Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia

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Routledge, Sep 11, 2002 - History - 288 pages
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-organized 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 treat.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Brunei Sultanate of
3
BurmaMyanmar
5
Cambodia Kingdom of
8
Indonesia Republic of
11
Laos Peoples Democratic Republic of
13
Malaysia Federation of
15
Philippines Republic of
18
I
78
J
85
K
87
L
95
M
101
N
115
O
123
P
125

Singapore Republic of
20
Thailand Kingdom of
22
Vietnam Socialist Republic of
25
A
27
B
37
C
46
D
56
E
62
F
65
G
68
H
73
R
137
S
143
T
162
U
169
V
174
W
179
Y
181
Z
183
Further Reading
184
Index by Country
187

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Common terms and phrases

Agreements on Indochina April Aquino armed forces army ASEAN Association of South-East August Aung San Bangkok Barisan Nasional became Brunei Burma Cambodia challenge Chinese coalition government colonial commander Communist Party Conference on Cambodia Corazón Corazón Aquino Council country’s coup Datuk December defence Democratic Kampuchea Dr Mahathir economic elections electoral established February federal Ferdinand Fidel Ramos foreign minister Geneva Agreements Gestapu independence Indochina Wars Indonesia initially insurgency International Conference Islam island January July Khmer Rouge Lao People’s leader leadership Mahathir Mohamad Malaya Malaysia Manila March Marcos military movement Muslim nationalist Ne Win Nguyen Norodom Sihanouk October Pacific War Paris People’s Action Party People’s Party People’s Republic People’s Revolutionary Party Philippines Phnom Penh political President Suharto Prince Sihanouk role rule Sabah Sarawak September Singapore Singapore’s South South-East Asia South-East Asian Nations Suharto Sukarno Thai Thailand Treaty UMNO United Nations UNTAC Viet Minh Vietnam Vietnamese

About the author (2002)

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 S uth-East Asia (Routledge, 1989).

Bibliographic information

TitleDictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia
AuthorsMichael Leifer, Professor of International Relations Michael Leifer
PublisherRoutledge, 2002
ISBN1134952392, 9781134952397
Length288 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Asia / Southeast Asia
Political Science / Comparative Politics
Political Science / General
Political Science / International Relations / General
Reference / General
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General
  
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