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Monarchy in South East Asia: The Faces of Tradition in Transition (Politics in Asia) [Hardcover]

Roger Kershaw (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0415185319 | ISBN-13: 978-0415185318 | Publication Date: January 22, 2001 | Edition: 1

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.

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*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.

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (January 22, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415185319
ISBN-13: 978-0415185318
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,585,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Surveying the scene in the year 1511, a strategic analyst - if such a profession had existed in those days - would probably not have placed any bets on the long-term survival of monarchy in South-East Asia. Read the first page

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monarchical values, royal divinity, contemporary monarchy, rentier state, inland states, indirect rule, ruling interest

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South-East Asia, Khmer Rouge, Hun Sen, Phnom Penh, Head of State, Luang Prabang, Prince Jefri, Son Ngoc Thanh, Chief Minister, Pathet Lao, Conference of Rulers, Constitutional Amendment, King Sihanouk, Malay Peninsula, National Assembly, Legislative Council, Sultan Omar, Democrat Party, King Bhumibol, Tengku Razaleigh, South Vietnam, United Nations, Hou Yuon, Sisavang Vong, Cold War

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This book cites 57 books:

Far Eastern Economic Review on 6 pages
Kerajaan: Malay Political Culture on the Eve of Colonial Rule (Monographs No. 40) by Anthony Crowthers Milner in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Revolutionary King by William Stevenson on page 153, and Back Matter
British Government: A Reader in Policy Making by Simon James in Front Matter, and page 29
Change and Persistence in Thai Society: Essays in Honor of Lauriston Sharp by G. William Skinner in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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