Opposing French colonialism Thailand and the independence movements in Indo-China in the early 1940s

Author: Murashima, Eiji

Source: South East Asia Research, Volume 13, Number 3, November 2005 , pp. 333-383(51)

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Abstract:

It has been generally accepted that having been able to maintain its independence during the age of colonialism, Thailand had no need to be involved in the struggle to throw off the region's colonial shackles. However, having lost more than half of its territory to France and Britain by 1909, Thailand, in common with the other countries of South East Asia, had a vested interest in liberating the region from the European colonial system. Based mainly on Thai primary sources, this study brings out the Thai role in the origins of Indo-China's liberation movements, and endeavours to show that Thailand was an important player in the anticolonial struggle against the French in the 1940s.

Keywords: COLONIALISM; THAILAND; LAO ISSARA; KHMER ISSARAK; VIETMINH; GOLDEN PENINSULA

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000005775179702

Publication date: 2005-11-01

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South East Asia Research publishes articles based on original research or fieldwork on all aspects of South East Asia within the disciplines of archaeology, art history, economics, geography, history, language and literature, law, music, political science, social anthropology and religious studies. This peer-reviewed journal is published four times per year by IP Publishing in cooperation with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). SOAS is the leading centre in this field in Europe and one of the most prestigious centres of South East Asian Studies in the world.
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