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The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej by Paul M. Handley

The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej Paul M. Handley ebook
ISBN: 0300106823, 9780300106824
Page: 512
Format: pdf
Publisher: Yale University Press

The king never smiles : A Biography of Thailand' Bhumibol Adulyadej. Handley portrays the King as a firm Though The King Never Smiles is, of course, banned in Thailand due to the law against lese majeste, it is a necessary book, because no institution should be immune from criticism. Citizen to two and a half years in prison Thursday for defaming the country's royal family by translating excerpts of a locally banned biography of the king and posting them online. Gordon posted links the to banned biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej several years ago while living in the U.S. It was not until 2006, when American journalist Paul Handley, who had lived for two decades in Thailand, produced the first truly critical biography of the monarch in The King Never Smiles. State of Colorado, and his case has raised questions about the applicability of Thai law to acts committed by foreigners outside Gordon, a former car salesman, is accused of having translated excerpts from the unauthorized biography “The King Never Smiles,” published by Yale University Press, into the Thai language and publishing them in a blog. Joe Gordon, who was born Thai but holds American citizenship, was also jailed for translating and posting online part of the banned book about the life of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, "The King Never Smiles" by Paul Handley. (first published in 1999) Paul M. Joe Gordon, born Lerpong Wichaikhammat in Thailand, is doing time for offending His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej… Gordon, a former car salesman, is accused of having translated excerpts from the unauthorized biography “The King Never Smiles,” published by Yale University Press, into the Thai language and publishing them in a blog. State of Colorado, and his case has raised questions about the applicability of Thai law to acts committed by foreigners outside Thailand. King Bhumibhol Adulyadej: A Life's Work Edited by A savvy King Bhumibol has always portrayed himself as a figure above the fray of electoral politics, moreover one with incorruptible moral and liberal instincts who could promote Thai values in a way that no politician could. Handley, The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej, Yale University Press, 2006. Paul M Handley's unauthorised biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, The King Never Smiles, is unique in that it does not blindly accept the conventional, uncritical view of Bhumibol's reign. (1) Paul Handley, The King Never Smiles: a Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej, Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 2006. A court in Thailand sentenced a U.S. Blogs, tweets and various utterances that might displease the King.