TY - BOOK AU - Amer,Ramses AU - Claudio,Lisandro AU - Curaming,Rommel AU - Ferrara,Federico AU - Ganesan,N. AU - Kimura,Ehito AU - Saravanamuttu,Johan AU - Than,Tin Maung Maung AU - Tuan,Ta Minh TI - Conjunctures and Continuities in Southeast Asian Politics SN - 9789814379946 AV - DS526.7 .C653 2013 PY - 2013///] CY - Singapore : PB - ISEAS Publishing, KW - Southeast Asia--Politics and government KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --; ABBREVIATIONS --; Contributors --; 1. Conjunctures and Continuities in Southeast Asian Politics --; 2. (Re)Assessing the EDSA “People Power” (1986) as a Critical Conjuncture --; 3. The Road to Doi Moi in 1986: Domestic Dimensions --; 4. The 1988 Uprising in Myanmar: Historical Conjuncture or Praetorian Redux? --; 5. Cambodia’s Historical Conjunctures and their Significance --; 6. Changing the Rules: Historical Conjuncture and Transition in Indonesia --; 7. The Resistible Rise of Thaksin Shinawatra: Crisis, Change and the Collapse of Thailand’s Democracy --; 8. The March 2008 General Election in Malaysia as a Historical Conjuncture --; 9. Conclusion: Conjunctures and Continuities in Southeast Asia --; Index; restricted access N2 - In their evolution of political structures and life, countries often undergo significant conjunctures, major events that reorder political structures and norms. The examination of such conjunctures offers an important methodological framework to uncover and document changes that have significantly altered the political template of a country. This collection of case studies examines the critical conjunctures that have affected the countries of Southeast Asia in recent decades. Each chapter traces the antecedent conditions prior to the event, describes the changes brought about by the conjuncture, and details the lasting legacy UR - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814379953 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814379953 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789814379953/original ER -