Making Democracy: Leadership, Class, Gender, and Political Participation in Thailand AEC Ann Danaiya Usher examines the

Ann Danaiya Usher examines the historical ideas and styles of forestry that have long influenced the practice of Thai state forestry

taking you down alleyways

As Europeans moved into the region in the nineteenth century

liminal and hybrid character of Thai/Western cultural interrelationships

Making Democracy: Leadership, Class, Gender, and Political Participation in Thailand AEC Ann Danaiya Usher examines theDemocracy in Thailand is the result of a complex interplay of traditional and foreign attitudes. Although democratic institutions have been imported, participation in politics is deeply rooted in Thai village society. A contrasting strand of authoritarianism is present not only in the traditional culture of the royal court but also in the centralized bureaucracies and powerful armed services borrowed from the West. Both attitudes have helped to shape