{"product_id":"praetorians-profiteers-or-professionals-studies-on-the-militaries-of-myanmar-and-thailand-paperback-softback-9789814881753","title":"Praetorians, Profiteers or Professionals?; Studies on the Militaries of Myanmar and Thailand (Paperback \/ softback) 9789814881753","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePraetorians, Profiteers or Professionals?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStudies on the Militaries of Myanmar and Thailand\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael J. Montesano (Edited by), Terence Chong (Edited by), Prajak Kongkirati (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9789814881753\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 January 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e177 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.252 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraetorians, Profiteers or Professionals?\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to the ongoing renaissance in scholarship on Southeast Asia’s armed forces and their political, social and economic roles. This renaissance comes in an era in which the states of the region, and the societies and economies that they govern, have grown complex beyond all recognition. Nevertheless, understanding those states’ armies remains crucial. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmphasizing the ideologies and economic activities of the militaries of two large Mainland Southeast Asian neighbours, this volume transcends clichés about coups, coercion, caudillos and kings. Its findings will challenge the thinking of even long-time observers of the region, not least through its comparative perspective and the fresh understanding of the roles and orientations of the armed forces of Myanmar and Thailand that that perspective suggests.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52652886622488,"sku":"9789814881753","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/praetorians-profiteers-or-professionals-studies-on-the-militaries-of-myanmar-and-thailand-paperback-softback-9789814881753","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}