Yoshifumi Tamada, Myths and Realities: The Democratization of Thai Politics (Paperback)

This study traces the current instability of Thai politics back to the 1990s. The book challenges the prevailing view that the nation's democratization process in the decade was led by the active middle class and presents an alternative explanation focusing upon the appeasement of 'passive' forces. The Japanese original of the book won an Ohira Masayoshi Memorial Prize in 2003.