Thailand in the Cold War
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 a…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-317-70408-9
- EAN: 9781317704089
- Produktnummer: 19573153
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 234 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 49'073 KB
- Abbildungen: 17 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 17 schwarz-weiße Fotos
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Matthew Phillips is a Lecturer in the Department of History and Welsh History at Aberystwyth University, UK
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