South East Asia Books

New and Published Books

1. Regional Minorities and Development in Asia

   Edited by Huhua Cao, Elizabeth Morrell

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   Asia has undergone strong economic growth since the Second World War. However, it also experiences growing economic and regional disparities brought about by this unprecedented development. This economic growth cannot be considered sustainable without taking into consideration the social...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
2. Community Development in Asia and the Pacific

   By Manohar S. Pawar

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

   There is a tremendous need for community development practice in the Asia-Pacific region due to its size and prevailing diverse socio-economic, political and cultural needs and issues. Both developed and developing countries have been reemphasizing the importance of community development and have...

   Published September 24th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Politics and Economics of Britain's Foreign Aid

   The Pergau Dam Affair

   By Tim Lankester

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

   The Pergau dam in Malaysia was the most controversial project in the history of British aid. Because of its high cost, it was a poor candidate for aid funding. It was provided in part to honour a highly irregular promise of civil aid in connection with a major arms deal. After two parliamentary...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
4. Globalization and Development in East Asia

   Edited by Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Jongtae Kim

   Series: Routledge Studies in Emerging Societies

   East Asia is widely regarded as the main "winner" in contemporary globalization, unscathed by the economic crisis of 2008, with its leading new industrializing nations and emerging economies. While 20th-century globalization was mainly led by the West, the 21st century is ushering in...

   Published June 24th 2012 by Routledge
5. Community, Environment and Local Governance in Indonesia

   Locating the commonweal

   Edited by Carol Warren, John F. McCarthy

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   This book explores the forces reconfiguring local resource governance in Indonesia since 1998, drawing together original field research undertaken in a decade of dramatic political change. Case studies from across Indonesia’s diverse cultural and ecological landscapes focus on the most significant...

   Published March 13th 2012 by Routledge
6. Modernity and Malaysia

   Settling the Menraq Forest Nomads

   By Alberto Gomes

   Series: The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia

   Bringing together over thirty years of detailed ethnographic research on the Menraq of Malaysia, this fascinating book analyzes and documents the experience of development and modernization in tribal communities. Descendents of hunter-gatherers who have inhabited Southeast Asia for about 40,000...

   Published August 14th 2010 by Routledge