In their evolution of political structures and life, countries often undergo significant conjunctures, major events that reorder political structures and norms.

This book argues that Malaysia's electoral politics have historically been premised on a hybridized model of communalism and consociationalism. Beyond this it p

This book examines the trajectory of federalization in Myanmar's political development, evaluating the attitudes of different political actors toward, and negot

This book analyzes Myanmar’s contemporary political history, arguing that Myanmar’s so-called "democratization" has always been a calculated regime transiti

“A significant contribution to scholarship on post-World War II Asia generally, and Cold War Asia specifically.” —John E. Van Sant, author of Pacific Pion