Download or read book Peasants and State in Contemporary Thailand written by Hans Ulrich Luther and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph examining peasant movement in Thailand, with particullar reference to political opposition to State in rural areas - discusses problems of ruraleconomic disparity, low incomes and poverty in context with governmental response (incl. Administrative reform and land reform), presents a case study of North-Eastern Thailand with respect to the role of communism and role of USA armed forces and economic aid, and includes a chronology of political events from 1885 to 1978. Bibliography pp. 105 and 106, map, references and statistical tables.