A SHORT HISTORY OF MALAYSIA Short History of Asia Series Series Editor: Milton Osborne Milton Osborne has had an association with the Asian region for over 40 years as an academic‚ public servant and independent writer. He is the author of eight books on Asian topics‚ including Southeast Asia: An Introductory History‚ first published in 1979 and now in its eighth edition‚ and‚ most recently‚ The Mekong: Turbulent Past‚ Uncertain Future‚ published in 2000. First published in 2003 by Allen
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Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia In May 1998 the fall of Suharto marked the beginning of a difficult and multilayered transition process. It was accompanied by intensified conflict in the political arena‚ a dramatic increase of ethnic and religious violence and the danger of national disintegration. Ten years after the collapse of the New Order‚ Indonesia has made significant progress; however‚ the quality of democracy is still low. Theoretically innovative and empirically sound‚ this book is
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