| Commodifying Marxism: The Formation of Modern Thai Radical Culture, 1927-1958 Volume 3 Contributor(s): Tejapira, Kasian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1876843985 ISBN-13: 9781876843984 Publisher: Trans Pacific Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: In this study of the formation of modern Thai radical culture, Tejapira reveals a process of cultural and political interaction which results in a mutual transformation of exogenous Marxism/communism and indigenous Thai culture. The study draws on data from a number of primary and secondary sources, including memoirs from and interviews with leftist intellectuals, contemporary radical publications, and a number of unpublished Masters' dissertations in the Thai language. The book traces the introduction of Sino-Vietnamese Marxism/communism into Siam during the absolute monarchy in the late 1920s until the late 1950s when, under the military regime, it emerges as a particularly Thai cultural phenomenon. The exogenous ethnic character of the early Siamese communist movement made it an easy target for the conservative nationalist/royalist ideology of Thai-ness and socialism had been pre-judged as utopian even before its actual arrival in Thailand. After the fall of the absolute monarchy in |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 320.532 |
| LCCN: 2002428258 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.41 lbs) 406 pages |