Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Thailand: Shifting Ground between the US and a Rising China Benjamin ZawackiLondon: Zed Books, 2017. Thailand: Shifting Ground between the US and a Rising China is an indispensable handbook for those who study Thailand or whose work involves the kingdom. A detailed review of the […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
52 posts
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Inventing the Performing Arts: Modernity and Tradition in Colonial Indonesia Matthew Isaac CohenHonolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2016. In Inventing the Performing Arts: Modernity and Tradition in Colonial Indonesia, Matthew Isaac Cohen focuses on how “modernity” and “tradition” are woven together in shaping the practice […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Filipino Studies: Palimpsests of Nation and Diaspora Martin F. Manalansan IV and Augusto F. Espiritu, eds.New York: New York University Press, 2016. In Filipino Studies: Palimpsests of Nation and Diaspora, Martin F. Manalansan IV and Augusto F. Espiritu shepherd new forays by Filipino and Filipino-American […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Marriage Migration in Asia: Emerging Minorities at the Frontiers of Nation-States Sari K. Ishii, ed. Singapore: NUS Press in association with Kyoto University Press, 2016. Marriage Migration in Asia: Emerging Minorities at the Frontiers of Nation-States, edited by Sari K. Ishii, strives to deepen understanding […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Caged in on the Outside: Moral Subjectivity, Selfhood, and Islam in Minangkabau, Indonesia Gregory M. SimonHonolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2014. Entangled in the existing literature between the notions of customary laws (adat) and Islam, the moral integrities and religious lives of the Minangkabau community […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 The End of National Cinema: Filipino Film at the Turn of the Century Patrick F. CamposQuezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2016. Patrick Campos’s groundbreaking book The End of National Cinema: Filipino Film at the Turn of the Century tries to make sense of […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 BOOK REVIEWS Buddhism in a Dark Age: Cambodian Monks under Pol Pot Ian HarrisHonolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2013. Buddhism in a Dark Age: Cambodian Monks under Pol Pot is an impressively well-researched examination of Buddhists and institutionalized Buddhism during the rise, reign, and fall […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Constructing the Charisma of Khruba (Venerable Monks) in Contemporary Thai Society Pisith Nasee* *พิสิ ิษฏ ์ นาสี, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University; Lan Na Research Center, Social Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Mueang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand e-mail: […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Art Auctions and the Poorer Rich: The Impact of the 2015 Stock Market Sell-off on the Emerging Philippine Art Market Rosalina Palanca-Tan* and J. Sedfrey S. Santiago** *Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108, Philippines Corresponding author’s e-mail: rtan[at]ateneo.edu ** […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 2 Understanding the Importance of “Patient’s Choice” in the Early Environmental Justice Activism of the Karen of Klity Creek (Thailand) Malee Sitthikriengkrai* and Nathan Porath** *มาลี สิทธิเกรียงไกร, Center for Ethnic Studies and Development, Chiang Mai University, 239, Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand […]
Published in August, 2018 CONTENTS Understanding the Importance of “Patient’s Choice” in the Early Environmental Justice Activism of the Karen of Klity Creek (Thailand) ・・・ Malee SITTHIKRIENGKRAI Nathan PORATH Art Auctions and the Poorer Rich: The Impact of the 2015 Stock Market Sell-off on the Emerging Philippine Art Market ・・・ […]
Contents>> Vol. 7, No. 1 The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam Christopher GoschaLondon: Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2016. The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam by Christopher Goscha traces the story of modern Vietnamese nationbuilding back thousands of years. The titles of its 14 chapters cover in chronological […]