Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rcra20 Critical Asian Studies ISSN: (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rcra20 Embedded in a patrimonial culture: the politicized judiciary and an undisciplined reformist party in Thailand Fighting for virtue: justice and politics in Thailand, by Duncan McCargo, Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2019, 282 pp., $42.95 (hardback), ISBN 9780801449994; Future forward: the rise and fall of a Thai political party, by Duncan McCargo and Anyarat Chattharakul, Copenhagen, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2020, 252 pp., £19.99 (paperback), ISBN 9788776942915 Yoshinori Nishizaki To cite this article: Yoshinori Nishizaki (2021) Embedded in a patrimonial culture: the politicized judiciary and an undisciplined reformist party in Thailand, Critical Asian Studies, 53:2, 310-323, DOI: 10.1080/14672715.2021.1891444 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2021.1891444 Published online: 23 Mar 2021. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 47 View related articles View Crossmark data