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Review "The author of this work has skillfully delineated the often-confusing contours of Thai political culture and Phibun's role in effecting far-reaching structural changes in the country's economic, social, and cultural life."--Choice"this study not only challenges scholars in Thai Studies but also serves to focus the debate more clearly on the possibilities and alternatives that existed in a Southeast Asian society during an exceptionally troubled period in world history."--American Historical Review Product Description A biography of Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram, probably the most controversial political figure of modern Thai history, and Prime Minister from 1938-44 and from 1948-57. This represents the first serious attempt to privide a sensitive and objective assessment of his real contributions to Thaihistory. About the Author Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian, Associate Professor, Department of History, National University of Malaysia.