What is it about?
This article investigates the subdued commemoration of World War II in Thailand. It documents the sites of memory, and notes that these are mostly found away from the historic core of the capital city. It argues that domestic politics inhibit the scope for significant commemoration, even though Thailand was deeply impacted by the war.
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Why is it important?
Much of the geopolitics of the Asia Pacific region can still be explained in terms of the outcomes of the Second World War. How countries remember the past influences who they see as natural friends, allies or threats.
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I'm very proud of this piece. It contains a lot of empirical research from Thai-language sources, and the arguments were developed over several iterations.
Greg Raymond
Australian National University
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This page is a summary of: Mnemonic hegemony, spatial hierarchy and Thailand’s official commemoration of the Second World War, South East Asia Research, June 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0967828x18773607.
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