The sociology of Southeast Asia : transformations in a developing region
Anthropology ; Asia ; Ethnic community ; Geopolitics ; Modernization ; Political economy ; Social change ; Society ; Sociology ; South-Eastern Asia ; Tradition ; Underdevelopment
The book aims to provide to students a general view on the sociological aspects of Southeast Asian countries. Over the last thirty years many and rapid changes took place in the area. Traditional societies followed the pace of modernization. While
and economic players. The work is divided in 11 chapters : 1 - The Sociology of a Diverse Region, 2 - The Sociological Context, 3 - Modernization and Post-War Social Change, 4 - Underdevelopment and Dependency, 5 - Social Class, the State and Political Economy
Dubai ; Enquiry ; Ethnic minority ; Glocalisation ; Public space ; Town ; Transnationalism ; United Arab Emirates ; Urban area ; Urban development ; Urban immigration ; Urban morphology ; Urban sociology
by considering the sociology of science, scientific knowledge and technology, before moving to a consideration of the historical relationship amongst geomorphology, geology and physical geography; and to some perspectives this might offer for the current debate