Contemporary Southeast Asia /
edited by Mark Beeson
- Second edition
- United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, c2009
- ix, 320 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction : making sense of Southeast Asia -- 2. Southeast Asia and the colonial experience -- 3. The End of empire and the cold war -- 4. The Political economy of Southeast Asia -- 5. Public administration -- 6. The Evolution of democratic politics -- 7. The Influence of communitarian politics -- 8. Civil society in Southeast Asia -- 9. Ethnic and nationalist politics in Southeast Asia -- 10. Islam in Southeast Asia -- 11. Security -- 12. A New history? The structure and process of Southeast Asia's relations with a rising China -- 13. Japan and Southeast Asia -- 14. The US and Southeast Asia -- 15. Meeting the challenges of region-building in ASEAN -- 16. Environmental challenges, policy failure and regional dynamics in Southeast Asia -- 17. Southeast Asia in the long run
Southeast Asia is one of the world's most diverse and complex regions. At times it has been a beacon of hope for the developing world world, at other times it has been synonymous with insecurity and economic failure. The second edition of this popular and critically acclaimed text has been extensively revised throughout and provides up-to-date coverage of the forces and dynamics that are shaping the region at both national and regional levels.