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The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXXIX, Part 1-2 ... - Khamkoo

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'lamnul) oi political c'cnh prepared b) lht ~:hian dl.'my·<br />

lhol<strong>of</strong>\iZCi hiswrioal .1c1ors ucros~ 1hc polilical<br />

:lru.:~;trum. In ··unamk\tru: ... \n A:-.inlk Wonder·<br />

land," a satmca1 ctenuncultJOH ul !.OCIUiisrn<br />

likcninl' it 10 1hc uwpian world oi' <strong>the</strong> \1cnaya<br />

Buddha ... Phra Sn Ar>a:· lhc "''h Bongkok<br />

kmg m 191 ~ inadvencntl) hclp..'11 lu Thoi-il)·<br />

:u\d n;.uunlliLc tfh: alien td~nlol!)' b) dolhmg 1t<br />

'" TIIili idiom ., h< lif\h and ""h k111gs boab<br />

humcd 10 proscribe cunlmwu~m hctOre ic had<br />

.:u:tu.lll) ..:n l.:rcd lh\! ~.:oun l r~. I \ ..:n Pndi<br />

r'hanomyong dnd hi~ ~uppnrtc r'i do 1101 c~.;,·ap~..·<br />

lhc nulhor's scrutiny. Aller WmiJ Wnr II Pridi<br />

Jnd lhc Free Thai po li tH.'J~\11~ wen.: uhugcthcr<br />

loO, JUSl before a he on,cl <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cold \\'ar<br />

\\ luch soon pu.'Sh Thai go,·crnnk.:nb mto a \'(:ry<br />

dufCrcm poMun:. t·o,cn Tha1 mili1ary cooperation<br />

:1n,t ~upp1ies ''ere c-xtt ..·Oan '"'"'"be dtl)imlt IU n">Cali:h. 1>111 'me<br />

hrnL' uf "hal '" look for and" her~ lu looL may<br />

be found 111 Dr. !-:asian's Slud~. \nothcr topic<br />

·wonh) ~)f fn:sh r.::--.=an:h t!'o <strong>the</strong> reloHt\"'n,h tp<br />

bet" ccn )'.lar\1'111 and UuddhL>m. In addiuonlt><br />

Sawak Buruwa~. a Brilish -t r~unc: d nuntng<br />

cngin~o'l.!l' who ~aught Ruddhha ph iJo-;ophy nnd<br />

con1ribu1cd 10 $upha :lnd Chinda Sirunaudt\nd'<<br />

monthly m:1~n.1ine. t~·~unuw1. nmn~ oth~r<br />

\\tHe~ ..&nd t.:"''ayi ... t.-.. "Orne \\ earing <strong>the</strong> yciiU\\<br />

wht.- amJ \\lint! nuL ''ere intrigu~d hy <strong>the</strong><br />

rclauon'\htp and ~~ t~boul tr)'tng tn umkf'I.Uld<br />

tL Inc~''''"£ ~ludic' 1he topic <strong>of</strong> \1arxhm .md<br />

Buddhi>lll "almthl reduced 10 a simple lllJICh·<br />

up <strong>of</strong> idi!OIOglc.'~ anJ a long li!o.t nf n:a:-.on' Wh)<br />

Mani~m cC'Iuld OI!\·Ct ' lil• 1h..: 111a1 ~:asc. which<br />

lmtJ iy Jt1c.< JUSIIcc lo what Tiw 1 writers omllllly<br />

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It jo.; ~IUth! ch!ar from Or. Kastan·~ :-.tud)'. anti<br />

on lhi~ plllnt u doe(\ not differ from pre' tou-.<br />

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url>an phcnumenon, -aodtcd ;md prnpat;;llcd b)<br />

urhJn mtdlcctuab who exploth:d ab po\\'CI"'\ <strong>of</strong><br />

;:mal)::tt' lu confront authori~ari;m rule in 1hc<br />

period 1947- 1957. Bu1 \\hal ahmn rur~l<br />

Th:nl:u1cl? I he secure bn.sc, cswhlL

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