Description: Offering a comparative historical perspective of European and Southeast Asian regionalism, this illuminating study presents new and imaginative insights into the theory and practice of regionalism and the links between regional developments, globalization and international order.
Review Quotes: 'In a globalizing world the role of regional formations is growing and the European Union is no longer the only model. Through...a successful marriage of theory and historical detail, [this] well-written, accessible, insightful and thought provoking study throws valuable light on these complex but crucial processes.' Anne Stevens, Aston University, UK '[Wunderlich] presents a much needed conceptual account of the regionalization of global politics in its temporal and spatial contexts...relevant to students and practitioners of world affairs alike...invaluable for the purposes of teaching, theorizing and grasping the turbulent dynamics of global politics.' Political Studies Review