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IN THIS TIMELY VOLUME, M. PARVIZI AMINEH BRINGS TOGETHER A MULTITUDE OF STUDIES OF MODERN ASIAN POSTCOLONIAL STATES AND SOCIETIES. THIS PART OF THE WORLD HAS UNDERGONE MAJOR TRANSITIONS OVER THE PAST DECADE AND IS QUICKLY BECOMING A MAJOR PLAYER IN INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. GROUNDED IN THE MOST RECENT SCHOLARSHIP, STATE, SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN ASIA COVERS SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE GLOBAL CONCERNS, INCLUDING NATIONALISM, DEMOCRATIZATION, CORRUPTION, RELIGIOUS TENSION, GLOBALIZATION, AND REGIONALIZATION.