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.
Engaging China: The Management of an Emerging Power
1st Edition
Edited
By Alastair Iain Johnston, Robert S. Ross
October 20, 1999
Engaging China is one of the first books to look at the responses of major international powers to the recent economic growth of China. Anyone interested in the financial fortunes of the Asia-Pacific region cannot afford to ignore the rise of China as an economic power since the 1970s. Economic ...
Indonesia and China: The Politics of a Troubled Relationship
1st Edition
By Rizal Sukma
September 14, 1999
Indonesia broke off relations with China in 1967 and resumed them only in 1990. Rizal Sukma asks why. His answers shed light on Indonesia's foreign policy, the nature of the New Order's domestic politics, the mixed functions of diplomatic ties, the legitimacy of the new regime, and the role of ...
Arming the Two Koreas: State, Capital and Military Power
1st Edition
By Taik-Young Hamm
August 03, 1999
North Korea has traditionally been seen as militarily superior to South Korea in the long feud between the two nations. This brilliantly argued book taps into a great deal of news interest in North Korea at the moment in the wake of recent hostility against Japan. Hamm controversially shows that ...
Indonesian Politics Under Suharto: The Rise and Fall of the New Order
1st Edition
By Michael R J Vatikiotis
April 01, 1999
This revised third edition provides an analysis of Suharto's New Order from its inception to the emergence of B.J. Habibie as President. The author reassesses the New Order's origins and its military roots and evaluates the considerable economic changes that have taken place since the 1960s. He ...
Malaysian Politics Under Mahathir
1st Edition
By Diane K. Mauzy, R. S. Milne
March 31, 1999
A hard-hitting and readable book which examines Mahathir's character, his ideas and policies and relates them to the social, economic and political setting inside Malaysia. Up until recently, high rates of economic growth and a striking reduction in poverty have been the hallmarks of this vibrant ...
The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia: Participation and Protest in the Philippines
1st Edition
By Gerard Clarke
May 29, 1998
The Politics of NGOs in Southeast Asia traces the history of the emergence of NGOs in the Philippines and southeast Asia and the political factors which encouraged this. The main focus is on the period from the mid-1990s when NGOs first became a notable force in the region. It documents the complex...
Political Change in Thailand: Democracy and Participation
1st Edition
Edited
By Kevin Hewison
November 07, 1997
This book provides an assessment of approaches to studying Thai politics, the various forces reshaping the forms of political activity and their roles in the fluid contemporary political environment. This volume will be of particular interest to those who require an understanding of the complex and...
Politics in Indonesia: Democracy, Islam and the Ideology of Tolerance
1st Edition
By Douglas E. Ramage
November 07, 1997
Politics in Indonesia describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future. The book focuses on the role of political Islam; Douglas E. Ramage shows that the state has been remarkably successful in maintaining secular ...
Islam in Malaysian Foreign Policy
1st Edition
By Shanti Nair
October 29, 1997
A case study of a multi-ethnic Muslim state and a contribution to the study of the domestic functions of foreign policy. The book also addresses the real and imagined significance of Islam as a force in contemporary global politics....
Japan's Asia Policy: Regional Security and Global Interests
1st Edition
By Wolf Mendl
July 22, 1997
This volume provides a timely and expert analysis of Japan's Asia policy as the country continues to address the future through trying to cope with the burden of a chequered past. Dr Mendl locates his expostion of Japan's policy towards both North-East and South-East Asia in a full historical and ...
Communitarian Ideology and Democracy in Singapore
1st Edition
By Beng-Huat Chua
June 10, 1997
The economic success of Singapore has established the country as a model for other nations. Yet until now the ideas behind this accomplishment have not been critically examined. Communitarian Ideology and Democracy in Singapore fills this gap. The book outlines the policies the ruling party has ...
The State and Ethnic Politics in SouthEast Asia
1st Edition
By David Brown
April 02, 1997
Ethnic tensions in Southeast Asia represent a clear threat to the future stability of the region. David Brown's clear and systematic study outlines the patterns of ethnic politics in:* Burma* Singapore* Indonesia* Malaysia* ThailandThe study considers the influence of the State on the formation of ...