Christie Kenneth, Roy Denny. The Politics of Human Rights in East Asia

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Pluto Press, London. Sterling, Virginia, 2001. 307 p.

Provides an introduction to the subject of human rights in East Asia. Containing comprehensive coverage of China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore, the book explains competing definitions of human rights.

Introduction: Human Rights in East Asia
Southeast Asia. Kenneth Christie
Malaysia, Singapore and ASEAN
Myanmar and Vietnam
Indonesia
Thailand and the Philippines
Cambodia
Northeast Asia. Denny Roy
China
North and South Korea
Japan

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