University Press of America
Pages: 206
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-3152-5 • Paperback • August 2005 • $54.99 • (£37.95)
978-1-4616-7640-9 • eBook • August 2005 • $52.00 • (£34.95)
Pavin Chachavalpongpun is a Singapore-based Thai academic, independent writer, and a visiting lecturer at various Thai universities. He received his Ph.D. in Political Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Chapter 1 List of Table
Chapter 2 List of Key Characters
Chapter 3 Abbreviations
Chapter 4 Preface
Chapter 5 Introduction
Chapter 6 Revisiting Thai Nationhood
Chapter 7 The Historical Background
Chapter 8 Ethnic Insurgencies Along Thai-Burmese Borders
Chapter 9 The Drugs Trade
Chapter 10 The Controversy over Burma's Admission Into ASEAN
Chapter 11 Conclusion
Chapter 12 Glossary
Chapter 13 Bibliography
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 Author Biography
In many ways this is an interesting book presenting a fresh perspective on Thai-Myanmar relations that should attract wide readership from scholars who work on Thailand and Myanmar...Pavin has displayed great courage in publishing this bookkkkk
— N. Ganesan; Contemporary Southeast Asia
...presents his argument very well, and anyone interested in the evolution of Thai nationhood–and how and why Thai perceptions of "the Burmese threat" have changed since the 1950s and 1960s–should read this book.
— Bertil Lintner; The Irrawaddy Online Edition
Despite the problematic analyses of norms and nationhood, the book provides an interesting look at Thai perceptions of the country's historical arch-rival and the domestic discourses related to the current policies and relationship with Burma. It tells many interesting stories of the relationship that are illuminating beyond the issue of Thainess.
— Thongchai Winichakul; Pacific Affairs
In many ways this is an interesting book presenting a fresh perspective on Thai-Myanmar relations that should attract wide readership from scholars who work on Thailand and Myanmar...Pavin has displayed great courage in publishing this book
— N. Ganesan; Contemporary Southeast Asia