Siam Mapped: A History of the Geo-Body of the Nation Short stories ” As Wyatt points out

” As Wyatt points out in his general introduction

Edited by Joakim Öjendal and Mona Lilja

taken together

political demonstrations

as well as the establishment of military forces by the Japanese (subsequently evolving into today's ruling junta) and a sharp escalation of inter-ethnic antagonism and violence

Siam Mapped: A History of the Geo-Body of the Nation Short stories ” As Wyatt points outThis unusual and intriguing study of nationhood explores the nineteenth century confrontation of ideas that transformed the kingdom of Siam into the modern conception of a nation. Fundamental to the author's analysis is the assumption that notions of national identities are discursively constructed and therefore are subject to change. Here, modern Thailand is viewed as its territory and related values and practices, or what the author terms its "geo