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The Specter of Democracy
Columbia University Press 2002; US$ 35.99In this rethinking of Marxism and its blind spots, Dick Howard argues that the collapse of European communism in 1989 should not be identified with a victory for capitalism and makes possible a wholesale reevaluation of democratic politics in the U.S. and abroad. The author turns to the American and French Revolutions to uncover what was truly ?revolutionary?... more...
The Primacy of the Political
Columbia University Press 2010; US$ 35.99The conflict between politics and antipolitics has replayed itself throughout Western history and philosophical thought. Plato's quest for absolute certainty led him to denounce political democracy, an anti-political position later challenged by Aristotle. This back-and-forth exchange came to a head at the time of the American and French revolutions.... more...
Cities, Transport and Communications
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 159.00This book shows the impact of globalization on Southeast Asia, which over a few decades has evolved from a loose set of war-torn ex-colonies to being a centre of global manufacturing. Focusing on cities, the authors explain the emergence of modern Southeast Asia and its increasing integration into the world economy by showing how technological change,... more...
The Emergence of a National Economy
Allen & Unwin 2002; US$ 31.81The product of a ten-year scholarly collaboration by four senior international scholars, this is the first chronological account for 50 years of Indonesia's modern economic history. At the beginning of a new century and amidst the turmoil of a new democracy more than ever we need a historical perspective on modern Indonesia. This book connects Soeharto's... more...
Indonesia Today
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2001; US$ 43.99The turn of the century and the crossroads of reformasi presents a timely juncture for examining Indonesia's political, economic, and social history?both to evaluate current events and to chart the country's future course. Providing an up-to-date overview, this volume explores events, processes, and themes in contemporary Indonesia?including the evolution... more...
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