A Plastic Nation examines the 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 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 nationalism, contemporary Thai-Burmese relations,
and policy practitioners in the government and military
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