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It is fitting to begin with an admission that this chapter suffers from a multiple purpose disorder. It is intended firstly to comment upon the preceding chapter written by Lawrence Surendra, which is an excellent survey of the current state of resistance to industrialization in contemporary Asia (and is in itself an update of an essay presented to a seminar entitled ‘Asia in the 1990s: Making and Meeting a New World’). Not surprisingly, Surendra applies his broad knowledge of Asian issues and politics with his usual depth for the particular to produce an engaging and challenging essay.
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Stoett, P. (2004). Democracy, Ecology and Ecocide in Asia: Critical Reflections. In: Lele, J., Quadir, F. (eds) Democracy and Civil Society in Asia: Volume 2. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230285910_9
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