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The lost territories : Thailand's history of national humiliation

Shane Strate (Author)
Many Thai leaders view the West as a threat and portray Thailand as a victim. Clearly Thailand's relationship with the West is ambivalent. 'The Lost Territories' explores this conundrum by examining two important and contrasting strands of Thai historiography: the Royal-Nationalist ideology, which celebrates Thailand's long history of uninterrupted independence; and what the author terms 'national humiliation discourse', its mirror image

eBook, English, 2016
University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2016