State and Uncivil Society in Thailand at the Temple of Preah Vihear Andrew G. Martin politics are driven by American

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State and Uncivil Society in Thailand at the Temple of Preah Vihear Andrew G. Martin politics are driven by AmericanSince it began in 2008, the dispute over the temple of Preah Vihear and its adjacent area has envenomed Thai Cambodian relations. Puangthong R. Pawakapan argues that initially Thai Cambodian cooperation on the temple had begun within the framework of Thailand's strategy to become a regional economic centre and leader. It was the first time in Southeast Asia that two formerly antagonistic states were employing cultural methods to settle a territorial