Contemporary Southeast Asia : regional dynamics, national differences /

Contemporary Southeast Asia : regional dynamics, national differences / Regional dynamics, national differences edited by Mark Beeson. - x, 271 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-253) and index.

Map of Southeast Asia -- Introduction : national differences and regional dynamics in Southeast Asia -- Reinventing a region : Southeast Asia and the colonial experience / Decolonizing Southeast Asia : nationalism, revolution and the Cold War / Southeast Asian development in regional and historical perspective / Democracy in Southeast Asia : how to get it and what does it matter? / Asian values : is an anti-authoritarian reading possible? / The politics of labour movements in Southeast Asia / Islam in Southeast Asia : domestic pietism, diplomacy and security / The pursuit of security in Southeast Asia : beyond realism / Environmental challenges, policy failure and regional dynamics in Southeast Asia / Southeast Asia and the major powers : the United States, Japan and China / ASEAN : building regional cooperation / Robert Elson -- Mark T. Berger -- Greg Felker -- William Case -- Chua Beng Huat -- Vedi R. Hadiz -- Greg Fealy -- Alex J. Bellamy -- Lorraine Elliott -- Mark Beeson -- Richard Stubbs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

"South East Asia is one of the world's most diverse and complex regions yet its historical development, political practices and social and economic structures also have significant common features. This major new text brings together specially-commissioned chapters by leading authorities, rigorously edited to ensure systematic coverage, to provide students with an accessible and up-to-date thematically-structured comparative introduction to South East Asia today."--Publisher description.

1403934754 9781403934758 1403934762 9781403934765

2004041595


National security--Southeast Asia


Southeast Asia--Politics and government--1945-
Southeast Asia--Economic conditions

DS526.7 / .C66 2004

959.053

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