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100			_aLockhart, Bruce M. _928120
245			_aAbdication and regency: The Siamese monarchy 1935–46
260			_aModern Asian Studies
300			_a54(5), Sep, 2020: p.1631-1668
520			_aThe abdication of Prajadhipok, King of Siam, in 1935 marked the end of the reign of the country's last absolute ruler and brought a young prince, Ananda Mahidol, to the throne in his place. Over the next decade, Ananda would rule in absentia as he grew up in Switzerland, leaving the regime considerable latitude to consolidate its authority over the monarchy and royal affairs. This article looks at three aspects of this period: the abdication as triumph of the authority of the Constitution over that of the king; the succession to the throne of a branch of the royal family that would otherwise have been bypassed; and the extended regency, which sanctioned rather than resisted the strengthening of government control over the monarchy. – Reproduced
773			_aModern Asian Studies
906			_aHISTORY
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