Revolution Interrupted: Farmers, Students, Law, and Violence in Northern Thailand

Contents

vii Foreword ix thongchai winichakul Preface xi Note on Language, Translation, and Dates xvii List of Abbreviations xix Map of Chiang Mai and Thailand 2 Introduction: When Revolution Is Interrupted 3 1. Breaking the Backbone of the Nation 29 2. From the Rice Fields to the Cities 53 3. From the Classrooms to the Rice Fields 81 4. Violence and Its Denials 105 5. A State in Disarray 129 Conclusion: Resuming Revolution? 149 Appendix: Leaders of the FFT Victimized by Violence, 1974–1979 159 Notes 165 Bibliography 201 Index 219 Contents ...