POLI 324 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lee Kuan Yew, Najib Razak, Suharto
Document Summary
Increasing religious (islam) extremism state with meaningful elections since 2005. Long history of democracy and political instability. Act as buffer zone between british and. 500 year rule, highest military, tech, and philosophical achievements, Sihanouk dominates politic in 50s to 70s. Today, cambodia is an electoral authoritarian state with hun sen on top. Political uncertainty poor political instability inhibits growth. Dif cult economic condition due to geographic challenges. Indochina wars leaves laos with little human/physical capital. Became independent in 1999 through un referendum after invaded by indonesia since 1970s. Key points of pre-colonial period: borderless and nationless. Vietnam as contemporary states who had political boundaries. Indianization brought mandalas to sea, except for vietnam, philippines, and highlands. Hinduism and buddhism arrival in sea, sanskrit. Movement of philosophies, religious beliefs, social structures from south asia to sea through. Indianization" of southeast asia trades, priests that transforms se asia"s new way of life. Transmission of in uences adopted with partial manner.
