Revolution Interrupted: Farmers, Students, Law, and Violence in Northern Thailand

According to the author's analysis, power groups became seriously concerned about the threat to their interests and political position as a result of the farmers' actions, and attempted total obstruction of law enforcement through a series of violent actions, such as criticism, harassment, intimidation, and, ultimately, assassination of the leaders of the farmers' alliances. The author selected this topic because she wishes to propose that the major cause of unrest in Thailand from the past to the present day is caused by injustice in society. The perspective of this work is the demands of the tenant farmers in the north of Thailand - especially in Chiang Mai and Lampoon provinces - which led to political conflict over land rent rates. The farmers attempted to use the law as a tool for controlling the land rent at the fairest level possible. Conversely, the landlords opposed the law and tried to defend their position by stating that the law was not appropriate for solving unjust land rent rates.