\aDemocracy and national identity in Thailand / \c Michael Kelly Connors.
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\a1st ed.
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\a[Place of publication not identified] : \b Nordic Institute of Asian Studies,\c2007.
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\c2007
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\a1 online resource (312 pages)
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\aNIAS Studies in Contemporary Asian History ;\v7
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\aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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\aDemocracy and national identity in Thailand -- Contents -- Preface to the paperback edition -- Acronyms -- Glossary of terms -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: Talking democracy -- 2. Making democracy mean something -- 3. Before the doctrine: From constitutional democracy to Thai-style democracy -- 4. Developmental democracy: Villages, insurgency and security -- 5. Delayed liberalism, the general will: The doctrine entrenched -- 6. Citizen King: Embodying thainess -- 7. New times, new constitution -- 8. Liberalism, civil society and new projects of subjection -- 9. Rethinking the nation in times of crisis: Democracy, civic engagement and community -- 10. From the abstract citizen to concrete struggle -- 11. Conclusion: The lash of civic virtue, democracy and the politics of democrasubjection -- Postscript -- Select bibliography -- Index.
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\aAccess restricted to authorized users and institutions.
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\aThis revised and updated edition of the widely praised Democracy and National Identity in Thailand provides readers with a fascinating discussion of how debates about democracy and national identity in Thailand have evolved from the period of counter-insurgency in the 1960s to the current period. Focusing on state and civil society centered democratic projects, Connors uses original Thai language sources to trace how the Thai state developed a democratic ideology that meshed with idealized notions of Thai identity, focusing on the monarchy. The book moves on to explore how non-state actors have mobilized notions of democracy and national identity in their battle against authoritarian rule. It also invites readers to explore democratic ideology as a form of power aimed at creating ideal citizens able to support elite national projects.
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\aMode of access: World Wide Web.
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\aHistoryY \z Australia & New Zealand.
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\aPolitical science \x Political Process \x General.
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