Southeast Asia: How Important—To Whom?

Richard Butwell has lived in Burma and the Philippines. His most recent visit to Southeast Asia was made during the summer of 1966. Mr. Butwell is the author of many books on Asian affairs, among them—Southeast Asia Among the World Powers (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1957), with co-author Amry Vandenbosch, U Nu of Burma (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1963), Southeast Asia Today and Tomorrow (New York: Praeger, 1964), and most recently The Changing Face of Southeast Asia (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1966)—with co-author Amry Vandenbosch.