Introduction : national differences and regional dynamics in Southeast Asia 1
1: Reinventing a region : Southeast Asia and the colonial experience 15
2: Decolonizing Southeast Asia : nationalism, revolution and the Cold War 30
3: Southeast Asian development in regional and historical perspective 50
4: Democracy in Southeast Asia : how to get it and what does it matter? 75
5: Asian values : is an anti-authoritarian reading possible? 98
6: The politics of labour movements in Southeast Asia 118
7: Islam in Southeast Asia : domestic pietism, diplomacy and security 136
8: The pursuit of security in Southeast Asia : beyond realism 156
9: Environmental challenges, policy failure and regional dynamics in Southeast Asia 178
10: Southeast Asia and the major powers : the United States, Japan and China 198
11: ASEAN : building regional cooperation 216
Bibliography 234
Index 254