South-East Asia : a political profile

Kingsbury, Damien 2001, South-East Asia : a political profile Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic..

Title	South-East Asia : a political profile
Alternative title	Southeast Asia South East Asia
Author(s)	Kingsbury, Damien
Publication date	2001
Total pages	xvii, 444 p.
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Place of Publication	Melbourne, Vic.
Summary	"South-East Asia: A Political Profile outlines the political processes and institutions of the countries in South-East Asia, in particular tracing their past and explaining how they have come to be what they are." "The book is ideal for students of political science and South-East Asian studies at all levels."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes	Constructing the modern state -- Authority and legitimacy -- Economic and political development -- Security issues -- Burma: the garrison state -- Thailand: the survivor mandala -- Laos: the land in between -- Cambodia: 'the dancing country' -- Vietnam: the little dragon -- Malaysia: inclusion and exclusion -- Brunei: floating on oil -- Philippines: oligarchic democracy -- Singapore: the corporate state -- Indonesia: diversity in unity -- East Timor: the difficult birth of a new state.
ISBN	0195510038 9780195510034
Language	eng
Field of Research	160699 Political Science not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category	A2 Authored - other
Copyright notice	©2001, Damien Kingsbury
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30010049

Document type:	Book
Collection:	School of Australian and International Studies

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