In Buddha's company : Thai soldiers in the Vietnam War /

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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ruth, Richard A. (Richard Alfred)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2011.
Colección:Southeast Asia--politics, meaning, memory.
Temas:
Thailand. > Kō̜ngthap Bok > Military life.
Thailand. > Kō̜ngthap Bok
1945-1988
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Participation, Thai.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Politics and government
Soldiers
Militärischer Einsatz
Vietnamkrieg
Thailand > Politics and government > 1945-1988.
Thaïlande > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1988.
Thailand
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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