16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr N Battye. Normally, 25 points of first year History. Second semester Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial. This subject will enable students to develop a critical understanding of the main interpretative paradigms used in the writing of modern Thai history by indigenous and western scholars. Change and persistence in the Thai policy, society, economy and culture from the destruction of Ayutthays in 1767 to the Thammasat University massacre in 1967. One essay of 2,500 words, one open examination, totalling not more than 5,000 words. 16.7 Dr N Battye. Second semester. Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week. This subject will enable students to develop a critical understanding of the main interpretative paradigms used in the writing of modern Thai history by indigenous and western scholars. Change and persistence in the Thai policy, society, economy and culture from the destruction of Ayutthays in 1767 to the Thammasat University massacre in 1967. One essay of 2,500 words, one open examination, totalling not more than 5,000 words.