Contemporary Southeast Asia: Regional Dynamics, National Differences

Size: 21.5x14cm, Contents: List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Contributors; Map of Southeast Asia; Introduction: National Differences and Regional Dynamics in Southeast Asia; 1. Reinventing a Region: Southeast Asia and the Colonial Experience; 2. Decolonizing Southeast Asia: Nationalism, Revolutin and the cold War; 3. Southeast Asian Development in Regional and Historical Perspective; 4. Democracy in southeast Asia: How to Get it and What does it Matter?; 5. Asian Values: Is an Anti-Authoritarian Reading Possible?; 6. The Politics of Labour Movements in Southeast Aisa; 7. Islam in Southeast Asia: Domestic Pietism, Diplomacy and Security; 8. The Pursuit of Security in Southeast Asia: beyond Realism; 9. Environmental Challenges, Policy Failure and Regional Dynamics in Southeast Asia; 10. Southeast Asia and the Major powers: The United States, Japan and China; 11. ASEAN: Building Regional Cooperation; bibliography; Index. ISBN:1403934762 x+271 Yr. of Pub.2004 Paper Back