A Plastic Nation(English, Paperback, Chachavalpongpun Pavin)

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A Plastic Nation(English, Paperback, Chachavalpongpun Pavin) is written by Chachavalpongpun Pavin and published by University Press of America. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0761831525 (ISBN 10) and 9780761831525 (ISBN 13).

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