TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCargo,Duncan
TI  - Mapping national anxieties: Thailand's Southern conflict 
SN  - 9788776946173 (electronic bk.)
AV  - DS588.S68 M336 2012eb
U1  - 959.3044 22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Copenhagen
PB  - NIAS Press
KW  - Insurgency
KW  - Thailand, Southern
KW  - Political violence
KW  - Religion and state
KW  - Muslims
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Buddhists
KW  - Aufstand
KW  - swd
KW  - Religion
KW  - HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Thailand
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1988-
KW  - History
KW  - Autonomy and independence movements
KW  - Thailand (Süd)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p.187-202) and index; Mapping anxieties -- Buddhist fears -- Managing Islam -- National reconciliation -- Communicating conflict -- Contested citizenship -- Autonomous futures -- Twin fires
N2  - "Mapping National Anxieties locates the insurgency in the context of Thailand's wider political conflicts, exploring the ambiguous relationships between the Thai state and organised religion, the recent resurgence of Buddhist chauvinism and nationalism. McCargo examines the way Islamic provincial councils have been drawn into the conflict, and scrutinises the special challenges the conflict has created for Thailand's media, which have struggled to communicate a confusing story to an increasingly indifferent wider public. The book then moves beyond the crisis itself to look at ways forward, starting with the controversial National Reconciliation Commission that was established by the Thaksin Shinawatra government to propose peaceful options for reducing the violence. Another chapter explores how far Malay Muslims in Thailand's southern border provinces think of themselves as 'Thai', arguing that there is an important distinction between legal citizenship and informal understandings of what citizenship means and entails. Finally, McCargo invites readers to 'think the unthinkable' by imagining the possibility of autonomy for Thailand's deep South, and the implications for the country as a whole."--P. [4] of cover
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