| Description |
xvii, 350 pages, 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Cornell studies in political economy |
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Cornell studies in political economy.
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| Contents |
Introduction : region, regionalism and regional identity in the making of Southeast Asia -- Imagined communities and socially constructed regions -- Imagining Southeast Asia -- Nationalism, regionalism and the Cold War order -- Evolution of regional organization -- Southeast Asia divided : polarization and reconciliation -- Constructing "one Southeast Asia" -- Globalization and the crisis of regional identity -- Whither Southeast Asia? |
| Summary |
Developing a framework to study "what makes a region," the author investigates the origins and evolution of Southeast Asian regionalism and international relations. He views the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) "from the bottom up" - as not only a U.S.-inspired ally in the Cold War struggle against communism but also an organization that reflects indigenous traditions. Although he deploys the notion of "imagined community" to examine the changes, especially since the Cold War, in the significance of ASEAN dealings for a regional identity, he insists that "imagination" is itself not a neutral but rather a culturally variable concept. The regional imagination in Southeast Asia imagines a community of nations different from NAFTA or NATO, the OAU, or the European Union |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-329) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Asia, Southeastern http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008627 -- Foreign relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005791
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Asia, Southeastern -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007765
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| LC no. |
2013001645 |
| ISBN |
9780801477362 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0801477360 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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