Barbara Leitch LePoer, ed. Thailand: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1987.

History
EARLY HISTORY
The Mon and the Khmer
The Tai People: Origins and Migrations
Sukhothai
THE AYUTTHAYA ERA, 1350-1767
Thai Kingship
Social and Political Development
Economic Development
Contacts with the West
Ayutthaya: The Final Phase
THE BANGKOK PERIOD, 1767-1932
The Chakkri Dynasty
Mongkut's Opening to the West
Chulalongkorn's Reforms
The Crisis of 1893
BEGINNING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL ERA
1932 Coup
Phibun and the Nationalist Regime
World War II
Pridi and the Civilian Regime, 1944-47
RETURN OF PHIBUN AND THE MILITARY
November 1947 Coup
November 1951 Coup
Phibun's Experiment with "Democracy"
SARIT AND THANOM
Sarit's Return
Thai Politics and Foreign Policy, 1963-71
Thanom and the November 1971 Coup
End of Thanom Regime
MILITARY RULE AND A LIMITED DEMOCRACY
Prem in Power
Foreign Relations, 1977-83

Geography
Topography and Drainage
Regions
Climate

The Society
POPULATION
ETHNICITY, REGIONALISM, AND LANGUAGE
The Thai and Other Tai-Speaking Peoples
The Non-Tai Minorities
The Highland, or Hill, Peoples
The Khmer
The Mon
The Vietnamese
The Chinese
Ethnic and Regional Relations
THE SOCIAL SYSTEM
Rural Social Patterns
National and Urban Structures: Class and Status
RELIGION
Historical Background
Buddhist Doctrine and Popular Religion
The Sangha
Buddhism, Politics, and Values
Religious Minorities
EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
HEALTH AND WELFARE

The Economy
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Public Finance
Money and Banking
Employment and Wages
INDUSTRY
AGRICULTURE
Irrigation
Crops
Livestock and Poultry
Fisheries
FORESTRY
MINING
ENERGY

Government
The Constitution
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CIVIL SERVICE
THE MEDIA
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, 1980-87
POLITICAL PARTIES
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Bibliography

Cities in Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai

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