South East Asian Studies

Based on extensive original research, this book assesses how economic transition and marketisation are being translated into progress (or not) at the local level, and at the resulting impact on poverty, inequality and livelihoods...

The Malayan Communist Party’s (MCP) decisive defeat in 1960 led many academics and Counterinsurgency (COIN) experts to overlook the resurrection of its armed struggle in 1968. Most scholars continue to regard the so-called ‘Second Emergency’ in Malaysia (1968-1989) as a non-event, and most of the re..

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book focuses upon fundamental axioms in audience and consumer, media and marketing studies in the context of Malaysia, a multi-cultural nation with its diversity in culture which proves an intricate culture nuance for the understanding of consumption. It analyses Chinese, Indian, Indigenous, an..

This book focuses upon fundamental axioms in audience and consumer, media and marketing studies in the context of Malaysia, a multi-cultural nation with its diversity in culture which proves an intricate culture nuance for the understanding of consumption. It analyses Chinese, Indian, Indigenous, an..

This book presents a comprehensive, full-length analysis of the uses of media and communication technologies by different social actors in Malaysia. Drawing upon recent case studies - from films to political advertising - it provides valuable insights into the ways in which different media forms hav..

This book presents a comprehensive, full-length analysis of the uses of media and communication technologies by different social actors in Malaysia. Drawing upon recent case studies - from films to political advertising - it provides valuable insights into the ways in which different media forms hav..

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this book examines the social, economic, and political issues that have arisen with the influx of foreigners in Singapore since the turn of the 21st century. It draws on empirical research documenting the impact of migration on Singapore and provides scholarly a..

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this book examines the social, economic, and political issues that have arisen with the influx of foreigners in Singapore since the turn of the 21st century. It draws on empirical research documenting the impact of migration on Singapore and provides scholarly a..

This book investigates the social, economic, and political embeddedness of street vendors in urban tourist contexts in Thailand. Based on extensive field research, it presents a detailed analysis of urban-directed mobility patterns and revealing strategies and dilemmas in the urban souvenir business..

Analyzing the moral theory of the seventh century Indian Mahayana master, Santideva, particularly focusing on the neglected Sanskrit text, this important book helps to redress a significant imbalance in the scholarship on Buddhist ethics...