This volume features contributions by over 40 writers with deep expertise on Indonesia. The book provides a timely, comprehensive and analytical assessment of the country's regional development dynamics in the post-decentralization environment. It explores historical, political and development patterns at the regional level; the relationship ......
In the wake of Malaysiaa's 13th General Election some commentators speak of a sharpening of ethnic politics a" with Prime Minister Najib blaming a a???Chinese tsunamia??? for his governmenta's polling setbacks; others are optimistic about the arrival of a new a???non-racialized form of politicsa??? and the emergence of a???transethnic ......
This is an important and timely volume: important because ASEAN is an increasingly significant and influential regional and global actor; and timely because, as the 2015 ASEAN Economic Community target approaches, what is needed is a sympathetic yet arms-length survey of the issues and challenges. ASEAN will miss some of the targets laid out in ......
"The complexities of [the ASEAN-Japan] relationship, including the external influences which have impinged on its development over the years, are cogently discussed and recorded for the younger generation and students of ASEAN-Japan ties. The intricacy and spread of ASEAN-Japan cooperation mechanisms are also well highlighted in this book, while ......
The argument here is that, although Indonesia would appear to be the natural leader in Southeast Asia, it has been singularly unsuccessful in putting its stamp on ASEAN. If anything, ASEAN has been put on Indonesia's bebas dan aktif (independent and active) foreign policy stamp through Indonesia's deference to self-constructed obligations to ASEAN ......
Traditional Chinese Fiction in Asia (17-20th Centuries)
Introduction Part I: KOREA AND JAPAN The Influence of Chinese Stories and Novels on Korean Fiction (translated by W.R. Skillend) by Kim Dong-uk The Plots of Chinese Fiction in Korean Vernacular Novels by A.F. Trotsevich Chinese Colloquial Novels in Japan - mainly during the Edo Period (1603-1867) by Oki Yasushi & Otsuka Hidekata PART II: ......
Since it began in 2008, the dispute over the temple of Preah Vihear and its adjacent area has envenomed Thai-Cambodian relations. Puangthong R. Pawakapan argues that initially Thai-Cambodian cooperation on the temple had begun within the framework of Thailand's strategy to become a regional economic centre and leader. It was the first time in ......
The Mongolian Naval Expedition to Java in the 13th Century
What would a history that put women at the centre of the rise and fall of kingdoms be like? When the armies of Khubilai arrived on Java in 1293, they found themselves in the middle of two warring states. Two historical traditions developed concerning the ensuing events: the official Chinese dynastic records in which no women are mentioned, and a ......
This book provides examples of possible triple-win solutions for simultaneously reducing poverty, raising the quality of the environment, and adapting to climate change. The book provides empirical evidence and observations from sixteen case studies in Southeast and East Asia, and from the Pacific. It argues that a spatial approach focussing on ......
