Book Series

Politics in Asia

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Indonesia's War over Aceh

Last Stand on Mecca's Porch

By Matt Davies

Since 2001, Indonesia’s military commitment to Aceh province resulted in one of Southeast Asia’s largest wars for decades. Indonesia's War over Aceh presents the background…

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2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37239-8 (Routledge)

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Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era

By Christopher R. Hughes

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…

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2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-18266-9 (Routledge)

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Order and Security in Southeast Asia

Essays in Memory of Michael Leifer

Edited by Ralf Emmers, Joseph Liow

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…

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2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36366-2 (Routledge)

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State Terrorism and Political Identity in Indonesia

Fatally Belonging

By Ariel Heryanto

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…

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2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37152-0 (Routledge)

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Party Politics in Taiwan

Party Change and the Democratic Evolution of Taiwan, 1991-2004

By Dafydd Fell

In 1991 Taiwan held its first fully democratic election. This first single volume of party politics in Taiwan analyzes the evolution of party competition in…

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2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35973-3 (Routledge)

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Realism and Interdependence in Singapore's Foreign Policy

By Narayanan Ganesan

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…

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2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35076-1 (Routledge)

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Democratic Development in East Asia

By Becky Shelley

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34250-6 (Routledge)

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International Politics of the Asia Pacific

Since 1945, 2nd Edition

By Michael Yahuda

This second edition of Michael Yahuda's extremely successful textbook introduces students to the international politics of the Asia Pacific region since 1945. The new edition…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-20798-0 (Routledge)

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Cooperative Security and the Balance of Power in ASEAN and the ARF

By Ralf Emmers

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…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34703-7 (Routledge)

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Domestic Politics, International Bargaining and China's Territorial Disputes

By Chien-peng Chung

This is a groundbreaking analysis of China's territorial disputes, exploring the successes and failures of negotiations that have taken place between its three neighbours, namely…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-33366-5 (Routledge)

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Series Details:

Formerly edited by Michael Leifer, London School of Economics, UK

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.

Forthcoming Titles:

Illiberal Democracy in Indonesia
By David Bourchier
To be published March 15th 2010

East Asia’s New Democracies: Deepening, Reversal, Non-liberal Alternatives
Edited by Yin-wah Chu, Siu-lun Wong
To be published April 14th 2010

China's Multilateral Co-operation in Asia and the Pacific: Institutionalizing Beijing's 'Good Neighbour Policy'
By Chien-peng Chung
To be published May 20th 2010