A Comparison of political literature between Thomas Jefferson's political perspectives and the Thai revolution in 1932

Name: Apichai Rungruang

LCSH: Politics and literature -- History and criticism -- Research

LCSH: Literature and revoultions -- History and criticism -- Research

Abstract: This documentary research intends to compare Jefferson's political thoughts and those of the Thai People's Party during the revolution in 1932. The central concentration focuses on three aspects: the government, the role of the king, and the right of people. The comparison is made between the Announcement of the People's Party in 1932 and two Jefferson writings, A Summary View of the Rights of British America in 1774 and The Declaration of Independence in 1776. The result exposes a variety of factors that led to the political revolution. Great Britain's dominance and exploitation of the American colonies inspired Jefferson to write A Summary View as an appeal to King George III to redress the wrongful practices imposed on the thirteen colonies. However, it seemed like the king turned a blind eye to the American demands. This motivated Jefferson to write The Declaration of Independence to liberate his country from the mother land. The British government under the king's administration did not have much power since the king controlled all the functions of the House of Commons. The mother country, furthermore, abused her own political power and violated the rights of the American colonists by restricting the colonists from trading products with other countries, deploying troops to the colonies without approval, and the like. Therefore, it was very logical for the ill-fated American colonists to split themselves from the unfair treatment of Great Britain. In another part of the world, the Thai People's Party made a crucial political movement to bring down the monarch's role. This group realized that royal mismanagement, nepotism, economic meltdown, and the cutting-down policy limited the country's progress. Things went from bad to worse as top ministry portfolios were under the dominance of royal family members. Consequently, changing to a new political system became a one-way ticket for developing a way out of this administrative cul-de-sac. Since then, the crown in no longer the chief executive of the state and has been removed from everyday affairs. The parliament, made up of people from the general election, has replaced the king. This substantial political movement manifested the power struggle between two groups, the monarch and the ruling group, to share the political power.

Mahasarakham University. Academic Resource Center

Address: มหาสารคาม (Maha Sarakham)

Email: library@msu.ac.th

Name: Thomas E. Glass

Role: Advisor

Created: 2001

Modified: 2006-08-02

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ISBN: 9746472828

CallNumber: Res 809 Ap642C

eng

DegreeName: Master's of Education

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: English

Grantor: Mahasarakham University

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