War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia

This book explores how three Southeast Asian countries- the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore-have utilized war memorialization in their nation-building efforts. It will be of interest to researchers studying Southeast Asian Studies, History, and International Relations.

John Lee Candelaria is Assistant Professor at Hiroshima University, Japan.

Introduction; Chapter 1: War memory, heritage, and nation-building in Southeast Asia; Chapter 2: War in the Filipino national imagery; Chapter 3: The military and the monarchy in Thailand's war monuments; Chapter 4: Singapore's war memorials and the "Singapore Story"; Chapter 5: Remembering and forgetting wars in Southeast Asia; Conclusion; Index