Thailand's Buddhist Kingship in the 20th and 21st Centuries: Power, Influence and Rites

By Marie-Sybille de Vienne

Based on extensive fieldwork, together with documentary and media analysis, this volume presents an account of the Buddhist monarchy in Thailand over the last century, offering a sociology of elites, an analysis of the economic influence of the Crown and an examination of the magic and ritual dimension of kingship.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032045558
• ISBN13: 9781032045559
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"