Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

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1. Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics

   By Alvin Lim

   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
2. Party Politics in Southeast Asia

   Clientelism and Electoral Competition in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines

   Edited by Dirk Tomsa, Andreas Ufen

   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
3. Global Indonesia

   By Jean Gelman Taylor

   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
4. Journalism and Conflict in Indonesia

   From Reporting Violence to Promoting Peace

   By Steve Sharp

   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
5. Chinese Indonesians Reassessed

   History, Religion and Belonging

   Edited by Siew-Min Sai, Chang-Yau Hoon

   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
6. Culture, Religion and Conflict in Muslim Southeast Asia

   Negotiating Tense Pluralisms

   Edited by Joseph Camilleri, Sven Schottmann

   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
7. The Technological State in Indonesia

   The Co-constitution of High Technology and Authoritarian Politics

   By Sulfikar Amir

   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
8. Land Tenure, Conservation and Development in Southeast Asia

   By Peter Eaton

   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
9. Social Activism in Southeast Asia

   Edited by Michele Ford

   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
10. Political Change and Territoriality in Indonesia

    Provincial Proliferation

    By Ehito Kimura

    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