Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Across the Causeway: A Multi-Dimensional Study of Malaysia-Singapore Relations (Book)

Takashi Shiraishi

ISBN:9789812307835

This book considers Malaysia-Singapore relations from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Geographical proximity, historical linkages, material flows...more details
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ASEAN-Canada Forum 2008 (Book)

Studies Center Asean Studies Center

ISBN:9789814279147

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ASEAN-India-Australia: Towards Closer Engagement in a New Asia (Book)

William T Tow

ISBN:9789812309631

India's emergence of a great power has sensitized its regional neighbours to its growing role as a key security actor in an increasingly interdependent world...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:417

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Attitudes and Awareness Towards ASEAN: Findings of a Ten-Nation Survey (Book)

Eric C Thompson

ISBN:9789812308696

This report shares results of a regionwide survey undertaken in late 2007 among over 2,000 students from leading universities across ASEAN member countries...more details
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Building the Tatmadaw: Myanmar Armed Forces Since 1948 (Book)

Maung Aung Myoe

ISBN:9789812308481

Ever since Myanmar regained her independence in January 1948, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) has been crucial in restoring and maintaining law and order...more details
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Cheng Ho and Islam in Southeast Asia (Book)

Tan Ta Sen

ISBN:9789812308375

Tan Ta Sen has modestly suggested that, as a book to illustrate the peaceful impact of culture contact, he is concerned to show how such cultural influences not only led to transmissions...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:291

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Competition Among Financial Centres in Asia-Pacific: Prospects, Benefits, Risks and Policy Challenges (Book)

Soogil Young

ISBN:9789812309303

Many cities in the Asia-Pacific region serve as financial centres in their respective national jurisdictions or local areas. Noting that most were engaged in efforts to become premier international financial centres (IFCs) in competition with one another...more details
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Connecting and Distancing: Southeast Asia and China (Book)

Ho Khai Leong

ISBN:9789812308566

"Connecting" and "distancing" have been two prominent themes permeating the writings on the historical and contemporary developments of the relationship between Southeast Asia and China. As neighbours...more details
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Decentralization and Regional Autonomy in Indonesia: Implementation and Challenges (Book)

Coen J G Holtzappel

ISBN:9789812308207

In 1999, Indonesia embarked on a reform of regional governance that brings self-governance to rural districts and municipalities, i.e., the administrative and democratic capacity needed to apply basic services like healthcare...more details
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Deepening Democracy in Indonesia? Direct Elections for Local Leaders (Pilkada)

Maribeth Erb

ISBN:9789812308412

Since the fall of long-reigning President Soeharto, in 1998, Indonesia has been in an era of transition, away from an authoritarian regime, and on a "quest for democracy." This quest started with decentralization laws implemented in 2001...more details
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Divided Over Thaksin: Thailand's Coup and Problematic Transition (Book)

John Funston

ISBN:9789812309617

Thailand's political problems attracted international attention when yellow shirted anti-Thaksin protestors closed down Bangkok's international airports in November 2008; the following April pro-Thaksin red shirts prevented an ASEAN-East Asia Summit...more details
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Economic Integration and the Investment Climates in ASEAN Countries: Perspectives from Taiwan Investors ()

Studies Center Asean Studies Center

ISBN:9789812309983

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Energy and Geopolitics in the South China Sea: Implications for ASEAN and Its Dialogue Partners (Book)

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ISBN:9789814279239

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Federal-State Relations in Sabah, Malaysia: The Berjaya Administration, 1976-85 (Book)

Regina Lim

ISBN:9789812308122

This book is a study of the political development of the Malaysian state of Sabah under the administration of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Jelata Sabah (Berjaya - Sabah People's United Party)...more details
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Fisheries Exploitation in the Indian Ocean: Threats and Opportunities (Book)

Dennis Rumley

ISBN:9789812309860

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Gender Trends in Southeast Asia: Women Now, Women in the Future (Book)

Theresa W Devasahayam

ISBN:9789812309556

As a region, Southeast Asia has undergone enormous economic and social changes in the last few decades. Women as a collective have seen their lives transformed as a result of rapid development and economic growth. In exploring the progress made by Southeast Asian men and women...more details
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Indonesia Beyond the Water's Edge: Managing an Archipelagic State (Book)

Robert Cribb

ISBN:9789812309853

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state, with more than 18,000 islands and over 7.9 million square kilometres of sea. The marine frontier presents the nation with both economic opportunities and political and strategic challenges...more details
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Indonesia: Towards Democracy (Book)

Taufik Abdullah

ISBN:9789812303660

This book traces the beginning of the process of nation-formation, the struggle for independence, the hopeful beginning of the new nation-state of Indonesia only to be followed by hard and difficult ways to remain true to the ideals of independence...more details
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Islam, Education and Reform in Southern Thailand: Tradition and Transformation (Book)

Joseph Chinyong Liow

ISBN:9789812309549

"This is a remarkable piece of scholarship that illuminates general and specific tendencies in Islamic education in South Thailand. Armed with an enormous amount of rich empirical detail and an elegant writing style...more details
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Islamism in Indonesia: Politics in the Emerging Democracy (Book)

Bernard Platzdasch

ISBN:9789814279093

The fall of President Soeharto in May 1998 and the introduction of multi-party democracy by President BJ Habibie have unleashed religious parties (both Islamic and Christian) in Indonesian politics...more details
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Lim Kim San: A Builder of Singapore (Book)

Asad-Ul Iqbal Latif

ISBN:9789812309280

Lim Kim San's name is linked inextricably to Singapore's public housing. This is entirely appropriate because he played a crucial role in the success of the Housing Board...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:284

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Living the Information Society in Asia (Book)

Erwin Alampay

ISBN:9789812308733

Undeniably, Asian societies are in a period of transition, when people are learning to live with new information and communication technologies (ICTs) - whether in commerce...more details
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Looking East to Look West: Lee Kuan Yew's Mission India (Book)

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

ISBN:9789814279048

When P.V. Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh launched India's "Look East" policy, it was only the first stage of the strategy to foster economic and security cooperation with the United States. But "Looking East" became an end in itself...more details
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Malaya's First Year at the United Nations: As Reflected in Dr Ismail's Reports Home to Tunku Abdul Rahman (Book)

Tawfik Ismail

ISBN:9789812309020

Dr Ismail's writings and speeches, and his letters to the Tunku, covering a variety of foreign policy issues, are a valuable asset in understanding the unique role he played in the nation's history. He was without doubt the primary architect of Malayan (Malaysian) Foreign Policy. - Tengku Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ahmad Rithauddeen...more details
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March 8: Eclipsing May 13 (Book)

Ooi Kee Beng

ISBN:9789812308962

For a whole generation of Malaysians, no proper closure to the traumas of the racial riots of May 13, 1969 has been possible. But then came March 8...more details
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Marshall of Singapore: A Biography (Book)

Kevin Tan

ISBN:9789812308788

David Marshall (1908-1995) was one of Singapore's most remarkable sons. The eldest son of migrant Sephardic Jews, Marshall's brilliant academic career at Raffles Institution was brought to an abrupt end when he collapsed from tuberculosis. Sent away to recuperate in Switzerland...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:612

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Military Politics, Islam and the State in Indonesia: From Turbulent Transition to Democratic Consolidation (Book)

Marcus Mietzner

ISBN:9789812307880

Based on a decade of research in Indonesia, this book provides an in-depth account of the military's struggle to adapt to the new democratic system after the downfall of Suharto's authoritarian regime in 1998. Unlike other studies of the Indonesian armed forces...more details
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Muslim-Non-Muslim Marriage: Political and Cultural Contestations in Southeast Asia (Book)

Gavin W Jones

ISBN:9789812308740

"This is an excellent and rare exploration of a sensitive religious issue from many perspectives - legal, cultural and political. The case studies from Indonesia...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:322

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Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa: Reflections on the Chola Naval Expeditions to Southeast Asia (Book)

Hermann Kulke

ISBN:9789812309372

The expansion of the Cholas from their base in the Kaveri Delta saw this growing power subdue the kingdoms of southern India, as well as occupy Sri Lanka and the Maldives...more details
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Nahdlatul Ulama and the Struggle for Power Within Islam and Politics in Indonesia (Book)

Robin Bush

ISBN:9789812308764

"This is the most comprehensive account of the internal dynamics of the young intellectual generation of NU advocating for pluralism and democracy within Islam in Indonesia...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:235

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Nowhere to Hide: The Great Financial Crisis and Challenges for Asia (Book)

Michael Lim Mah-Hui

ISBN:9789814279734

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Older Persons in Southeast Asia: An Emerging Asset (Book)

Evi Nurvidya Arifin

ISBN:9789812309440

"The rapid Asian fertility transitions of the last few decades will lead to population ageing in the coming decades in one country after another. Societies can choose how they will respond to the rising share of the elderly...more details
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Pilot Studies for a New Penang (Book)

Ooi Kee Beng

ISBN:9789814279697

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Poverty Reduction Through Sustainable Fisheries: Emerging Policy and Governance Issues in Southeast Asia (Book)

M Roehlano Briones

ISBN:9789812308825

"Beyond previous more simplistic approaches, this book takes a giant step towards understanding and translating into people-centered policies the actual position and complexity of fish production in Southeast Asian economies...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:276

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Realizing the ASEAN Economic Community: A Comprehensive Assessment (Book)

Michael G Plummer

ISBN:9789814279345

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEe constitutes the most ambitious programme of economic cooperation in the developing world. Its goal is to create no less than a free flow of goods...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:252

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Regional Economic Development in China (Book)

Saw Swee Hock

ISBN:9789812309419

This book incorporates a selection of fourteen revised papers presented to the International Conference on "China's Regional Economic Development: Cooperation...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:332

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Regional Outlook: Southeast Asia 2009-2010 (Book)

Ian Storey

ISBN:9789812309068

Launched in 1992, Regional Outlook is an annual publication of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, published every January. Designed for the busy executive...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:172

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Rural Investment Climate in Indonesia (Book)

Neil McCulloch

ISBN:9789812308535

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the constraints facing the development of rural non-farm enterprises in Indonesia. Recent years have seen a substantial effort by the Indonesian government to improve the investment climate. To date...more details
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Southeast Asia in the Global Economy: Securing Competitiveness and Social Protection (Book)

Helen E S Nesadurai

ISBN:9789812308238

While economic globalization benefited Southeast Asia, especially during the 1990s boom, the region now seems to be caught between two emerging economic giants - China and India...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:259

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Southeast Asian Affairs 2009 (Book)

Daljit Singh

ISBN:9789812309488

Southeast Asian Affairs 2009 provides an informed and readable analysis of events and developments in the region in 2008. In the regional section of the volume...more details
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State, Society and Religious Engineering: Towards a Reformist Buddhism in Singapore (Second Edition)

Kuah-Pearce Khun Eng

ISBN:9789812308658

The book looks at how religion in Singapore is being subjected to the processes of modernisation and change. The Singapore State has consciously brought religion under its guidance...more details
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The ASEAN Regional Forum (Book)

Rodolfo C Severino

ISBN:9789814279253

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The Geopolitics of Energy in South Asia (Book)

Marie Lall

ISBN:9789812308276

Energy security has become a central concern for all the countries in the Asian region and the search for sufficient sources of energy to fuel economic growth has drastically influenced relations among the South Asian countries as well as their respective relations with their neighbours China...more details
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The Global Economic Crisis: Implications for ASEAN (Book)

Studies Center Asean Studies Center

ISBN:9789814279413

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The Politics of Knowledge (Book)

Saw Swee Hock

ISBN:9789812309259

The publication of this book, comprising chapters written by distinguished scholars, is a timely recognition that these days we are bombarded by suggestions that knowledge is power...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:228

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The Road to Ratification and Implementation of the ASEAN Charter (Book)

Pavin Chachavalpongpun

ISBN:9789812308986

This book is a product of the Expert Round-Table Discussion on the topic "The Road to Ratification and Implementation of the ASEAN Charter," jointly organised by the ASEAN Studies Centre (ASe of the Institute of SouthEast Asian Studies (ISEAS) and the Habibie Centre...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:70

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The Singapore Lion: A Biography of S. Rajaratnam (Book)

Irene Ng

ISBN:9789814279512

"Irene Ng has written a book that gives a comprehensive portrayal of Mr Rajaratnam - one of Singapore's outstanding leaders who played a crucial part in the momentous and crisis-ridden transition to iindependence...more details
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The Vietnamese City in Transition (Book)

Patrick Gubry El at

ISBN:9789812308252

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Three Sides in Search of a Triangle: Singapore-America-India Relations (Book)

Asad-Ul Iqbal Latif

ISBN:9789812308856

Singapore is America's closest security partner in Southeast Asia. The United States has decided to help India become a major world power in the 21st century...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:212

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Working with Nature Against Poverty: Development, Resources and the Environment in Eastern Indonesia (Book)

Budy P Resosudarmo

ISBN:9789812309594

With its low incomes, lagging social indicators and widespread poverty, eastern Indonesia epitomizes the problems of development in Indonesia. The challenge is to advance the economy. But this means more intensive use of natural resources...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:384

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