Siam in Mind Identity a political elite maintains a

a political elite maintains a hegemonic system of control and cultural dominance but must juggle political pressure from Islamic and Malay supremacists on the one hand and moderate civil society groups on the other

and diplomatic aspects of colonial Indochina and the wars for modern Vietnam

Relying on this expanding compendium of historical source material

dissecting studies

contribute to the Mekong region's democratic search for water governance options

Siam in Mind Identity a political elite maintains aThis slim volume takes the reader on a fascinating stroll through Thailand's "intellectual history"the thought of the people of Siam and the product of their thought, through history. It is a series of informal sketches, gleaned over years of historical research and stored away for rumination and reflection by one of the foremost historians of Thailand. Professor David Wyatt muses about these pieces of history, revealing some of the creative thinking