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目次

1. Before Bangkok; 2. The old order in transition, 1760s to 1860s; 3.Reforms, 1850s to 1910s; 4. Peasants, merchants, and officials, 1870s to1930s; 5. Nationalisms, 1910s to 1940s; 6. The American era and development,1940s to 1960s; 7. Ideologies, 1940s to 1970s; 8. Globalization and masssociety, 1970s onwards; 9. Politics, 1970s onwards; Tailpiece: the strongstate and the well-being of the people.