000			01774nam a22001697a 4500
999			_c25341 _d25341
020			_a 978-0-19-872957-0
082			_aRR 200.71 _bOXF-S
100			_aStausberg, Michael
245			_aOxford Handbook of _b: The Study of Religion
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2016
300			_a xviii, 862p.
504			_aincludes index of name,index of subjects
520			_aThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a miracle. In an era of growing cultural pessimism, there is a pervasive belief that different civilizations cannot function together. Yet the ten countries of ASEAN are a thriving counter-example of coexistence. Here, more than 625 million people live together in peace. In 1967, leaders from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand struck a landmark agreement, forming ASEAN. They had realized that political and economic cooperation would bring greater stability and prosperity to the region. Fifty years and five additional countries later, the alliance has remained one of the world’s most successful collaborations. Kishore Mahbubani and Jeffery Sng explain how this partnership has benefited the ten member countries and why it should serve as a model for other regions of the world, challenging our assumptions about international cooperation. As the world turns to Asia and the United States and China jostle for dominance, the ASEAN region will have an undeniably powerful role in shaping our global systems. Mahbubani and Sng offer an important primer for understanding this immensely successful—and woefully underappreciated—regional organization.
650			_aReligion _vReligion-Study and Teaching _zAsia
650			_aAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) _zAsia
942			_2ddc _cBK