![]() Published in 1988, it explains the increasing relevance of maps and concomitant delineation of borders to the Siamese polity from the pre-modern period to the 20th century. ![]() Thongchai Winichakul’s Siam Mapped: A History of the Geobody of a Nation is on the essential reading list of any Thai studies student. This column also seeks to re-host the Ethnolinguistic Map Project of Mahidol University (MU), Thailand’s best data source on minorities. The need is even more pressing, given the critical juncture in Thailand’s history where the interim military government seems intent on imposing a highly repressive, authoritarian, and nationalistic model on Thai citizens. This article is being published as a matter of urgency to serve as a basic introduction to the subject of minority rights and mapping of ethnolinguistic groups.
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