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Blood and silk : power and conflict in modern Southeast Asia / Michael Vatikiotis.

By:

Vatikiotis, Michael, 1957- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd, 2017Description: 336 pages : map ; 25 cmISBN:

9781474602006 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

959.054 VAT

Contents:

Power. Journey into the heart of Southeast Asia -- Land below the winds -- Divine kings and dark princes -- Elephants and long grass -- Bygones be gone -- Orderly opening -- Delusions of democracy -- Greed, graft and gore -- Conflict. Small wars and contested identities -- Clashing beliefs and the new Jihad -- The dragon apparent -- The road ahead.

Summary: Thought-provoking and eye-opening, BLOOD AND SILK is an accessible, personal look at modern Southeast Asia, written by one of the region's most experienced outside observers. This is a first-hand account of what it's like to sit at the table with deadly Thai Muslim insurgents, mediate between warring clans in the Southern Philippines and console the victims of political violence in Indonesia - all in an effort to negotiate peace, and understand the reasons behind endemic violence.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	959.054 VAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K3898

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GBP 20.00

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-319) and index.

Thought-provoking and eye-opening, BLOOD AND SILK is an accessible, personal look at modern Southeast Asia, written by one of the region's most experienced outside observers. This is a first-hand account of what it's like to sit at the table with deadly Thai Muslim insurgents, mediate between warring clans in the Southern Philippines and console the victims of political violence in Indonesia - all in an effort to negotiate peace, and understand the reasons behind endemic violence.

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