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Tuesday, 29 January 2008 |
Thailand has banned an academic book about the 2006 military coup that discusses the political role of the monarchy.
"A Coup for the Rich", by political scientist Giles Ungphakorn, was removed from shelves at Thammasat University's bookstore last week.
"The first inkling I received was when Thammasat returned the unsold copies today," said Ungphakorn, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University. "Given that the print run was almost sold out, it's a bit late to be cracking down".
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