Indonesia - History, Southeast Asia - Politics & Government, Dictatorship, Authoritarianism & Totalitarianism, Philippines - History, Burma (Myanmar) - History
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Overview
Vince Boudreau's book compares the relationship between state repression and social resistance under the dictatorships of Burma's Ne Win, Indonesia's Suharto and the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos. In each case the dictator faced distinct social challenges and responded with specifically tailored repressive strategies. These strategies shaped dissidents' resources, social bases and opposition cultures, and so influenced the entire pattern and effectiveness of dissent and political contention. The author considers his first-hand research in the countries in question in light of the social movements literature to analyse the long-term interactions between the regimes and their societies in the wake of repression, and during the democracy movements that followed. This thought-provoking book offers one of the first truly comparative studies of dictatorship, resistance and democratization in Southeast Asia. As such, it will be invaluable to students, policy makers and commentators on the region.Book Details
Published
April 1, 2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
308
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521109611