The truly extraordinary life story of Bhumibol, King of Thailand, who for the last fifty years has been the monarch of one of the most troubled and exotic kingdoms of the modern world has sold over 6,000 copies in hardback and is now available for the first time in an affordable paperback edition.Brought up in the west, Bhumibol acceded to the Thai throne when his brother King Ananda was assassinated, and was immediately confronted, at the age of 19, with a task that was dangerous and almost unimaginably difficult. Not only was his position insecure - he was suspected both domestically and internationally of engineering his brother's murder - but the country he hardly knew was a crucible of conflicting ideas and influences.
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First paperback publication of this colourful and controversial book about the King of Thailand
First paperback publication of this colourful and controversial book about the King of Thailand
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781841194516
Publisert
2001-09-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Constable
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352
Forfatter