Rebellion in Southern Thailand: Contending HistoriesThis study addresses the competing histories of Thailand and Patani beginning in the fourteenth century up to the mid twentieth century. It provides an explanation of the causes of ongoing political conflict between the Malay Muslims in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand and the Thai government, against which "separatist" movements fought in the 1960s. Even though January 2004 marked the beginning of the current violence that now plagues