing nation, Thailand being in the unique position of having escaped colonialization through the wise maneuvers of the kings. CONTENTS: Bhumibol Adulyadej – Rama IX – A Summary; Roots in Switzerland; King Ananda's Death and the Succession of King Bhumibol Adulyadej as King of Thailand; Meeting His Future Wife, Queen Sirikit; The King's and Queen's Son and Daughters; Lèse Majesté; A Legal Discussion of Lèse Majesté; Legitimacy Crisis in Thailand; The Debate Over a Thai Republic; The Crown Property Bureau; On the Issue of Corruption Among Bureaucrats.

Download or read book King Bhumibol Adulyadej written by Lisa McQuail and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Compassionate Monarch of Thailand written by Thānin Kraiwichīan and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The King Never Smiles written by Paul M. Handley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. This book tells the unexpected story of his life and 60-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, autocratic, and even brutal. Paul Handley provides an extensively researched, factual account of the king's youth and personal development, ascent to the throne, skilful political maneuverings, and attempt to shape Thailand as a Buddhist kingdom. Blasting apart the widely accepted image of the king as egalitarian and virtuous, Handley convincingly portrays an anti-democratic monarch who, together with allies in big business and the corrupt Thai military, has protected a centuries-old, barely-modified feudal dynasty. When at nineteen Bhumibol assumed the throne after the still-unsolved shooting of his brother, the Thai monarchy had been stripped of power and prestige. Over the ensuing decades, Bhumibol became the paramount political actor in the kingdom, crushing critics while attaining high status among his people. The book details this process and depicts Thailand's unique constitutional monarch in the full light of the facts.

Download or read book Rama X written by Pavin Chachavalpongpun and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twilight years of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (1946-2016), changes to monarchic power were already set in motion. Having been at the center of political gravity, Bhumibol left a vacuum of power when her died. Vajiralongkorn, enthroned in 2016, filled the vacuum with his desire to further augment the monarchic power despite his lack of moral authority and charisma. This book focuses on Vajiralongkorn's attempt to strengthen his position of power by employing a different method from the one used by his father, Bhumibol. The pro-monarchy institutions have readjusted their relationship with Vajiralongkorn, primarily for their own interests, hence perpetuating the changing nature of monarchic power. But at the other end of the spectrum, the young generation has reacted daringly to the growing power of Vajiralongkorn by demanding royal reforms, and in the process trespassing against the overly protected realm of the monarchy even in the face of the lèse-majesté law. The Thai monarchy has arrived at a crossroads, and yet has chosen to resist popular will and disregard call for reforms. The future of the monarchy remains dangerously uncertain--back cover.

Download or read book Saying the Unsayable written by Søren Ivarsson and published by Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thai monarchy today is usually presented as both guardian of tradition and the institution to bring modernity and progress to the Thai people. It is moreover seen as protector of the nation. Scrutinizing that image, this volume reviews the fascinating history of the modern monarchy. It also analyses important cultural, historical, political, religious, and legal forces shaping the popular image of the monarchy and, in particular, of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. In this manner, the book offers valuable insights into the relationships between monarchy, religion and democracy in Thailand - topics that, after the September 2006 coup d'état, gained renewed national and international interest.

Download or read book King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand By the light of your wisdom King Bhumibol Adulyadej a wise and righteous king written by Danai Čhančhaochāi and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Strength of the land King Bhumibol Adulyadej the new kingship written by Danai Čhančhaochāi and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Rise and Decline of Thai Absolutism written by Kullada Kesboonchoo Mead and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the development of Thailand from the integration of Siam into the European world economy at the beginning of the nineteenth century, up to the emergence of Thailand as a modern nation state in the twentieth century. It concentrates in particular on the reign of King Chulalongkorn (1868-1910), during which period the state was modernized, the power of the great nobles was subordinated to the state, and a modern bureaucracy and education system were created.