Editor: Halib, Mohammed; Editor: Huxley, Tim
Paperback (C Format); Index
264 pages
Published: January 1998
I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd
ISBN: 1860643515

Southeast Asia's recent economic dynamism has helped to stimulate renewed interest in this extraordinarily complex region. This collection of essays by leading specialists explores the evolution of various disciplinary approaches to Southeast Asia. Basing their approaches on anthropology, sociology, geography, economics, history, politics, international relations, and literature, the authors examine many of the crucial debates and controversies of the past, and aim to provide a picture of the current scholarship in each discipline as it relates to the region.This collection of essays explores the evolution of various disciplinary approaches to Southeast Asia. Considering anthropology, sociology, geography, economics, history, politics, international relations and literature, the authors examine many of the crucial debates and controversies of the past.