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RICE WITHOUT RAIN
, Minfong Ho
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
- Define the political system
- List the advantages
- List the disadvantages
- Monarchy
- Dictatorship
- Democracy
- Socialism/Communism
PRE-READING QUESTIONS
- What kind of problems are often faced by poor peasant farmers?
- Why might communism appeal to such people?
- Skim through the Foreword to "Rice Without Rain".
- What kind of government did Thailand have before 1973?
- How did university students try to help tenant farmers between 1973 and 1976?
- What happened in 1976?