Southeast Asia, with a total population of 520 million, remains a region characterized by fragmentation, diversity, and considerable internal conflict despite the unifying influence of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), formed some thirty-five years ago. In the …
Bringing together the combined insights by specialists who have worked and lived in the region, the theme of this book is change and transformation. The authors identify the trends and forces that propel the region along, and then bring in discussions on key issues.
The mega-urban regions of Southeast Asia
by ProQuest (Firme), McGee, T. G., Robinson, Ira M.
The mega-urban regions of Southeast Asia
by ProQuest (Firm), McGee, T. G., Robinson, Ira M.
This book shows that cities in the postcolonial world are producing novel forms of urbanism not reducible to Western models. An international cast of contributors focuses on the heavily urbanized world region of Southeast Asia to investigate the forms of urbanism germinating in …
