1. Ideology and the Concept of Government in the Indonesian New Order -- 2. Tan Malaka and the Indonesian Revolution -- 3. The Garuda and the Dragon: Indonesian-Chinese Relations -- 4. Radical Islam in Southeast Asia: Rhetoric and Reality in the Middle East Connection -- 5. Death and the State in Malaysia -- 6. The Image of Brunei in Western Literature -- 7. Rentier Capitalism in Negara Brunei Darussalam -- 8. Wartime Portuguese Timor: The Azores Connection -- 9. Language, Literacy, and Political Hegemony in East Timor -- 10. From Salazar to Suharto: Toponymy, Public Architecture, and Memory in the Making of Timor Identity -- 11. The Student Solidarity Council Movement in East Timor -- 12. East Timor and the U.N. Ballot of 1999