A Special Relationship: The United States and Military Government in Thailand, 1947-1958 9780824864415

The development of the Thai-American alliance from 1947 to 1958 dramatically transformed both countries' involvemen

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Table of contents :
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION AND THAI NAMES
ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: LEARNING TO LIVE WITH PHIBUN, 1947–1948
Chapter One. PRELUDE TO THE COUP, JANUARY 1947–NOVEMBER 1947
Chapter Two. KHUANG AND THE COUP, NOVEMBER 1947–APRIL 1948
Chapter Three. PHIBUN’S RETURN, APRIL–JUNE 1948
PART TWO: U.S. MILITARY AID AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THAI FOREIGN POLICY, 1948–1950
Chapter four : Making the Case for Military Aid, April 1948–June 1949
Chapter Five. U.S. MILITARY AID AND THAILAND’S COMMITMENT TO THE WEST, JUNE 1949–DECEMBER 1950
PART THREE: FORMING THE ALLIANCE, 1950–1954
Chapter Six. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AMERICAN MILITARY PRESENCE, JUNE 1950–DECEMBER 1951
Chapter Seven. THE UNITED STATES AND THE MILITARY’S CONSOLIDATION OF POWER, JUNE 1951–DECEMBER 1952
Chapter Eight. BUILDING THE BASTION, JANUARY 1953–SEPTEMBER 1954
PART FOUR: DEMOCRACY, DICTATORSHIP, AND THE NEW ALLIANCE, 1955–1958
Chapter Nine. DEMOCRATIZATION AND DETERIORATION, JANUARY 1955–SEPTEMBER 1957
Chapter Ten. DICTATORSHIP AND RESTORATION, SEPTEMBER 1957–DECEMBER 1958
CONCLUSION
NOTES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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