Part I. Post world war II Thai politics and the political experience of Sarit prior to the 1957 coup--the return of the military to political leadership after world war II--the triumvirate (1948-1957)--Part II. the Sarit regime, 1957-1963--the search for political legitimacy--implementation of the Sarit system-personal leadership--implementation of the Sarit system-modernization and the impingement of international political forces--the roles of the bureaucracy and monarchy in the Sarit system

1. Sarit Thanarat
2. 1908-1963
3. Thailand -- Politics and government -- 1947-1963