Political Change in Southeast Asia: Trimming the Banyan Tree (Politics in Asia Series)

Type

Book

Authors

Michael R.J Vatikiotis

ISBN 10

0415134846

ISBN 13

9780415134842

Tags

Reference, Asia, Reference & Test Preparation, ethnic studies, Sociology, Politics & Government, Music, Social Sciences

Description

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 a fixture of South-East Asian politics for some considerable time to come. Increasingly close links between the ten states of South-East Asia are likely to reinforce perceptions of a common culture and in the end put up more effective defences against external cultural influence. - from Amzon

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