Table of Contents

Selected Entries

ASEAN, Boat People, Brunei Revolt, Buddhism, Communism in South-East Asia, Doi Moi, Fretilin, General Giap, Herzog Affair, Ho Chi Minh, Indochina Wars, Islam, Khmer Rouge, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Manila Pact, Ferdinand Marcos, Mekong Project, Nixon Doctrine, Overseas Chinese, Pathet Lao, Pol Pot, Fidel Ramos, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, President Suharto, Tet Offensive, Tonkin Gulf Incident, Vietnam War, Young Turks, ZOPFAN

About the Author

Michael Leifer is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economic and Political Science where he is also chairman of the Management Committee of a new research Centre for the Study of Asian Economy, Politics and Society. He has engaged in research and travelled extensively within South-East Asia for over three decades. His publications include Indonesia's Foreign Policy (Allen & Unwin, 1983) and ASEAN and the Security of South-East Asia (Routledge, 1989).

Reviews

A London School of Economics professor offers an overview of an area whose economic might is rapidly expanding. (LJ 3/1/94)