Nationalism in Southeast Asia

<p><em>Nationalism in Southeast Asia</em> seeks a definition of nationalism through examining its role in the history of southeast Asia a region rarely included in general books on the topic. By developing such a definition and testing it out Tarling hopes at the same time to make a contribution to southeast Asian historiography and to limit its 'ghettoization'. <p/>Tarling considers the role of nationalism in the 'nation-building' of the post-colonial phase and its relationship both with the democratic aspirations associated with the winning of independence and with the authoritarianism of the closing decades of the 20th century.</p>