The political resurgence of the military in Southeast Asia : conflict and leadership / edited by Marcus Mietzner. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011. - xiv, 177 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 36. . - Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 36. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Conflict and leadership : the resurgent political role of the military in Southeast Asia / Marcus Mietzner -- The armed forces of Burma : the constant sentinel / Susanne Prager Nyein -- Thaksin, the military and Thailand's protracted political crisis / Pavin Chachavalpongpun -- Military politics in contemporary Vietnam : political engagement, corporate interests and professionalism / Carlyle A. Thayer -- The military in Philippine politics : still politicized and increasingly autonomous / Aries A. Arugay -- The armed forces in Timor-Leste : politicization through elite conflict / Douglas Kammen -- The political marginalization of the military in Indonesia : democratic consolidation, leadership and institutional reform / Marcus Mietzner -- The armed forces and politics in Singapore : the persistence of civil-military fusion / Tan Tai Yong.

9780415460354 (hbk.) RM402.94


Civil-military relations--Southeast Asia.


Southeast Asia--Politics and government.
Southeast Asia--Armed Forces--Political activity.