Royal Capitalism
Wealth, Class, and Monarchy in Thailand
Seiten
2022
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
978-0-299-32604-3 (ISBN)
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
978-0-299-32604-3 (ISBN)
Thanks to its active role in national politics, the market economy, and popular culture, the Thai crown remains both the country’s dominant institution and one of the world’s wealthiest monarchies. This book examines how the crown thrived by transforming itself into a distinctly ‘bourgeois’ monarchy that co-opted middle-class values.
Thanks to its active role in national politics, the market economy, and popular culture, the Thai crown remains both the country's dominant institution and one of the world's wealthiest monarchies. Puangchon Unchanam examines the reign of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej or Rama IX (1946–2016) and how the crown thrived by transforming itself into a distinctly "bourgeois" monarchy that co-opted middle-class values of hard work, frugality, and self-sufficiency.
The kingdom positioned itself to connect business elites, patronize local industries, and form strategic partnerships with global corporations. Instead of restraining or regulating royal power, white-collar workers joined with the crown to form a dynamic, symbiotic force that has left the lower classes to struggle in their wake. Unchanam presents a surprising case study that kings and queens live long and large in cooperation with the bourgeoisie's interests and ideology.
Thanks to its active role in national politics, the market economy, and popular culture, the Thai crown remains both the country's dominant institution and one of the world's wealthiest monarchies. Puangchon Unchanam examines the reign of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej or Rama IX (1946–2016) and how the crown thrived by transforming itself into a distinctly "bourgeois" monarchy that co-opted middle-class values of hard work, frugality, and self-sufficiency.
The kingdom positioned itself to connect business elites, patronize local industries, and form strategic partnerships with global corporations. Instead of restraining or regulating royal power, white-collar workers joined with the crown to form a dynamic, symbiotic force that has left the lower classes to struggle in their wake. Unchanam presents a surprising case study that kings and queens live long and large in cooperation with the bourgeoisie's interests and ideology.
Puangchon Unchanam is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Naresuan University.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
A Note on Translation and Transliteration
Introduction: The King Is (Not) Dead, Long Live Capitalism!
1. The Genesis of the Bourgeois Monarchy
2. The Rise and Triumph of the Bourgeois Crown
3. The King and (Bourgeois) Eyes
4. The Crown versus the Crowd
5. All Hail the King
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.02.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | New Perspectives in SE Asian Studies |
| Verlagsort | Wisconsin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 333 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-299-32604-7 / 0299326047 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-299-32604-3 / 9780299326043 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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