PROMINENT THAI POLITICAL THINKERS

The book which you are holding is originally titled "Thai Political Thinkers from 1932-1998." It is an adapted version of my Ph.D. thesis, submitted to the Nehru Institute of Social Sciences (India) in 2002. The book is aimed at bringing a new dimension of study on the political development in Thailand as a whole. I was aware that it was not easy to do research on a topic which was not familiar to Thai people, but I found it intersting and intriguing.    The study was conducted under the guidance of Prof Dr S.R. Kakade, who was kind enough to devote his attention to my work even at odd hours as many times I rang him from Thailand at night just to consult him about a matter in doubt. Without his kindness and warm support, my research work would have never been completed. I owe him much more than I can render in words. I am greatly indebted to him for writing a Foreword for this book.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Dr Pridi Banomyong

Chapter 3 M.R. Kukrit Pramoj

Chapter 4 Prof Dr Chi-Anan Samdavanija

Chapter 5 Mr Chuan Leekpai