TY - BOOK AU - Hamilton-Hart,Natasha TI - Hard Interests, Soft Illusions: Southeast Asia and American Power SN - 9780801464034 AV - DS525.9.U6 U1 - 327.59073 PY - 2012/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Geopolitics -- Southeast Asia KW - Geopolitics -- United States KW - Southeast Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States KW - United States -- Foreign relations -- Southeast Asia KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Beliefs about American Hegemony in Southeast Asia -- 2. Behind Beliefs: Hard Interests, Soft Illusions -- 3. The Politics and Economics of Interests: Ruling Elites and U.S. Power -- 4. History Lessons -- 5. Professional Expertise -- 6. Regime Interests, Beliefs, and Knowledge -- Appendix: Interviews -- References -- Index N2 - Natasha Hamilton-Hart explores the belief held by foreign policy elites in much of Southeast Asia--Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam--that the United States is a relatively benign power UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138298 ER -