Sacred Nationalism: The Thai Monarchy and Primordial Nation construction

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 673-696

  Fong, Jack ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bhumibol Adulyadej; Max Weber; Monarchy; Nationalism; Primordialism; Thailand; Traditional authority

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349745317     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330903077030     Document Type: Article

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