Local cultures and the "new Asia": The state, culture, and capitalism in Southeast Asia (Social Issues in Southeast Asia)

Even though the globalizing logic of capitalism can be discerned in Southeast Asia, local conditions and cultures determine that capitalism will spread in different ways to its Western origins. This work examines how states may re-tool local cultures to fit capitalism's cultural specificities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9812301224
• ISBN13: 9789812301222
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: ISEAS Institute Of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.7"