Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-1998
Abstract
Every morning at 8:00 a.m. (with flag-raising) and every evening at 6:00 P.M. (with flag lowering) the official symbolic identity of Thai- land is displayed - by state order - on television. These displays are a graphic daily reminder of how nationalism, the military, and the media are tightly bound together in Thailand. Though it seems like a timeless tradition of respect for essential national symbols, this tele- vized ritual is the result of a "revolutionary order" issued by the right-wing dictators who took power with the brutal October 6, 1976, massacre and military coup.1 These media productions are part of a Cold War mentality, shared by many countries in the "free world," that depends on a deeply militarized understanding of identity and security.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
Publication
Alternatives: Global, Local, Political
Volume
23
Issue
1
First Page
29
Last Page
62
ISSN
0304-3754
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Citation
CALLAHAN, William A..(1998). The ideology of Miss Thailand in national, consumerist and transnational space. Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, 23(1), 29-62.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4359
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40644906