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List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; Glossary; Chronology; 1.Before Bangkok; 2. The old order in transition, 1760s to 1860s; 3. Reforms,1850s to 1910s; 4. Peasants, merchants, and officials, 1870s to 1930s; 5.Nationalisms, 1910s to 1940s; 6. The American era and development, 1940s to1960s; 7. Ideologies, 1940s to 1970s; 8. Globalization and mass society,1970s onwards; 9. Politics, 1970s onwards; Postscript: the strong state andthe well-being of the people; Notes; Reigns and prime ministers; Glossary ofnames; Readings; Index.