Since January 2004, the three Muslim-dominated provinces of
Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat in the Thai south have been ablaze
with political violence. Early incidents such as the bloody
storming of the historic Kru-Ze mosque, and the death of 78 Tak Bai
protestors at the hands of the army made global headlines. But most
of the subsequent events have gone largely unnoticed despite a
terrible catalogue of 'daily killings'. The Thaksin Shinawatra
government's persistent mishandling of the southern violence was a
key factor behind the September 2006 military coup d'etat, the
biggest political upheaval in Thailand since the early 1990s. The
collection by Thai and international scholars examines the reasons
behind the unrest in south Thailand from a variety of perspectives.
The contributors all reject the simplistic mantras of 'terrorism
experts', and call for a more nuanced, subtle and critical readings
of events. Their topics include the political meanings of history
and monuments, the ambiguous role of the Thaksin government,
alternative explanations of the violence, the salience of political
Islam, the voices of ordinary people in Pattani, and the misleading
paradigms of the insecurity industry. This book will change the way
the southern Thailand conflict is understood.
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