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Rituals of national loyalty : an anthropology of the state and the village scout movement in Thailand

Title
Rituals of national loyalty : an anthropology of the state and the village scout movement in Thailand / Katherine A. Bowie.
Author
Bowie, Katherine Ann, 1950-
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, ©1997.

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Description
xx, 393 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
In the 1970s, the Village Scout movement arose in Thailand not only to counter a growing communist insurgency but also to intimidate anyone critical of the government. Rituals of National Loyalty explores this movement as a prime example of the deliberate use of mass psychology. This study bridges both the macro and micro levels of analysis to place the dynamics of a national political movement within a richly detailed understanding of its working at the village level.
Subject
  • Communism > Thailand
  • Insurgency > Thailand
  • Communism
  • Insurgency
  • Politics and government
  • Politische Anthropologie
  • Staat
  • Antikommunismus
  • Aufstand
  • Bekämpfung
  • Pfadfinder
  • Village Scout Movement
  • Geschichte
  • Bestuur
  • Lokaal bestuur
  • Revolutionaire bewegingen
  • Thailand > Politics and government
  • Thailand
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-374) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Toward an Anthropology of the Right -- 1. Magic and Mayhem: Of Ritual and Class. Mayhem and October 6. A Class-Based Analysis of Ritual. Awe to Persuasion -- 2. Genesis in Conflict. The Official Genesis. The State of Thai Communism. Communism and the Shaping of the Thai State -- 3. The Expansion: The Monarchy and the Middle Classes. The Importance of Royal Patronage. The Creation of Symbolic Power. The Polarization of the Civilian Period -- 4. The Moratorium: Fissures on the Right. The Right: The Appearance of Strength. Reasons for the Moratorium. Factors Ending the Moratorium -- 5. Setting the Agrarian Stage. From the Cities to the Countryside. Political Polarization in the North. The Moratorium Ends.
ISBN
  • 0231103905
  • 9780231103909
  • 0231103913
  • 9780231103916
LCCN
96038184
OCLC
  • ocm35280707
  • 35280707
  • SCSB-2124860
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library