Lee, Ricky. 2011. Si Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata[Amapola in 65 Chapters]Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Writers Studio Foundation, Inc. 364+ pp. Amapola, the protagonist of distinguished playwright and screenwriter Ricky Lee’s novel, is a female impersonator […]
Ligaya F. Amilbangsa, Ukkil: Visual Arts of the Sulu Archipelago. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila Press, 2006 Ukkil: Visual Arts of the Sulu Archipelago is a treatise on cultural practices inextricably linked to the political, economic, and social […]
Mary Zurbuchen (ed.) Beginning to Remember: The Past in Indonesian PresentSingapore and Seattle: Singapore University Press, with University of Washington Press, 2005 The past decade or so has seen proliferation of studies on different facets […]
Sea Nomads in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, a region encompassing an expanse of coasts and islands rich in varied maritime resources, is known widely for its long-established maritime traditions. What is regrettably less known is […]
The Rise and Fall of Communism in Sarawak 1940-1990V.L. PorrittMelbourne / Monash Asia Institute / 2004 As recent as two years ago, communism was a dirty word in Malaysia’s political vocabulary. All changed with the […]
Changing Borders and Identities in the Kelabit Highlands: Anthropological Reflections on Growing up in a Kelabit Village Near the International BorderPoline BalaSarawak, Malaysia / The Institute for East Asian Studies, University of Malaysia Sarawak (Dayak […]
Indonesia: The 2004 Elections and BeyondAdam Schwarz Singapore / Institute of Southeast Asian Studies / 2004 This monograph is a transcript of a lecture delivered by former Far Eastern Economic Review correspondent Adam Schwarz at the Institute of […]
Democratization in Thailand: Grappling with Realities『民主化の虚像と実像－タイ現代政治変動のメカニズム』Tamada Yoshifumi玉田芳文Kyoto / Kyoto University Press / 2003 Dr. Tamada Yoshifumi, a distinguished scholar of modern Thai politics at Kyoto University, was awarded the 20th Masayashi Ohira Memorial Prize in 2004 for this […]
Making Enemies: War and State Building in BurmaMary P. Callahan Ithaca, NY / Cornell University Press / 2004 Singapore / Singapore University Press / 2004 Why would anyone, in this age of terror and unfettered global trade, […]
Islam and Democracy: Fear of the Modern WorldFatima Mernissi, trans. Mary Jo LakelandNew York / Addison-Wesley / 1992 Can Islam, a religion revealed in 6th century Arabia, be compatible with democracy, a product of the modern […]
Malaysia: Islam, Society and PoliticsVirginia Hooker and Norani Othman, editorsSingapore / ISEAS Series on Islam, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies / 2003 This collection of essays has been prepared as a tribute to Clive S. […]
The Pondok and the Madrasah in PataniHasan MadmarnBangi / Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press / 1999 The study of traditional Islamic institutions in Southern Thailand has not received much systematic and scholarly attention. Institutions such as […]
The Philippine Economy: Development, Policies, and ChallengesArsenio Balisacan and Hal Hill, editorsQuezon City / Ateneo University Press / 2003 This edited volume represents the latest important update to the study of problems of Philippine economic […]
Indonesian Politics and Society: A ReaderDavid Bourchier and Vedi Hadiz, editorsLondon and New York / RoutledgeCurzon / 2003 For many years an essential work for students and indeed teachers of Indonesian politics, both those with […]
Local Power and Politics in Indonesia: Decentralisation and DemocratisationEdward Aspinall and Greg Fealy, editorsSingapore / Institute of Southeast Asain Studies / 2003 Indonesia’s Population: Ethnicity and Religion in a Changing Political LandscapeLeo Suryadinata, Evi N. […]
Confucianism in VietnamHồ Chí Minh City / Vietnam National University and Hồ Chí Minh City Publishing House / 2002 This interesting collection of papers is the fruit of a series of three international conferences held […]
Diem’s Final Failure: Prelude to America’s War in VietnamPhilip E. CattonLawrence, Kansas / University Press of Kansas / 2003 Ngô Đình Diệm was a dreamer. As ruler of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1963, Diệm […]
Clash of Spirits: The History of Power and Sugar Planter Hegemony on a Visayan IslandFilomeno V. Aguilar, Jr.Honolulu / University of Hawai’i Press / 1998 This book, based on the author’s doctoral thesis at Cornell […]
Armando J. Malay: A Guardian of Memory(The Life and Times of a Filipino Journalist and Activist)Marites N. Sison and Yvonne T. ChuaPasig City / Anvil Publishing / 2002 This biography of a most distinguished Filipino […]
The Glass PalaceAmitav GhoshNew York / Random House / 2002 (paper)London / HarperCollins UK / 2000 (cloth) Booming sounds break into the lives of people at a food stall in Mandalay. Such jarring noise was […]
Bank Indonesia’s Independence in Political TurbulenceIndependensi Bank Indonesia dalam Kemelut PolitikM. Dawam RahardjoJakarta / Pustaka Cidesindo / 2000 The book about Indonesia’s central bank contains two main discussions. The first reviews the degree of autonomy […]
The Soeharto Family’s Accumulation of WealthSoeharto Family no chikuzaiMurai Yoshinori et al.Tokyo / Commons / 1999 Destiny’s Eldest Daughter: The Early Life of Soekarno’s Daughter MegawatiUnmei no chojyo—Soekarno no musume, Megawati no hanseiAkio SatokoTokyo / […]
Crimes Committed by the State: Transition in CrisisAtchayagam Rat Wigrit GarnpienpaengJi Giles Ungpakorn, Suthachai Yimprasert et al.Bangkok / The 6th October 1976 Investigating Committee / 2001 The Women of 6th October: Sifting Out the Truth […]
How to Look at Asian Politics:From Development Dictatorship to Civil Society Ajia Seiji wo Miru Me—Kaihatsu Dokusai kara Shiminsyakai eIwasaki IkuoTokyo / Chuokouron Shinsha / 2001 “The Ending of Development Dictatorship”—this was the title of a […]
The Price to be Paid: The Ethnic Chinese Encounter in IndonesiaHarga yang Harus Dibayar: Pergulatan Etnis Cina di IndonesiaI. Wibowo, editorJakarta / Gramedia Pustaka Utama dan Pusat Studi Cina / 2001 The downfall of the Soeharto […]
Aung San: The Locked Away Dream of Burmese IndependenceAung San—Fuuin Sareta Dokuritsu Biruma no YumeNemoto KeiTokyo / Iwanami Syoten / 1996 Myanmar’s Village Economy in Transition: Peasants’ Lives under the Market-Oriented EconomyGendai Myanmaa no Nooson […]
The Lumad’s Struggle in the Face of GlobalizationKarl M. Gaspar, C.Ss.R. Davao City / Alternate Forum for Research in Mindanao / 2000 Lumad is the local term used to refer to indigenous ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines […]
The Philippines Under Japan: Occupation Policy and Reaction Ikehata Setsuho and Ricardo Trota Jose, editors Quezon City / Ateneo de Manila University Press / 1999 If understanding the past is a key to making sense of the […]
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