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71. The State and Ethnic Politics in SouthEast Asia

    By David Brown

    Series: Politics in Asia

    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...

    Published November 6th 1996 by Routledge
72. Korea versus Korea

    A Case of Contested Legitimacy

    By Barry Gills

    Series: Politics in Asia

    This study traces the historic course of diplomatic competition between the rival Koreas within the context of a changing international system. This innovative analysis focuses on the dynamic interaction of domestic and international political economies and their effects on the conduct of diplomacy...

    Published October 30th 1996 by Routledge
73. Hong Kong

    China's Challenge

    By Michael Yahuda

    Series: Politics in Asia

    The return of Hong Kong to China in July 1997 has the potential to benefit China's rapidly expanding economy. China's handling of the transition will have enormous implications for her international standing. This is the first study to analyse the serious problems and real opportunities that the...

    Published July 17th 1996 by Routledge
74. Political Change in South-East Asia

    Trimming the Banyan Tree

    By Michael R.J Vatikiotis

    Series: Politics in Asia

    Political Change in South-East Asia takes up the debate between those who resist the pressure for democracy and point to unchanging 'Asian' values, and those who believe that the appeal of democracy is universal.The author examines the case for both sides and concludes that the strong state will be...

    Published June 26th 1996 by Routledge
75. The Challenge to Democracy in Nepal

    By T. Louise Brown

    Series: Politics in Asia

    In 1990 Nepal's Peoples Movement reduced King Birendra from an absolute ruler to a constitutional monarch. This book is the first academic analysis of these events and places the 'revolution' of 1990 within the context of Nepali history.Louise Brown examines the background to Nepal's recent...

    Published December 27th 1995 by Routledge
76. The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore

    By Michael Hill, Kwen Fee Lian

    Series: Politics in Asia

    Since independence in 1965 Singapore has strengthened its own national identity through a conscious process of nation-building and promoting the active role of the citizen within society. Singapore is a state that has firmly rejected welfarism but whose political leaders have maintained that...

    Published April 19th 1995 by Routledge
77. China's Policy Towards Territorial Disputes

    The Case of the South China Sea Islands

    By Chi-kin Lo

    Series: Politics in Asia

    Since 1949 and the founding of the People's Republic, China has been involved in more than one territorial dispute with its neighbours. Currently the most unstable and dangerous dispute is the one over the Paracel and Spratly islands in the South China Sea. With their potentially rich and...

    Published July 5th 1989 by Routledge