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Shining Futures, Imminent Dangers

New Nation-States and Mass Violence in Southeast Asia

In: Asian Journal of Social Science
Author:
Henk Schulte Nordholt KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

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01 Jan 2016
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After a brief period of optimism that accompanied the emergence of new nation-states, Southeast Asian politics experienced the impact of the Cold War which turned the region into a hotbed of mass violence. An estimated number of seven million people lost their lives, while fragile democracies were replaced by authoritarian regimes, postponing further democratization to the end of the 20th century.

Title:
Shining Futures, Imminent Dangers
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685314-04406005
Language:
English
Pages:
711–724
Keywords:
new nation-states; Cold War; political mass violence; clientelism; rise of authoritarian rule
In:
Asian Journal of Social Science
In:
Volume 44: Issue 6
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5314
Print ISSN:
1568-4849
Subjects:
Social Sciences, Asian Studies, Asian Studies, Social Sciences

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