Gerald W. Fry is a distinguished international professor at the University of Minnesota. He previously taught at the University of Oregon, Stanford University, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Nagoya University (Japan), and numerous other universities in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Among his many book publications are Happiness Education: Holistic Learning for Sustainable Well-Being (2024) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2023). He has also published 162 scientific papers.

• Foreword (Alice Swift)Preface AcknowledgmentsReader’s NoteAcronyms and AbbreviationsMapChronologyIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYAppendixesA.Regions and Provinces of ThailandB.Kings of SukhothaiC.Kings of Lan Na and Chiang MaiD.Kings of Ayutthaya, Thonburi, and Siam/ThailandE.Population of Thailand by Province and RegionF.Population of Thailand, 1910–2020G.Population of 25 Largest Cities, 2020 H.Principal Agricultural CropsI.Gross Domestic Product by Industrial OriginJ.Thailand’s Core Economic Indicators, 2001–2023K.Core Performance IndicatorsL.National Election Results, 1933-2023M.A Chronology of Coups d’Etat, Rebellions, and Revolutions in Thailand since 1782N.List of Thai ConstitutionsO.Prime Ministers, 1932–2023GlossaryBibliographyAbout the Author

Gerald W. Fry is a distinguished international professor at the University of Minnesota. He previously taught at the University of Oregon, Stanford University, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Nagoya University (Japan), and numerous other universities in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Among his many book publications are Happiness Education: Holistic Learning for Sustainable Well-Being (2024) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2023). He has also published 162 scientific papers.

• Foreword (Alice Swift)Preface AcknowledgmentsReader’s NoteAcronyms and AbbreviationsMapChronologyIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYAppendixesA.Regions and Provinces of ThailandB.Kings of SukhothaiC.Kings of Lan Na and Chiang MaiD.Kings of Ayutthaya, Thonburi, and Siam/ThailandE.Population of Thailand by Province and RegionF.Population of Thailand, 1910–2020G.Population of 25 Largest Cities, 2020 H.Principal Agricultural CropsI.Gross Domestic Product by Industrial OriginJ.Thailand’s Core Economic Indicators, 2001–2023K.Core Performance IndicatorsL.National Election Results, 1933-2023M.A Chronology of Coups d’Etat, Rebellions, and Revolutions in Thailand since 1782N.List of Thai ConstitutionsO.Prime Ministers, 1932–2023GlossaryBibliographyAbout the Author