Hmmm
November 23rd, 2006, 18:13
I do this with some misgivings, but I also believe that Handley's book 'The King Never Smiles' should be read in Thailand, where it is banned.
Below is a link to a blog site that has links to an unauthorised copy of the book, supposedly scanned by a Thai PhD student outside Thailand.
If you're outside Thailand and can get a real copy of the book (eg on Amazon), do so. If you live in Thailand, download it. The book will help you understand current events (even though the book pre-dates the coup), and what the future may hold. If you think you know something about Thailand, prepare to change your mind.
http://www.prachatai.com/05web/th/board ... 0055&TID=5 (http://www.prachatai.com/05web/th/board/showboard.php?QID=40055&TID=5)
You will need to scroll through to find the links to download sites for each chapter, which were posted to this blog as they were scanned. Most chapters are 1-3 mb in size, with the first few being only several hundred kb, and the last 14 mb. I am assuming these sites are not blocked in Thailand.
The book runs to 500 pages. After the Introduction, the early chapters are somewhat heavy going unless you have a special interest in Thai history. The real subject of the book starts about 50 pages in.
Also of interest is a recent radio interview with Handley, where he discusses his theory that the coup was about control of succession, not the publicly stated reasons.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/ ... 790433.htm (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2006/1790433.htm)
(the interview is 30 minutes into the program, so choose the 25mb MP3 download)
He has published this theory elsewhere, but it's obviously not in the book ...
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?o ... &Itemid=31 (http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=249&Itemid=31)
Below is a link to a blog site that has links to an unauthorised copy of the book, supposedly scanned by a Thai PhD student outside Thailand.
If you're outside Thailand and can get a real copy of the book (eg on Amazon), do so. If you live in Thailand, download it. The book will help you understand current events (even though the book pre-dates the coup), and what the future may hold. If you think you know something about Thailand, prepare to change your mind.
http://www.prachatai.com/05web/th/board ... 0055&TID=5 (http://www.prachatai.com/05web/th/board/showboard.php?QID=40055&TID=5)
You will need to scroll through to find the links to download sites for each chapter, which were posted to this blog as they were scanned. Most chapters are 1-3 mb in size, with the first few being only several hundred kb, and the last 14 mb. I am assuming these sites are not blocked in Thailand.
The book runs to 500 pages. After the Introduction, the early chapters are somewhat heavy going unless you have a special interest in Thai history. The real subject of the book starts about 50 pages in.
Also of interest is a recent radio interview with Handley, where he discusses his theory that the coup was about control of succession, not the publicly stated reasons.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/ ... 790433.htm (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2006/1790433.htm)
(the interview is 30 minutes into the program, so choose the 25mb MP3 download)
He has published this theory elsewhere, but it's obviously not in the book ...
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?o ... &Itemid=31 (http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=249&Itemid=31)