Gangsters, Democracy, and the State in Southeast Asia

by Carl A. Trocki (Editor)

Overview

An essay collection that studies workaday, regional politics in Southeast Asia and its implications for evolving democracies. The contributors examine the electoral process, conflicts between central and local governments, conflicts between individual freedoms and state power, and the roles charismatic, opportunistic strongmen have played in Southeast Asian politics, most notably in Thailand, Burma, and the Philippines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877271345
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Series:	Southeast Asia Program Series , #17
Pages:	94
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Carl A. Trocki is the Jacobson Visiting Associate Professor of Southeast Asian History at Georgetown University.

Editorial Reviews

The strength of this volume is the care the authors give to conveying the notion that Southeast Asia is a complex entity and that our conventional wisdom is often flawed.

Crossroads

This book will be a solid contribution to the field in many ways, especially in its in-depth treatment of local politics.

Bijdragen

The strength of this volume is the care the authors give to conveying the notion that Southeast Asia is a complex entity and that our conventional wisdom is often flawed.

-- "Crossroads"

This book will be a solid contribution to the field in many ways, especially in its in-depth treatment of local politics.

-- "Bijdragen"

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