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• Preliminary Pages (PDF, 1.2MB)

1. Introduction: democracy and the military in comparative perspective (PDF, 238KB) R.J. May, Stephanie Lawson, and Viberto Selochan
2. The military and democracy in Indonesia (PDF, 164KB) Michael R.J. Vatikiotis
3. The military and democracy in Thailand (PDF, 159KB) Suchit Bunbongkarn
4. The military and the fragile democracy of the Philippines (PDF, 138KB) Viberto Selochan
5. Burma’s struggle for democracy: the army against the people (PDF, 175KB) Josef Silverstein
6. Pakistan: civil-military relations in a praetorian state (PDF, 141KB) Hasan Askari Rizvi
7. The military and democracy in Bangladesh (PDF, 195KB) Emajuddin Ahamed
8. Patterns of military rule and prospects for democracy in South Korea (PDF, 137KB) Yung Myung Kim
9. The military versus democracy in Fiji: problems for contemporary political development (PDF, 153KB) Stephanie Lawson
10. Government and the military in Papua New Guinea (PDF, 233KB) R.J. May

• References (PDF, 53KB)
• Index (PDF, 33KB)