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020 |a9781315780962|q(e-book : PDF)
020 |a9781317704065|q(e-book: Mobi)
020 |a9781317704072|q(e-book: ePub)
020 |z9781138014169|q(hardback)
020 |z9781138476097|q(paperback)
024 7 |a10.4324/9781315780962 |2doi
035 |a(OCoLC)958097611
041 |aeng
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049 |aTürk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi
050 4|aDS575.5.U6|bP47 2016
082 04|a327.593009045|bP562
100 1 |aPhillips, Matthew|c(Historian),|eauthor.
245 10|aThailand in the Cold War /|cMatthew Phillips.
264 1|aLondon ;|aNew York :|bRoutledge,|c2016.
300 |a1 online resource (xiv, 217 pages)
490 1 |aRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;|v110
504 |aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [204]-213) and index.
505 0 |a1. 'A theatre with two stages' : Jim Thompson's Thailand -- 2. In and out of vogue : dressing for progress before and after 1945 -- 3. If not "great," then what? : rethinking Thainess in post-war Bangkok -- 4. Cultural spectacle, political authority and the subversion of Thai modernity -- 5. The tourist organization of Thailand and Cold War propaganda -- 6. It's a small world after all : Thailand's integration into free world culture.
520 |a"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"--|cProvided by publisher.
650 0|aPopular culture|zThailand|xHistory|y20th century.
650 0|aCold War.
651 0|aThailand|xForeign relations|y1945-1988.
651 0|aThailand|xForeign relations|zUnited States.
651 0|aUnited States|xForeign relations|zThailand.
776 08|iPrint version: |z9781138014169|w(DLC) 2015010101
830 0|aRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia (2005) ;|v110.
856 40|uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315780962|zClick here to view.
901 |aTaylor & Francis