South East Asian Studies

This book, first published in 1995, traces the attempt by the British Foreign Office to establish an international regional organisation in South-East Asia which would allow Britain to dominate the region politically, economically and militarily. The author explores the changing emphasis of Britain'..

Brunei, although a relatively small state, is disproportionately important on account of its rich resource base. In addition, in recent years the country has endeavoured to play a greater role in regional affairs, especially through ASEAN, and also beyond the region, fostering diplomatic, economic a..

Brunei, although a relatively small state, is disproportionately important on account of its rich resource base. In addition, in recent years the country has endeavoured to play a greater role in regional affairs, especially through ASEAN, and also beyond the region, fostering diplomatic, economic a..

Brunei, although a relatively small state, is disproportionately important on account of its rich resource base. In addition, in recent years the country has endeavoured to play a greater role in regional affairs, especially through ASEAN, and also beyond the region, fostering diplomatic, economic a..

ASEAN has declared its intention to create a security community in Southeast Asia that is people-orientated. This book evaluates ASEAN’s progress, and in doing so examines three matters of concern...

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...

This collection by leading scholars explores China’s strategic calculations and policy practices in regional cooperation in East Asia._x005F_x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary China. ..

This is a pioneering study of Southeast Asia in China and India and China and India in Southeast Asia – the outcomes of this two-way flow of investments and peoples. The chapters originally published as a special issue in The Round Table...

Presents empirical findings from different South-East Asian countries to demonstrate that Chinese businessmen employ a variety of strategies in their networking, entrepreneurship and organisational and firm development...

Examines the reasons for the success of ethnic Chinese business networks throughout Asia, bringing together research from the Centre for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore...

Examines the reasons for the success of ethnic Chinese business networks throughout Asia, bringing together research from the Centre for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore...

Drawing on qualitative and quantitative research, this book provides a path-breaking account of civil society in the Philippines. It challenges the widespread belief in political science and development studies literature that civil society in developing countries is an institutional arena in which ..