Donald E. Weatherbee is the Donald S. Russell Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina.

An excellent and amazingly detailed historical account of ASEAN’s first fifty years. The book benefits enormously from Weatherbee’s long personal history as a scholar of ASEAN and an unusually well-connected academic who can draw on his experiences working in Southeast Asia to provide personal connections and insights to many of the events he describes. . . . The book stands as a relatively brief yet surprisingly comprehensive overview. . . . An excellent reference for any scholar of ASEAN who wants all of the major historical developments of the organization documented in one book. Not only is it timely, the book also offers a strong perspective that allows for considerable debate and engagement.

• Acknowledgments ASEAN Community Basic Structure Note on ASEAN DocumentationList of AbbreviationsMap1 Introduction to ASEAN: ASEAN’s Fiftieth Birthday 2 The Founding of ASEAN: The Bangkok Declaration3 ASEAN’s First Reinvention: The 1976 First ASEAN Summit4 The Third Indochina War: The Situation in Kampuchea5 The Expansion of ASEAN: From Five to Ten6 Adapting to Peace: The 1988 Third ASEAN Summit7 ASEAN’s Second Reinvention: The 1992 Fourth ASEAN Summit8 ASEAN’s Third Reinvention: The Building Blocks of the ASEAN Community9 Intra-ASEAN Conflict: Norms versus Behavior 10 ASEAN’s Existential Crisis: The South China Sea Conflict 11 ASEAN’s Vision 2025: A Fourth Reinvention? Index About the Author

Donald E. Weatherbee is the Donald S. Russell Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina.

An excellent and amazingly detailed historical account of ASEAN’s first fifty years. The book benefits enormously from Weatherbee’s long personal history as a scholar of ASEAN and an unusually well-connected academic who can draw on his experiences working in Southeast Asia to provide personal connections and insights to many of the events he describes. . . . The book stands as a relatively brief yet surprisingly comprehensive overview. . . . An excellent reference for any scholar of ASEAN who wants all of the major historical developments of the organization documented in one book. Not only is it timely, the book also offers a strong perspective that allows for considerable debate and engagement.

• Acknowledgments ASEAN Community Basic Structure Note on ASEAN DocumentationList of AbbreviationsMap1 Introduction to ASEAN: ASEAN’s Fiftieth Birthday 2 The Founding of ASEAN: The Bangkok Declaration3 ASEAN’s First Reinvention: The 1976 First ASEAN Summit4 The Third Indochina War: The Situation in Kampuchea5 The Expansion of ASEAN: From Five to Ten6 Adapting to Peace: The 1988 Third ASEAN Summit7 ASEAN’s Second Reinvention: The 1992 Fourth ASEAN Summit8 ASEAN’s Third Reinvention: The Building Blocks of the ASEAN Community9 Intra-ASEAN Conflict: Norms versus Behavior 10 ASEAN’s Existential Crisis: The South China Sea Conflict 11 ASEAN’s Vision 2025: A Fourth Reinvention? Index About the Author

Donald E. Weatherbee is the Donald S. Russell Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina.

An excellent and amazingly detailed historical account of ASEAN’s first fifty years. The book benefits enormously from Weatherbee’s long personal history as a scholar of ASEAN and an unusually well-connected academic who can draw on his experiences working in Southeast Asia to provide personal connections and insights to many of the events he describes. . . . The book stands as a relatively brief yet surprisingly comprehensive overview. . . . An excellent reference for any scholar of ASEAN who wants all of the major historical developments of the organization documented in one book. Not only is it timely, the book also offers a strong perspective that allows for considerable debate and engagement.

• Acknowledgments ASEAN Community Basic Structure Note on ASEAN DocumentationList of AbbreviationsMap1 Introduction to ASEAN: ASEAN’s Fiftieth Birthday 2 The Founding of ASEAN: The Bangkok Declaration3 ASEAN’s First Reinvention: The 1976 First ASEAN Summit4 The Third Indochina War: The Situation in Kampuchea5 The Expansion of ASEAN: From Five to Ten6 Adapting to Peace: The 1988 Third ASEAN Summit7 ASEAN’s Second Reinvention: The 1992 Fourth ASEAN Summit8 ASEAN’s Third Reinvention: The Building Blocks of the ASEAN Community9 Intra-ASEAN Conflict: Norms versus Behavior 10 ASEAN’s Existential Crisis: The South China Sea Conflict 11 ASEAN’s Vision 2025: A Fourth Reinvention? Index About the Author