Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia - Softcover

The Late Michael Leifer

9780415138215: Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415138213 ISBN 13: 9780415138215

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

The Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia provides comprehensive coverage of the political history of this important region since the end of the Second World War.
Over 400 alphabetically-organised entries cover Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia (Kampuchia), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Individual entries provide detailed information and authoritative commentary for the central figures, political parties and organizations, political systems and structures, major events, and key documents, including constitutions and treaties, of the region, as well as clarifying the terminology - acronyms, abbreviations and non-English terms - in use. Additionally, for each state covered, an extended narrative analyses its recent history and political and social development.
Extensive cross-referencing and a subject index assist the reader to the required material and subject bibliographies refer the researcher to source and secondary matter.
The Dictionary will be of wide general use in the fields of politics, modern history, economics, international relations, strategic studies, political geography, area studies and development.

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About the Author:

Michael Leifer is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economic and Political Science where he is also chairman of the Management Committee of a new research Centre for the Study of Asian Economy, Politics and Society. He has engaged in research and travelled extensively within South-East Asia for over three decades. His publications include Indonesia's Foreign Policy (Allen & Unwin, 1983) and ASEAN and the Security of South-East Asia (Routledge, 1989).

Review:

"A very worthwhile exercise, readable, succinct, and above all, useful." -- International Herald Tribune

"Michael Leifer has done a service for all readers with an interest in the region." -- Times Literary Supplement

"One of the doyens of South-East Asian studies, Leifer provides a lucid and balanced account of the region's politics." -- Far Eastern Economic Review

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