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Thailand is usually closely associated with Buddhism, but since 1998 the country has been one of the observer members of the Islamic Conference Organization, and senior figures in the present and previous governments have been Muslim. Some 8 percent of the population is Muslim, and in the three southernmost provinces of the country they constitute a majority. Islam is ever more visible in Bangkok, where the demographic increase of Muslims is marked. Michel Gilquin, a sociologist specializing in the study of Muslim societies and a resident of Morocco, examines the origins of Islam in the kingdom of Siam, Muslim integration into the Thai nation, and the effects of globalization and modernity on a mostly traditional and rural community. In particular he considers the weight of history of the old sultanate of Patani on the present-day Yawi-speaking majority in Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani, and the circumstances leading to "the troubles" which erupted in 2004 and which, alas, continue. Without proposing any solutions, the book explains the background to the present impasse, and considers how far integration of the minority has been, and can be, successful. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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This author-- a French sociologist in North Africa, for Pete's sake--doesn't appear to speak or read Thai, Malay or Yawi (the language of southern Thai Muslims). Yes, there are three Thai language sources in the bibliography, but when you consider how many thousands of news stories there have been just in the past three years ...
I wonder if he's ever been to Thailand. He doesn't appear to have done any research there or even had a conversation with a local person. My guess is this was originally a French series, perhaps for kids, on Muslim societies of the world or some such. But I must once again conclude: French scholarship doesn't reach very far or deep.
Honestly, I started with an open mind. (Reminds me of something Russians would say: "We hoped for the best but things turned out as usual.") ( )