This is an extensively revised and updated version of a book that was originally published in
2007. In addition to bringing the text up to date in a rapidly changing region, there are …

Vietnam: Rethinking the State offers an exciting and up-to-date look at the politics of this
fascinating country as it seeks to make the transition from war-torn economic backwater to a …

In Transparency and Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia, Rodan rejects the notion that the
1997-98 Asian economic crisis was further evidence that ultimately capitalism can only …

The legitimacy of international and regional organizations and their actions is frequently
asserted and challenged by states and commentators alike. Their authorisations or conduct …

Asia has long been an ideological battleground between capitalism and communism,
between nationalism and Westernisation and between the nation-state and globalization …

This classic text, formerly known as the" Basch" textbook, now completely revised in an
updated new edition, brings together information that students and professionals working in …

The planned retirement in October 2003 of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of
Malaysia since July 1981, has occasioned many instant assessments of the Mahathir …

This article examines current debates over the future direction of the reform agenda in post-
crisis East Asia and sets them in the broader context of the global debate on the role of ideas …

About the author David Henley is Professor of Contemporary Indonesia Studies at Leiden
University. He obtained his doctorate from the Australian National University and has …

Relations between Singapore and her immediate Malay neighbours have been perennially
fraught with tension and misunderstanding. In making sense of this complex relationship …