Roger Kershaw

Monarchy in South East Asia (eBook, ePUB)

The Faces of Tradition in Transition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive & up-to-date 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134667062
• Artikelnr.: 42675634

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