The contributors to this book have all conducted long term research in the islands of the Pacific. During their visits and revisits they have witnessed first-hand the many changes that have occurred in their field sites as well as observing elements of continuity.
This book is a critical analysis of several of the most disaster-prone regions in Asia. Its unique focus is on the legal issues in the phase of disast..
This book explores the diversity of the urban experience in the ten independent countries of the Pacific Islands focusing on strategies to secure long..
This collection explores the politics of game play and its cultural context by focusing on the Asia-Pacific region. Drawing from micro ethnographic st..
Incorporating research carried out over the last twenty years, this book documents the personal and collective responses of Chinese migrants and refug..
Many states in the Asia Pacific region are not built around a single homogenous people, but rather include many large, varied, different national grou..
This book is a multidisciplinary collection of essays that explores the intertwined histories of Taiwan and Japan across the long sweep of the early m..
This wide ranging book explores the Pacific Ocean’s place in human history, drawing together its long and varied physical, economic, cultural and poli..
This book examines the key motivations for and challenges to greater regional integration in Southeast Asia. It covers the full range of issues confro..
This book is a critical analysis of several of the most disaster-prone regions in Asia. Its unique focus is on the legal issues in the phase of disast..
The book examines the ironic twist in the evolution of East Asian regionalism in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. When the region was giv..
This book provides a comparative analysis of the social, economic, industrial and migration dynamics that structure women’s paid work and unpaid care ..