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Thailand in the Cold War (Paperback)
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Thailand in the Cold War (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
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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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