Title: Unmarked Graves: Death and Survival in the Anti-Communist Violence in East Java, Indonesia Author: Vannessa Hearman Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, 2018, 288 pages The political violence that stormed Indonesia in 1965 left deep […]
Title: Traces of Trauma: Cambodian Visual Culture and National Identity in the Aftermath of Genocide Author: Boreth Ly Publisher: University of Hawai’i Press, 2019 Boreth Ly’s Traces of Trauma: Cambodian Visual Culture and National Identity […]
Title: Passionate Revolutions: The Media and The Rise And Fall Of The Marcos Regime Author: Talitha Espiritu Publisher: Ohio University Press, 2017, 276 pages A retrospect of the Marcos regime has become inevitable, if not […]
Title: 90 Years in Singapore: History, Politics, and Identity Author: Irene Lim Publisher: Pagesetters Services Pte Ltd I must confess: as a (relatively) young Singaporean, Irene Lim’s 90 years in Singapore was an absolutely fascinating […]
Title: The Future of Thai-U.S. Relations: Views of Thai and American Leaders on the Bilateral Relationship and Ways Forward Author: The Asia Foundation Publisher: The Asia Foundation (2018), 45 pages Are Thailand and the United […]
A Natural History of Empire: Stories Dominic Sy Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2019 Dominic Sy’s A Natural History of Empire: Stories, composed of seven short stories, is the inaugural awardee of the […]
Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia and ASEAN – National and Regional Approaches Ronald Hohlzacker and Dafri Agussalim (Eds.) Brill, 2019 Compiling an edited volume, particularly one that emanates from research papers presented and discussed at […]
Future Forward: The Rise and Fall of a Thai Political Party Duncan McCargo, Anyarat Chattharakul NIAS Press, (2020) In what way did mostly reformist youths seek to rejuvenate Thailand’s parliamentary politics in 2019-2020? How successful […]
Cambodia’s Muslims and the Malay World: Malay Language, Jawi Script, and Islamic Factionalism from the 19th Century to the Present Philipp Bruckmayr Leiden: Brill, 2019 In this truly pioneering exploration of the history of Muslims […]
Read till it Shatters: Nationalism and Identity in Modern Thai Literature Thak Chaloemtiarana Australian National University Press 2018 ‘Read till It Shatters: Nationalism and Identity in Modern Thai Literature’ is a surprise to many who […]
Title: The Big Buddha Bicycle Race Author: Terence A. Harkin Publisher: Silkworm Books (2017), 396 pages In cyberspace, the word Vietnam comes up as a metaphor for the threat of annihilation followed by a disastrous […]
Title: 한국의 동남아시아 연구: 연사, 현황 및 분석 (Southeast Asian Studies in Korea: The History, Trends and Analysis) Edited by: Chung-si Ahn and Je Seong Jeon Publisher: Seoul: Seoul National University Press, 2019 Southeast Asia […]
Title: Praktik Kewarganegaraan di Indonesia Dalam Prespektif Historiografis (Citizenship Practices in Indonesia: A Historiographical Perspective) Author: Bambang Purwanto Publisher: Yogyakarta: Penerbit Ombak, 2019 This book proposes to trace the “genealogical exclusivism” in the citizenship practice […]
Title: They Told Us to Move: Dakota – Cassia Editor: Ng Kok Hoe and the Cassia Resettlement Team Publisher: Ethos Books, Singapore, 2019 They Told Us to Move is a book about the social impact […]
Title: Urip Iku Urub, Untaian Persembahan 70 Tahun Profesor Peter Carey (Life is Flame, 70th Anniversary Festschrift for Professor Peter Carey) Edited by: FX Domini BB Hera Publisher: Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kompas, Indonesia, 2019. The […]
Title: 베네딕트 앤더슨(Benedict Anderson) Author: Suh Jiwon Publisher: Seoul: CommunicationBooks Inc, 2018. http://commbooks.com/도서/베네딕트-앤더슨/ This is the first book in Korean that exclusively introduces the academic life of Benedict Anderson. As we know, Anderson “was born […]
Book title: 众女喧哗 ─ 从性别政治到生命叙事 (Heteroglossia: From Gender Politics to Life Narrative) Editors: 杨洁(Yong Kiat), 张溦紟 (Cheong Wey Jin) Publisher: Women’s Group of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall The book is a compilation […]
Title: Mythbusting Vietnam: Facts, Fictions, Fantasies Edited by: Catherine Earl Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2018 Based on its title, Mythbusting Vietnam: Facts, Fiction, Fantasies, would appear to be a revisionist attempt to correct […]
Title: Anand Panyarachun and the Making of Modern Thailand Author: Dominic Faulder Editions Didier Millet 2018 By the time long-time foreign correspondent Dominic Faulder completed his biography of Anand Panyarachun, he had spent six years […]
Title: Working Towards the Monarchy: The Politics of Space in Downtown Bangkok Author: Serhat Ünaldi Publisher: Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2016 For decades, journalists and scholars treated the Thai monarchy with a light touch. […]
Title: Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers, Mobility, and Politics in Bangkok Author: Claudio Sopranzetti Publisher: Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2017, xiv+305pp Claudio Sopranzetti’s Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers, Mobility, […]
Title: 50 Years of ASEAN and Singapore Authors: Tommy Koh, Sharon Seah Li-Lian, and Chang Li Lin Publisher: Singapore: World Scientific (2017) The edited volume by Tommy Koh and his colleagues on fifty years of ASEAN illustrates Singapore’s […]
Title: Cambodia’s Foreign Relations in Regional and Global Contexts Authors: Sok Udom Deth, Suon Sun and Serkan Bulut (Eds.) Publisher: Cambodia: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 2017. 438 pages This is a wonderful book, which should be […]
Title: Khaki Capital: The Political Economy of the Military in Southeast Asia Authors: Paul Chambers and Napisa Waitoolkiat (Eds.) Publisher: Thailand: NIAS Press, 2017, 304 pages After taking power in a coup in 2014, Thailand’s […]
Title: Wars of Extinction: Discrimination and the Lumad Struggle in Mindanao Author: Arnold P. Alamon Publisher: Illigan City: RMP-NMR, Inc., 2017 In an age where postmodern cultural pluralism is the dominant research program in the […]
Title: Spiaking Singlish: A Companion to how Singaporeans communicate Author: Gwee Li Sui Publisher: Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2017 Varieties of English around the world have long been recognised as having unequal status and value […]
Gusmanuddin Natawijaya, Maen Pukulan: Pencak Silat Khas Betawi (Fist-play: the pencak silat of Betawi) Jakarta: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, 2016, 342 p. Few books are dedicated to the phenomenon of martial initiations in the Malay […]
Title: The End of UMNO?: Essays on Malaysia’s Dominant Party Author: Bridget Welsh (ed.) Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD), 2016. UMNO (United Malays National Organisation) has been in power for almost 60 […]
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