This volume provides a concise introduction to the issues and debates regarding modern piracy that include naval operations, law, and diplomacy, and focuses on the recent surge of attacks off the coast of Africa and Asia"
'The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget' is the perfect companion for anyone looking to make the most of this exotic region without breaking the bank. Backpackers, gap year travellers and those who want more bang for their buck will find information on unmissable attracti…
With an empirical focus on regimes in Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia, the author examines the social forces that underpin the emergence of institutional experiments in democratic participation and representation"
Few groups are more secretive than the Asian godfathers, the tiny group of obscenely wealthy businessmen who control the economic fates of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. Mysterious, shrewd, and ruthless, these tycoons represented eight …
This guide covers the popular Greater Mekong region - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Yunnan Province. It contains information on the ancient wonders, from Angkor to the Plain of Jars
This volume documents and explains the remarkable resilience of emerging market nations in East Asia and Latin America when faced with the global financial crisis in 2008 - 2009. Their quick bounceback from the crisis marked a radical departure from the past, such as when the 19…
With a combined population larger than that of the EU or NAFTA, economic integration of the ASEAN states will have a massive impact on both the Asian and global economies. This book examines the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and its opportunities and challenges. It looks at the…
Beretter om de indledende kampe i Stillehavskrigen, hvor japanerne umiddelbart efter angrebet på Pearl Harbour på ca. to uger nedkæmpede de allierede flystyrker i Sydøstasien.
Om den politiske og økonomiske udvikling under efterkrigstiden i Sydøstasien siden kommunisternes sejre i 1975, og der fokuseres på de kommunistiske partier, regering, genforening, struktur, økonomi og udenrigspolitik. Der skrives også om de vanskelige problemer, Carter-regering…