A plastic nation : the curse of Thainess in Thai-Burmese relations / Pavin Chachavalpongpun
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- 3583702
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- Author:
- Chachavalpongpun, Pavin
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- Lanham, MD : University Press of America, 2005
- xvi, 188 p. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0761831525
- Summary:
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"A Plastic Nation examines the immense role of Thai nationhood in domestic and international politics. Although in fact ill-defined, Thainess, or khwampenthai, has been consistently used by Thai leaders to legitimize their power and to defend their economic interests. Not only has the assertion of Thainess been deeply rooted in the private interests of those in power, it has been deployed as part of nationalist sentiment to guard against any international norms, often considered as threats to the leaders' own interests." "This book is intended for students and professors in the field of Thai nationhood and Thai nationalism, as well as contemporary Thai-Burmese relations. It is also intended for policy practitioners such as those in the government and military."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Machine derived contents note: List of Table vii
- Preface ix
- List of Key Characters xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Chapter One: Introduction I
- The Construction of Thai Nationhood I
- Thainess as Hegemony and Power 3
- Power Interests at the Helm 4
- Implications for Thai-Burmese Relations 6
- Notes 8
- Chapter Two: Revisiting Thai Nationhood 9
- Some Thoughts on Nationhood 10
- The Artefact of Thainess 11
- The Realm of Thai Norms 13
- Social Norms 14
- Core Norms 16
- The Normative Context of Thai Politics 18
- International Norms as Otherness 19
- Thainess Versus International Norms 20
- The Heart of Debate 22
- Conclusion 23
- Notes 25
- Chapter Three: The Historical Background 29
- Drawing Historical Timelines 29
- The Invention of Thainess 30
- Backdating Thai Nationhood 31
- The Making of the Burmese Image 33
- The Colonial Period 35
- Transformation into Modernity 36
- Thainess in the Royal Making 37
- The Creation of Otherness 40
- The Modern Period 42
- Phibun and the Nationalist Construction 43
- The Rekindling of Burma's Demonic Image 44
- The Manifestation of Khwampenthai 46
- Towards the Year 1988 49
- Conclusion 51
- Notes 52
- Chapter Four: Ethnic Insurgencies Along Thai-Burmese Borders 57
- The Ethnic Policy of Thailand 58
- The Function of Thainess 59
- Burma's Politics of Ethnicity 61
- Ethnic Reconciliation in Burma 62
- Thailand-Burma-Ethnic Insurgencies: The First Phase (1988-1997) 65
- From Battlefields to Marketplaces 66
- The Role of the Thai Military 69
- The Thai-Burmese Golden Era 71
- Thailand-Burma-Ethnic Insurgencies: The Second Phase (1997-2000) 76
- A Sea-Change in Diplomacy 77
- Demilitarisation of Politics 79
- The Revival of Buffer Policy 79
- The Embassy Seizure and Hospital Hostage Incidents 81
- Conclusion 84
- Notes 86
- Chapter Five: The Drugs Trade 93
- Thainess as Anti-Drugs 94
- Externalisation of Drugs 96
- The Burmese Connection 98
- The Narco-Military Regime 100
- The Drug Kingpins 102
- Internationalisation of the Drugs Trade 103
- Internalisation of Drugs 105
- Utility of Social Norms 105
- The Politics of Privacy 106
- The Emergence of Chao pho 108
- The Infringement of International Norms 109
- The Search for Thai Contestation 111
- Thai Moral Consciousness 112
- List of Alleged Thai Narcotic Traffickers 114
- Conclusion 116
- Notes 118
- Chapter Six: The Controversy over Burma's Admission into
- ASEAN 125
- Part I: Thai Support for Burma's ASEAN Membership 126
- Burma as a Potential Market 127
- ASEAN as a Thai Expression of Regionalism 130
- The Affinity Between Thainess and ASEAN 131
- Farang as Otherness 135
- Immunity Against International Constraints 135
- The Internal Enemy 138
- Compliance with International Norms 139
- What Are the True Agendas? 140
- Part II: Thai Opposition to Burma's ASEAN Membership 143
- Flexible Engagement Policy 144
- The Dilemma of Tam Kon Farang 147
- Behind Chuan's Power Interests 148
- Conclusion 149
- Notes 151
- Chapter Seven: Conclusion 157
- An Empty Thainess 158
- The Function of Otherness 159
- A Desperate Search for Identity 161
- The Three Case Studies 163
- Ethnic Insurgencies Along Thai-Burmese Borders 163
- The Drugs Trade 165
- The Controversy over Burma's Admission into ASEAN 166
- Epilogue 167
- Notes 169.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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