Contemporary Southeast Asia / edited by Mark Beeson.

Introduction : Making sense of Southeast Asia / Mark Beeson -- Southeast Asia and the colonial experience / Robert E. Elson -- The end of empire and the Cold War / Mark T. Berger -- The political economy of Southeast Asia / Greg Felker -- Public administration / Scott A. Fritzen -- The evolution of democratic politics / William Case -- The influence of communitarian politics / Chua Beng Huat -- Civil society in Southeast Asia / Caroline Hughes -- Ethnic and nationalist politics in Southeast Asia / David Brown -- Islam in Southeast Asia / Greg Fealy -- Security / Alex J. Ballamy -- A new history? The structure and process of Southeast Asia's relations with a rising China / Alice D. Ba -- Japan and Southeast Aisa / Julie Gilson -- The US and Southeast Asia / Jörn Dosch -- Meeting the challenges of region-building in ASEAN / Richard Stubbs -- Environmental challenges, policy failure and regional dynamics in Southeast Asia / Lorraine Elliott -- Southeast Asia in the long run / Mark Beeson.