BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Paul Chambers\, Naresuan University\, Thailand \n\n \n\nWho’s who in the Thai military? Why and how has the military evolv ed to enjoy the enormous power it wields in 2024? Why have coups occurred? What is the future of the Thai military? Praetorian Kingdom: A History of M ilitary Ascendancy in Thailand\, published in August 2024 by ISEAS Publishi ng\, Singapore\, addresses these and other related questions. The book is a chronology of the armed forces in Thailand\, from its founding as a perman ent standing army in 1852 and service to the absolute monarchy\, its martia l dominance roughly from 1932 until 1973\, reasserted power after 1976 unti l 1988/1992\, backseat role in the 1992-2006 guided democracy\, and reinvig orated sway since 2006.\n\n \n\nPart of The Council on Thai Studies (COTS) Conference 2024\, sponsored by The Center for International Studies\, the C ontemporary History Institute\, Ohio University Libraries\, Classics and Re ligious Studies\, and The Scripps College of Communication. DTEND:20241108T183000Z DTSTAMP:20241122T203047Z DTSTART:20241108T180000Z GEO:39.325428;-82.100228 LOCATION:Alden Library\, 319 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Praetorian Kingdom: A History of Military Ascendancy in Thailand UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_47923338586457 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/praetorian-kingdom-a-history-of-militar y-ascendancy-in-thailand END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR