In Buddha's Company : : Thai Soldiers in the Vietnam War / / Richard A. Ruth.
In Buddha's Company explores a previously neglected aspect of the Vietnam War: the experiences of the Thai troops who served there and the attitudes and beliefs that motivated them to volunteer. Thailand sent nearly 40,000 volunteer soldiers to South Vietnam to serve alongside the Free World Fo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory ;
57 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 47 b&w images, 2 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. Thailand and the Vietnam War
- Chapter 1. Sawadi, Vietnam: Making the Queen's Cobras
- Chapter 2. Firing Up the Thai Public Sphere: Funerals, Cremations, and Other Celebrations
- Chapter 3. Muang PX: Encounters with Consumerism, Americanism, and the Early Arrival of Modernity in South Vietnam
- Chapter 4. Trading Magic for Modernity: Thai Contributions to the American Search for Invulnerability and Escape
- Chapter 5. Thai People Have No Enemies: Remembering Thai-Vietnamese Relationships in the War Zone
- Chapter 6. Fighting on the Metaphysical Landscapes of South Vietnam
- Conclusion. An Intimate Monument Hidden from the World's View
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Other Volumes in The Series