{"product_id":"royal-capitalism-wealth-class-and-monarchy-in-thailand-paperback-softback-9780299326043","title":"Royal Capitalism; Wealth, Class, and Monarchy in Thailand (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299326043","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRoyal Capitalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWealth, Class, and Monarchy in Thailand\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePuangchon Unchanam (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299326043\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.333 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\"\u003eThanks 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on Translation and Transliteration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: The King Is (Not) Dead, Long Live Capitalism!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The Genesis of the Bourgeois Monarchy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Rise and Triumph of the Bourgeois Crown \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The King and (Bourgeois) Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Crown versus the Crowd \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. All Hail the King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739496902936,"sku":"9780299326043","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/royal-capitalism-wealth-class-and-monarchy-in-thailand-paperback-softback-9780299326043","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}