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Blood and silk power and conflict in modern Southeast Asia Michael Vatikiotis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2017.Description: 336 pages map 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781474602037
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 959.05 VAT
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I POWER 1.Journey Into the Heart of Southeast Asia 2.Land Below the Winds 3.Divine Kings and Dark Princes 4.Elephants and Long Grass 5.Bygones Be Gone 6.Orderly Opening 7.Delusions of Democracy 8.Greed, Graft and Gore pt. II CONFLICT 9.Small Wars and Contested Identities 10.Clashing Beliefs and the New Jihad 11.The Dragon Apparent 12.The Road Ahead.
Summary: Peering beyond the brand-new shopping malls and shiny glass towers, Michael Vatikiotis probes the heart of modern Southeast Asia. Why are the region's richest countries riddled with corruption? Why do they harbour unresolved violent insurgencies and limp from one military coup to the next? How do deepening religious divisions and China's growing influence affect the region and the rest of the world? Vatikiotis tells the story of Southeast Asia using vivid portraits of the personalities who pull the strings, mixed with revealing analysis that is underpinned by years of experience of the countries involved, from the silver-platter levels of government to unpaved streets of their people. The result is a fascinating study of the dynamics of power and conflict in one of the world's fasting growing regions.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-319) and index.

pages 307-319

Machine generated contents note: pt. I POWER 1.Journey Into the Heart of Southeast Asia 2.Land Below the Winds 3.Divine Kings and Dark Princes 4.Elephants and Long Grass 5.Bygones Be Gone 6.Orderly Opening 7.Delusions of Democracy 8.Greed, Graft and Gore pt. II CONFLICT 9.Small Wars and Contested Identities 10.Clashing Beliefs and the New Jihad 11.The Dragon Apparent 12.The Road Ahead.

Peering beyond the brand-new shopping malls and shiny glass towers, Michael Vatikiotis probes the heart of modern Southeast Asia. Why are the region's richest countries riddled with corruption? Why do they harbour unresolved violent insurgencies and limp from one military coup to the next? How do deepening religious divisions and China's growing influence affect the region and the rest of the world? Vatikiotis tells the story of Southeast Asia using vivid portraits of the personalities who pull the strings, mixed with revealing analysis that is underpinned by years of experience of the countries involved, from the silver-platter levels of government to unpaved streets of their people. The result is a fascinating study of the dynamics of power and conflict in one of the world's fasting growing regions.

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