Title Tearing apart the land : Islam and legitimacy in Southern Thailand / Duncan McCargo

Published Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 235 pages) : illustrations, map Contents Islam -- Politics -- Security -- Militants Summary Since January 2004, a violent separatist insurgency has raged in southern Thailand, resulting in more than three thousand deaths. Though largely unnoticed outside Southeast Asia, the rebellion in Pattani and neighboring provinces and the Thai government's harsh crackdown have resulted in a full-scale crisis. Tearing Apart the Land by Duncan McCargo, one of the world's leading scholars of contemporary Thai politics, is the first fieldwork-based book about this conflict. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the region, hundreds of interviews conducted during a year's research in the troubled area, and unpublished Thai-language sources that range from anonymous leaflets to confessions extracted by Thai security forces, McCargo locates the roots of the conflict in the context of the troubled power relations between Bangkok and the Muslim-majority "deep South." McCargo describes how Bangkok tried to establish legitimacy by co-opting local religious and political elites. This successful strategy was upset when Thaksin Shinawatra became prime minister in 2001 and set out to reorganize power in the region. Before Thaksin was overthrown in a 2006 military coup, his repressive policies had exposed the precariousness of the Bangkok government's influence. A rejuvenated militant movement had emerged, invoking Islamic rhetoric to challenge the authority of local leaders obedient to Bangkok. For readers interested in contemporary Southeast Asia, insurgency and counterinsurgency, Islam, politics, and questions of political violence, Tearing Apart the Land is a powerful account of the changing nature of Islam on the Malay peninsula, the legitimacy of the central Thai government and the failures of its security policy, the composition of the militant movement, and the conflict's disastrous impact on daily life in the deep South. Carefully distinguishing the uprising in southern Thailand from other Muslim rebellions, McCargo suggests that the conflict can be ended only if a more participatory mode of governance is adopted in the region Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Legitimacy of governments -- Thailand, Southern Islam and politics -- Thailand, Southern Political violence -- Thailand, Southern Muslims -- Political activity -- Thailand, Southern Malays (Asian people) -- Thailand, Southern -- Politics and government Insurgency -- Thailand, Southern POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Terrorism. Insurgency Islam and politics Legitimacy of governments Malays (Asian people) -- Politics and government Muslims -- Political activity Politics and government Political violence Islam Konflikt Islam och politik -- Thailand. Politiskt våld -- Thailand. Uppror -- Thailand. Politisk legitimitet -- Thailand. SUBJECT Thailand, Southern -- Politics and government Thailand -- Politics and government -- 1988- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005518 Subject Thailand Southern Thailand Thailand -- Süd Form Electronic book ISBN 9780801463624 0801463629 9781501702914 1501702912

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