Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of Southeast Asia.
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of Southeast Asia.
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
Illuminating developments in contemporary Cambodia with political and aesthetic theory, this book analyses the country’s violent transition from socialism to capitalism through an innovative method that combines the aesthetic approach and critical theory. To understand the particularities of the...
Published November 13th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
Contributing to the growing discourse on political parties in Asia, this book looks at parties in Southeast Asia’s most competitive electoral democracies of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. It highlights the diverse dynamics of party politics in the region and provides new insights into...
Published October 28th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
In the 19th century, colonial rule brought the modern world closer to the Indonesian peoples, introducing mechanized transport, all-weather roads, postal and telegraph communications, and steamship networks that linked Indonesia’s islands to each other, to Europe and the Middle East. This book...
Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
This book examines, through the case study of Indonesia over recent decades, how the reporting of violence can drive the escalation of violence, and how journalists can alter their reporting practices in order to have the opposite effect and promote peace. It discusses the nature of press freedom...
Published October 17th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
The Chinese in Indonesia form a significant minority of about three percent of the population, and have played a disproportionately important role in the country. Given that Chinese Indonesians are not seen as indigenous to the country and are consistently defined against Indonesian nationalism,...
Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
By examining the sometimes surprising and unexpected roles that culture and religion have played in mitigating or exacerbating conflicts, this book explores the cultural repertoires from which Southeast Asian political actors have drawn to negotiate the pluralism that has so long been...
Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
Using a historical sociology approach, this book illustrates the formation of the technological state in Indonesia during the New Order period (1966-1998). It explores the nexus between power, high technology, development, and authoritarianism situated in the Southeast Asian context. The book...
Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
This book examines the relationship between land tenure, conservation and rural development in the context of the Southeast Asian archipelago. In particular, it is concerned with people living in and around national parks and other protected areas. It discusses the value of reinforcing indigenous...
Published September 11th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
Social Activism in Southeast Asia examines the ways in which social movements operate in a region characterized by a history of authoritarian regimes and relatively weak civil society. It situates cutting-edge accounts of activism around civil and political rights, globalization, peace, the...
Published August 30th 2012 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organization of states is a critical area of study. Exploring how multi-ethnic and geographically dispersed states grapple with questions of territorial...
Published August 23rd 2012 by Routledge