Politics in Asia: Politics in Asia
About the Book Series
Politics in Asia has long been established as a source of distinctive and authoritative studies on the political life of Asia. The series covers a broad range of countries and aspects of politics, and includes volumes from some of the leading scholars working in the field.
East Timor, Australia and Regional Order: Intervention and its Aftermath in Southeast Asia
1st Edition
By James S Cotton
December 01, 2006
This book explains the exceptional nature of the East Timor intervention of 1999, and deals with the background to the trusteeship role of the UN in building the new polity. All of these developments had an important impact on regional order, not least testing the ASEAN norm of 'non-interference'....
Empire and Neoliberalism in Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Vedi R. Hadiz
May 30, 2006
This book analyzes the overall effect of American primacy on social and political conflicts in Asia, discussing how the post-Cold War American agenda does not promote democratization in the region, in contradiction to one of the major proclaimed aims of the proponents of the Pax Americana. This ...
Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era
1st Edition
By Christopher R. Hughes
April 18, 2006
Presenting an analysis of the tension between nationalism and globalization in China since the beginning of the ‘reform and opening’ period in the late 1970s to the present day, this book makes a unique contribution to the on-going debate on the nature of Chinese nationalism. It shows how ...
Order and Security in Southeast Asia: Essays in Memory of Michael Leifer
1st Edition
Edited
By Ralf Emmers, Joseph Liow
January 13, 2006
Michael Leifer, who died in 2001, was one of the leading scholars of Southeast Asian international relations. He was hugely influential through his extensive writings and his contacts with people in government and business in the region. In this book, many of Leifer’s students, colleagues and ...
China's Rise, Taiwan's Dilemma's and International Peace
1st Edition
Edited
By Edward Friedman
December 20, 2005
If we are to believe the media then a war between China and Taiwan is inevitable. Incorporating interviews, archives and original research, this book examines the troubled relationship between China, Taiwan and the United States, bringing Taiwanese views on identity politics to the forefront of the...
State Terrorism and Political Identity in Indonesia: Fatally Belonging
1st Edition
By Ariel Heryanto
December 16, 2005
Approximately one million innocent Indonesians were killed by their fellow nationals, neighbours and kin at the height of an anti-communist campaign in the mid-1960s. This book investigates the profound political consequences of these mass killings in Indonesia upon public life, highlighting the ...
Realism and Interdependence in Singapore's Foreign Policy
1st Edition
By Narayanan Ganesan
October 18, 2005
Singapore’s existence and success derive in part from its achievements in the domestic political arena and in part from the skilful management of a well-defined foreign policy with clearly identifiable goals and issues. A visible core of realist self-reliance is layered with the demands ...
Cooperative Security and the Balance of Power in ASEAN and the ARF
1st Edition
By Ralf Emmers
November 11, 2004
Emmers questions the dichotomy implicit in this interpretation and investigates what role the balance of power really plays in such cooperative security arrangements and in the calculations of the participants of ASEAN and the ARF. He offers a thorough analysis of the influence the balance of power...
Media, War and Terrorism: Responses from the Middle East and Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Shoma Munshi, Peter van der Veer
July 06, 2004
This collection of essays covers the media and public debate dimension of the events of 9/11, and beyond, from the point of view of Middle Eastern and Asian countries. The first part of the book deals with the use of the media as an instrument of warfare, the growing significance of religion, the ...
Cooperative Security and the Balance of Power in ASEAN and the ARF
1st Edition
By Ralf Emmers
July 29, 2003
In this book, Emmers addresses the key question: to what extent may the balance of power play a part in such cooperative security arrangements and in the calculations of the participants of ASEAN and the ART? He investigates the role of the power balance in detailed examinations of the creation of ...
Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia
1st Edition
Edited
By Ariel Heryanto, Sumit K. Mandal
June 24, 2003
Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia is one of the first substantial comparative studies of contemporary Indonesia and Malaysia, homes to the world's largest Muslim population. Following the collapse of New Order rule in Indonesia in 1998, this book provides an in-depth examination of ...
China and the Internet: Politics of the Digital Leap Forward
1st Edition
Edited
By Christopher R. Hughes, Gudrun Wacker
April 11, 2003
China and the Internet: Politics of the Digital Leap Forward is a comprehensive assessment of the political and economic impact of information and communication technologies (ITCs) on Chinese society. It provides in-depth analyses of topics including economic development, civil and political ...