
Thailand in the Cold War
Matthew Phillips(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2015
Book
Hardback
234 pages
978-1-138-01416-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
17 s/w Abbildungen, 17 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
17 Halftones, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
523 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-01416-9 (9781138014169)
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Person
Matthew Phillips is a Lecturer in the Department of History and Welsh History at Aberystwyth University, UK
Content
Introduction 1. 'A Theatre with Two Stages': Jim Thompson's Thailand 2. In and out of Vogue: Dressing for Progress before and after 1945 3. If not 'Great', then what? Rethinking Thainess in Post-war Bangkok 4. Cultural Spectacle, Political Authority and the Subversion of Thai modernity 5. The Tourist Organization of Thailand and Cold War Propaganda 6. It's a Small World After All: Thailand's Integration into Free World Culture. Conclusion