Foreign Intervention and Regime Change in Cambodia: Towards Democracy? [Hardcover]

Sorpong Peou (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 10, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0312227175 | ISBN-13: 978-0312227173

This book contributes to the ongoing debate on the complex transition in weak states from war to peace and from authoritarianism to liberal democracy. The analysis assesses the impact of foreign intervention on Cambodia's state and societal structures. Three forms of intervention are discussed: competitive, cooperative, and co-optative. While competitive intervention perpetuated hegemonic instability, cooperative and co-optative intervention seemed to lead Cambodia in the direction of illiberal democracy, in which greater hegemonic stability exists and may persist for some time.

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...an important book, and I recommend it highly. Journal of Asian Studies

About the Author

Sorpong Peou is Associate Professor of International Relations/Political Science at Sophia University, Tokyo.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 602 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (June 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312227175
• ISBN-13: 978-0312227173
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,568,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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