Indigenizing the Cold War : the border patrol police and nation-building in Thailand /

"The Border Patrol Police (BPP) of Thailand was formed as a United States CIA's paramilitary intelligence force in the early 1950s. In the early 1960s, changes in Thailand's political leadership and the US government's strategies for fighting the spread of communism in Southeast...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hyun, Sinae (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Thailand. > Tamrūat Trawēn Chāidǣn > History.
1945-1988
Nation-building > Thailand.
Cold War.
Reconstruction d'une nation > Thaïlande.
Guerre froide.
HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General
Nation-building
Politics and government
Thailand > Politics and government > 1945-1988.
Thaïlande > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1988.
Thailand
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. From CIA Brainchild to Civic Action Agent, 1947-1962
  • 2. Building a Human Border, 1962-1980
  • 3. The Saga of the Black Panther, 1950-1976
  • 4. Crusade from the Borders to Bangkok, 1969-1976
  • 5. Mission Incomplete.

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