Contemporary Southeast Asia
Description
Contemporary Southeast Asia contains specially commissioned chapters - including seven which are entirely new to this edition - from leading area specialists. Carefully edited to ensure systematic coverage of key areas, it provides an accessible and thematically-structured comparative introduction to Southeast Asia and its distinctive patterns of strategic, political, economic and social organisation.
Reviews / Votes
'[A]n important book...[which] accomplishes Beeson's goal of exploring the interaction between regional and national contexts...' - Jason S. Enia, Political Studies ReviewMore details
Other editions
New editions
Additional editions
Previous edition
Person
Content
Introduction: Making Sense of Southeast Asia; M.Beeson.- Southeast Asia and the Colonial Experience; R.E. Elson.- The End of Empire and the Cold War; M.T.Berger.- The Political Economy of Southeast Asia; G.Felker.- Public Administration; S.Fritzen.- The Evolution of Democratic Politics; W.Case.- The Influence of Communitarian Politics; C.Beng Huat.- Civil Society in Southeast Asia; C.Hughes.- Ethnic and Nationalist Politics in Southeast Asia; D.Brown.- Islam in Southeast Asia; G.Fealy.- Security; A.Bellamy.- A New History? The Structure and Process of Southeast Asia's Relations with a Rising China; A.D. Ba.- Japan and Southeast Asia; J.Gilson.- The US and Southeast Asia; J.Dorsch.- Meeting the Challenges of Region-building in ASEAN; R.Stubbs.- Environmental Challenges, Policy Failure and Regional Dynamics in Southeast Asia; L.Elliott.- Southeast Asia in the Long Run; M.Beeson.