Performing Political Identity: The Democrat Party in Southern Thailand Buddhism —Grant Hayter‐Menzies

—Grant Hayter‐Menzies

and high-profile bankruptcies of some blue-chip companies raised questions about the quality and competency of the country's senior managers

and future of each of these nation-states

farmers and students departed from the tactics of their ancestors and from the insurgent methods of the Communist Party of Thailand

he took up writing

Performing Political Identity: The Democrat Party in Southern Thailand Buddhism —Grant Hayter‐MenziesPerforming Political Identity is an anthropological account of the multi level dynamics that underlie the continuing electoral dominance of the Democrat Party in southern Thailand, a conspicuous anomaly in Thailand's political landscape. Based on extensive participant observation and interviews, the book presents a detailed study of candidates, support groups, and election campaigns in the province of Songkhla in the eventful years 2004 to 2005,