The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej by Paul M. Handley

The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej



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Format: pdf
Page: 512
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300106823, 9780300106824


Thaksin's arrogance “something the king cannot stand”. The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailands Bhumibol Adulyadej. Singapore: The Unexpected Nation. Thai-born American Joe Gordon has been detained since late May for translating excerpts of a locally banned biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and posting them online. Gordon committed the alleged crimes years Gordon's primary crime appears to be translating excerpts from the locally banned, unauthorized biography "The King Never Smiles" into the Thai language and publishing them on an online blog. Filed under: Siamese History, Thai Politics. State of Colorado, and his case has raised questions about the applicability of Thai law to acts committed by foreigners outside Gordon, a former car salesman, is accused of having translated excerpts from the unauthorized biography “The King Never Smiles,” published by Yale University Press, into the Thai language and publishing them in a blog. The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej. Gordon posted links to the banned biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej several years ago while living in the U.S. Handley is also availble for the Kindle. If you want to read the definitive version of Thai Royalty and Thai politics in the post WWII period, The King Never Smiles, A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej by Paul M. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006.