South East Asian Studies

Will national independence bring to the peoples of South East Asia liberty and democracy? Or will it mean corrupt government, factional strife and insolvency? Or will it mean eventual absorption by totalitarian communism? In this book, first published in 1950, the author analyses these questions, us..

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the contemporary theatre field in Singapore. Based on extensive original research it provides a wealth of information on theatre in Singapore overall, not just theatre-state relations...

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the contemporary theatre field in Singapore. Based on extensive original research it provides a wealth of information on theatre in Singapore overall, not just theatre-state relations...

This collection underscores the point that Southeast Asia is now an important site for applying new theories of international relations. It also demonstrates that theoretical frameworks originally developed in North America and Europe have to be adapted to the specific circumstances found in places ..

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Southeast Asia’s newest nation, Timor Leste, and the challenges it faces building a stable future. It provides a comprehensive political history of the country, covering the Portuguese period, Indonesian occupation, the United Nation transition period, ..

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Southeast Asia’s newest nation, Timor Leste, and the challenges it faces building a stable future. It provides a comprehensive political history of the country, covering the Portuguese period, Indonesian occupation, the United Nation transition period, ..

Building on observations, documentary analysis and over seventy interviews with both torture victims and transitional justice workers this book explores how torture was used, suffered and resisted in Timor-Leste...

Kyoto is both a popular destination for tourists and home to one and a half million inhabitants.  There is lively debate about how best to develop the city, involving a variety of stakeholders, forming a particlar social arena that has no match elsewhere in Japan.  Based on ethnographic fieldwork, t..

Kyoto is both a popular destination for tourists and home to one and a half million inhabitants.  There is lively debate about how best to develop the city, involving a variety of stakeholders, forming a particlar social arena that has no match elsewhere in Japan.  Based on ethnographic fieldwork, t..

Social change affects all quarters of life and human society whether in individual neighbourhoods, communities or nations, or in the world as a whole – encompassing many issues of gender, age, social class and ethnicity. This book examines both the conceptual as well as operational aspects of social..

Taking a socio-historical perspective, this book examines the growing role of transnational Islamic Non-State Actors (NSAs) in post-authoritarian Indonesia and how it has affected the making of Indonesia’s foreign policy since the country embarked on the democratization process in 1998. Providing or..

Taking a socio-historical perspective, this book examines the growing role of transnational Islamic Non-State Actors (NSAs) in post-authoritarian Indonesia and how it has affected the making of Indonesia’s foreign policy since the country embarked on the democratization process in 1998. Providing or..