Issue 3: Nations and Stories

IT and the Study of History

Historians in increasing numbers have enthusiastically embraced information technology as a new tool of their trade. It is not unlike a pencil and eraser, a notepad, a typewriter, a calculator, a tape recorder, a camera, […]

Issue 3: Nations and Stories

The Rekidai Hoan: Documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom

A published translation from Japanese by the Editorial Office of Rekidai Hoan, Okinawa Archives, Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education, March 2003.)  Origin of the Diplomatic Documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom A 444-Year Record (1414-1867) The […]

Issue 3: Nations and Stories

Wu Xiao An on Centers for Chinese Studies in Southeast Asia

Two important local research centers provide Southeast Asian historians with important field access, foundations for further research, well-documented local knowledge, and well-informed social networks – the Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies in Kuala Lumpur and […]

Issue 3: Nations and Stories

Rusli Amran and the Rewriting of Minangkabau History

Rather than review Rusli Amran’s five books on West Sumatran history, this essay will serve as a brief introduction to Minangkabauist historical debates among so-called amateur historians in Indonesia. (All titles are given in English […]