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Gangsters, Democracy, and the State in Southeast Asia / Carl A. Trocki.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--Southeast Asia--History--20th century.
- Crime.
- Gangsters--Southeast Asia--History--20th century.
- Gangsters.
- Southeast Asia--Politics and government--1945-.
- Southeast Asia.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (94 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- An essay collection that studies workaday, regional politics in Southeast Asia and its implications for evolving democracies. The contributors examine the electoral process, conflicts between central and local governments, conflicts between individual freedoms and state power, and the roles charismatic, opportunistic strongmen have played in Southeast Asian politics, most notably in Thailand, Burma, and the Philippines.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Democracy and the State in Southeast Asia / Trocki, Carl A.
- The Sinking Schooner: Murder and the State in Independent Burma, 1948-1958 / Callahan, Mary P.
- Crime, Society, and Politics in Thailand / Ockey, James
- Murder, Inc., Cavite: Capitalist Development and Political Gangsterism in a Philippine Province / Sidel, John T.
- "Muslim" Political Brokers and the Philippines Nation-State / Abinales, Patricio N.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-5017-1942-4
- OCLC:
- 1080552059
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