"This book is a product of two different workshops on globalization in Southeast Asia held at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS). The first was jointly organized by ISEAS and the Swedish School of Advanced Asia-Pacific Studies (SSAAPS). Entitled 'Globalization and its Counter-forces' ... from 23-27 February 2004 ... The second workshop, entitled 'Cultural Globalization in Southeast Asia', an ISEAS initiative ... on 8 June 2005"--Pref.