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Author : Matthew Phillip Copeland
Release : 1993
Genre : Monarchy
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Book Synopsis Contested Nationalism and the 1932 Overthrow of the Absolute Monarchy in Siam by : Matthew Phillip Copeland
Download or read book Contested Nationalism and the 1932 Overthrow of the Absolute Monarchy in Siam written by Matthew Phillip Copeland. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matthew Phillips
Release : 2015-09-16
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Thailand in the Cold War by : Matthew Phillips
Download or read book Thailand in the Cold War written by Matthew Phillips. This book was released on 2015-09-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thailand’s position during the Cold War was ambiguous: the country’s political leadership was very keen to maintain the country’s independence on the world stage, yet at the same time was anxious to establish the country’s credentials as staunchly anti-communist. However, as this book argues, Thailand, though never formally a client state of the United States, was very closely embedded in the Western camp through the commitment of Thailand’s cosmopolitan urban communities to developing a modern, consumerist lifestyle. Considering popular culture, including film, literature, fashion, tourism and attitudes towards Buddhism, the book shows how an ideology of consumerism and integration into a "free world" culture centred in the United States gradually took hold and became firmly established, and how this popular culture and ideology was fundamental in determining Thailand’s international political alignment.
Author : Kullada Kesboonchoo Mead
Release : 2004-08-02
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Rise and Decline of Thai Absolutism by : Kullada Kesboonchoo Mead
Download or read book The Rise and Decline of Thai Absolutism written by Kullada Kesboonchoo Mead. This book was released on 2004-08-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the development of Thailand from the integration of Siam into the European world economy at the beginning of the nineteenth century, up to the emergence of Thailand as a modern nation state in the twentieth century. It concentrates in particular on the reign of King Chulalongkorn (1868-1910), during which period the state was modernized, the power of the great nobles was subordinated to the state, and a modern bureaucracy and education system were created.
Author : Wasana Wongsurawat
Release : 2019-11-18
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Crown and the Capitalists by : Wasana Wongsurawat
Download or read book The Crown and the Capitalists written by Wasana Wongsurawat. This book was released on 2019-11-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite competing with much larger imperialist neighbors in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Thailand—or Siam, as it was formerly known—has succeeded in transforming itself into a rival modern nation-state over the last two centuries. Recent historiography has placed progress—or lack thereof—toward Western-style liberal democracy at the center of Thailand’s narrative, but that view underestimates the importance of the colonial context. In particular, a long-standing relationship with China and the existence of a large and important Chinese diaspora within Thailand have shaped development at every stage. As the emerging nation struggled against colonial forces in Southeast Asia, ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs were neither a colonial force against whom Thainess was identified, nor had they been able to fully assimilate into Thai society. Wasana Wongsurawat demonstrates that the Kingdom of Thailand’s transformation into a modern nation-state required the creation of a national identity that justified not only the hegemonic rule of monarchy but also the involvement of the ethnic Chinese entrepreneurial class upon whom it depended. Her revisionist view traces the evolution of this codependent relationship through the twentieth century, as Thailand struggled against colonial forces in Southeast Asia, found itself an ally of Japan in World War II, and reconsidered its relationship with China in the postwar era.
Author : N Ganesan
Release : 2016-04-29
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Bilateral Legacies in East and Southeast Asia by : N Ganesan
Download or read book Bilateral Legacies in East and Southeast Asia written by N Ganesan. This book was released on 2016-04-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume examines the concept of overhangs or legacies or negative stereotypical images in international relations and their impact on bilateral relations between geographically proximate states in East Asia. The case studies chosen - Japan-Korea, Japan-China, Vietnam-China, Thailand-Myanmar and Thailand-Cambodia - demonstrate conclusively that bilateral overhangs or legacies have a significant impact on contemporary international relations. Such images are regularly replicated and stoked by a variety of constituencies including state agencies for their own selfish interests. The evidence also points to the fact that such bilateral relationships are relatively self-contained and often operate with their own dynamics. Powerful condensation symbols are appropriated to weave a story of the virtuous self and the stereotypical other. This negative image and its replication is important to an understanding of turbulent bilateral relations in East Asia and also helps to inform how such relations can be brought to an even keel.
