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Thailand? Siam? Who cares?

April 6th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 17 Comments

In an important public debate concerning recent events in Thailand, a series of international scholars have discussed the rather odd idea of changing Thailand’s name back to Siam. The discussion was kicked off  earlier this week when prominent Thai historian Charnvit Kasetsiri argued that “Siam” was more ethnically inclusive than “Thailand.” The discussion has been picked up [...]

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