Roger Kershaw

Monarchy in South East Asia

The Faces of Tradition in Transition

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Produktbeschreibung

This title is the first study to relate the history and contemporary role of the South East Asian monarchy to the politics of the region today. Comprehensive & up-to-date, Monarchy in South East Asia features an historical and political overview of *Cambodia *Thailand *Malaysia *Brunei *Indonesia *Laos *as well as the region in general. The excellent coverage of this fascinating subject should be of interest to general reader as well as to specialists focusing on region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780415243483
• ISBN-10: 0415243483
• Artikelnr.: 22079002

Autorenporträt

Roger Kershaw's association with South-East Asia began in 1962, teaching in Malaya. After graduate studies in London at SOAS, he became a lecturer in South-East Asian Studies in two British universities - Hull and Kent - followed by ten years in Brunei. He is now an independent writer and has written extensively on South-East Asian societies.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I Opening thoughts 1 Introduction PART II Modern history 2 The
colonial era: varieties of Indirect Rule 3 On the threshold of the present:
post-war developments 4 Indonesia: the exception that proves the rule? PART
III The latest phase 5 Laos: bowing off the stage of history 6 Cambodia:
the King with nine lives 7 Malaysia: monarchy overawed 8 Brunei: perks and
perils of absolute rule 9 Thailand: a King for all seasons PART IV Closing
thoughts 10 Monarchy and democracy PART V Steps retraced 111 Further
glimpses of the deeper past