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Crown & the Capitalists, The: The Ethnic Chinese and the Founding of the Thai Nation
The Kingdom of Thailand, formerly Siam, has successfully transformed itself into a rival modern nation-state over the last two centuries, despite competing with much larger imperialist neighbors in Southeast Asia. Recent historiography has placed progress—or lack thereof—toward Western-style liberal democracy at the center of Thailand’s narrative, but that underestimates the importance of the colonial context. In particular, a long-standing relationship with China and the existence of a large and important Chinese diaspora within Thailand shaped development at every stage.
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