Forthcoming South East Asian Politics Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Sea Power and the Asia-Pacific

   The Triumph of Neptune?

   Edited by Geoffrey Till, Patrick Bratton

   Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

   With particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this book examines the rise and fall of sea powers. In the Asia-Pacific region there has been significant expansion of sea-based economies together with burgeoning naval power. Many claim that these processes will transform the world’s future...

   To Be Published June 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. Men and Masculinities in Southeast Asia

   Edited by Michele Ford, Lenore Lyons

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   This book brings together extensive recent innovative research on the study of men and masculinities in Southeast Asia. Drawing on rich ethnographic fieldwork from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and Timor-Leste, the book examines both dominant and marginal...

   To Be Published June 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian Politics

   Edited by Richard Robison

   Now available in paperback, this Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the major themes that have defined the politics of Southeast Asia. It provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge examination of this important subject. The introductory chapter provides an overview of the theoretical and...

   To Be Published July 30th 2013 by Routledge
4. Power Transition and International Order in Asia

   Issues and Challenges

   Edited by Peter Shearman

   Series: Asian Security Studies

   This edited volume examines how the transition and diffusion of power in global politics is impacting on stability and order in Asia. Both in the academic field of International Relations (IR) and among policymakers, the big question today concerns the rise of China, the relative decline of the...

   To Be Published August 7th 2013 by Routledge
5. Naval Modernisation in South-East Asia

   Nature, Causes and Consequences

   Edited by Geoff Till, Jane Chan

   Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

   This edited volume analyses the naval arms race in South-East Asia, and reviews the content, purposes and consequences of the naval policies and development of the main countries of the region. The rise of naval capability in the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region is increasingly recognised as a...

   To Be Published August 11th 2013 by Routledge
6. Nations, National Narratives and Communities in the Asia-Pacific

   Edited by Norman Vasu, Yolanda Chin, Kam-yee Law

   Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia

   Many states in the Asia Pacific region are not built around a single homogenous people, but rather include many large, varied, different national groups. This book explores how states in the region attempt to develop commonality and a nation and the difficulties that arise. It discusses the...

   To Be Published September 3rd 2013 by Routledge
7. Lee Kuan Yew's Strategic Thought

   By Ang Cheng Guan

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   Lee Kuan Yew, as the founding father of independent Singapore, has had an enormous impact on the development of Singapore and of Southeast Asia more generally. Even in his 80s he is a key figure who continues to exert considerable influence from behind the scenes. This book presents a comprehensive...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
8. New Media and the Nation in Malaysia

   Malaysianet

   By Susan Leong

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   In the four decades or so since its invention, the internet has become pivotal to how many societies function, influencing how individual citizens interact with and respond to their governments. Within Southeast Asia, while most governments subscribe to the belief that new media technological...

   To Be Published October 3rd 2013 by Routledge
9. Asianism and the Politics of Regional Consciousness in Singapore

   By Leong Yew

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   Over the last two decades, Singapore has undergone a substantial degree of ‘Asianization’. Apart from participating in the Asian values debate of the 1990s, re-visioning itself as ‘New Asia’ and a global-Asian hub, and establishing Asian identities for the commodities it consumes and produces,...

   To Be Published October 29th 2013 by Routledge
10. Vietnamese-Chinese Relationships at the Borderlands

    Trade, Tourism and Cultural Politics

    By Yuk Wah Chan

    Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

    Ever since China and Vietnam resumed diplomatic contacts and reopened the border in 1991, the borderland region has become part of the vibrant growing economies of both countries and drawn many from the interior provinces to the borderland for new economic adventures. This book examines...

    To Be Published October 29th 2013 by Routledge