[Tlc] thailand in the studies of conflict and terrorism

[Michael Jerryson]

For those of you who are not aware, Rohan Gunaratna, Arabinda Acharya, and Sabrina Chua came out with a book called Conflict and Terrorism in Southern Thailand in 2005. The book proposes a link between the violence in southern Thailand and transnational Islamic 'mayhem' occurring in other parts of the world.
Just recently this book was highly praised by Sandra Leavitt as a "must-read" in "Studies in Conflict and Terrorism" (Vol.30, No.4). 
For her review, please see: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a772606751&fulltext=713240928

I urge anyone who is considering this 'must-read' to glance over another review previously written by Michael Connors in the Journal of Critical Asian Studies (Vo1.38, No.1), which can also be found in Duncan McCargo's recently edited volume, Rethinking Thailand's Southern Violence (2007). This book has some severe problems with its sources, application of information, and conclusions.

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Michael K. Jerryson
PhD. Candidate
Dept. Religious Studies,
University California-Santa Barbara
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the man for whom each country is as his own is already strong; 
but only the man for whom the whole world is as a foreign country is perfect."
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