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Contemporary Southeast Asia

The Politics of Change, Contestation, and Adaptation

Mark Beeson editor Alice D Ba editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:4th Dec '17

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At the epicenter of the world’s most dynamic economic continent, Southeast Asia provides a window into some of the most important contemporary global developments in politics, and plays a crucial role in determining the wider region’s future. The 3rd edition of this highly-acclaimed text provides a comprehensive analysis of Southeast Asia’s remarkable variety of political systems, cultures and traditions, which are without exception all undergoing a variety of major changes. Written by a team of leading experts on Southeast Asia, this volume provides an accessible introduction to a region being buffeted by profound internal social transformation and great power confrontation, as well as the continuing challenges of economic development and environmental management. Comprehensive in its analysis and ambitious in scope, this book will be the perfect introduction for students interested in the culture, politics, economy and society of the nations of Southeast Asia.

An engaging, carefully curated, and timely text featuring a new generation of Southeast Asian scholars. Multi-disciplinary, eclectic in topics and theoretical starting points, written in fresh and accessible prose, it is an excellent resource for students looking to advance their thinking about a complex and diverse region, which is both important in its own right as well as increasingly pivotal in a fast-changing global order. * Paul Evans, University of British Columbia, Canada *

ISBN: 9781137596208

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 729g

347 pages

3rd edition