Contemporary Southeast Asia
Description
A comprehensively revised third edition of this popular and critically acclaimed text which provides up-to-date coverage of the forces and dynamics that are shaping Southeast Asia at both the national and regional level.
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An engaging, carefully curated, and timely text featuring a new generation of Southeast Asian scholars. Multi-disciplinary, eclectic in topics and theoretical starting points, written in fresh and accessible prose, it is an excellent resource for students looking to advance their thinking about a complex and diverse region, which is both important in its own right as well as increasingly pivotal in a fast-changing global order. * Paul Evans, University of British Columbia, Canada *More details
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Alice D. Ba is Associate Professor in Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware, USA.
Mark Beeson is Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Western Australia, Australia.
Content
1. Introduction: The continuing evolution of Southeast Asia; Alice D. Ba & Mark Beeson.- 2. Southeast Asia: Historical Context; Robert Cribb.- 3. Nationalism and Ethnicity; Claire Sutherland .- 4. Public Administration in the Age of 'Good Governance'; Scott Fritzen.- 5. The Political Economy of Southeast Asia; Greg Felker.- 6. Varieties of Authoritarianism and the Limits of Democracy in Southeast Asia; Aim Sinpeng & Aries Arugay.- 7. Culture as a Perspective on Southeast Asian Politics and International Relations; Alan Chong.- 8. Islam and Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia; Eunsook Jung.- 9. Regionalism and Southeast Asia; Matt Davies.- 10. The Environment in Southeast Asia: Injustice, Conflict and Activism; Adam Simpson.- 11. Labour Migration in Southeast Asia: In Search of Regional Governance; Stefan Rother.- 12. Transnational Civil Society, the Market and Governance in Reform in Southeast Asia; Helen Nesadurai.- 13. Security in Southeast Asia; Andrew Tan.- 14. Southeast Asia and China: Engagement and Constrainment; Alice D. Ba & Cheng-Chwee Kuik.- 15. Japan and Southeast Asia; Hidetaka Yoshimatsu.- 16. The United States and Southeast Asia; David Capie.- 17. Looking Ahead; Alice D. Ba & Mark Beeson