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Brunei: From the Age of Commerce to the 21st Century
By Marie-Sybille de Vienne Now an energy-rich sultanate, for centuries a important trading port in the South China Sea, Brunei has taken a different direction than its Persian Gulf peers. Immigration is restricted, and Brunei's hydrocarbon wealth is invested conservatively,...
A Matter of Risk: Insurance in Malaysia, 1826-1990
By Lee Kam Hing The insurance industry in Malaysia is a large and important sector of the economy in terms of capitalization, business turnover, assets, and the number of employees. Insurance companies played a crucial role in early Western economic...
State and Finance in the Philippines, 1898-1941: The Mismanagement of an American Colony
by Yoshiko Nagano Shortlisted for Best Book in History for the 2016 Philippines' National Book Awards During the First World War, ill-advised steps by colonial officials in the Philippines created a financial crisis which lasted from 1919 until 1922. The circumstances shook...
Yaa Baa: Production, Traffic and Consumption of Methamphetamine in Mainland Southeast Asia
By Joel Meissonnier and Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy The abuse of methamphetamines in Southeast Asia has become a major problem over the past decade. Thailand has been particularly hard hit: methamphetamine abuse now affects all sectors of Thai society. In the early...
The Oil Palm Complex: Smallholders, Agribusiness and the State in Indonesia and Malaysia
Edited by Rob Cramb and John F. McCarthyContributions by Zahari Zen, Colin Barlow, Ria Gondowarsito, John F. McCarthy, Lesley M. Potter, Patrick S. Sujang, Patrice Levang, Wahyu Riva, Meri Orth, Piers Gillespie, Greg Acciaioli, Oetami Dewi, Tania Murray Li, Sunny...
Japanese Firms in Contemporary Singapore
By Hiroshi Shimizu This pioneering work discusses the role of Japan in the economic development of Singapore since 1965 by looking at the nature and extent of the value-added activities of Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) in the manufacturing, construction, and...
Law, Institutions and Malaysian Economic Development
Edited by Sau Ngan Wong and Jomo K. S. This pioneering volume develops an institutionalist analysis of Malaysia's post-colonial economy by exploring the political economy of development and particularly the interface between economics and law. The various authors show that...
Innovation and China's Global Emergence
Edited by Erik Baark, Bert Hofman and Jiwei Qian With contributions from Cong Cao, Xiaolan Fu, Bai Gao, Carsten A. Holz, Gary Jefferson, Cintia Külzer-Sacilotto, Haibo Lin, Anton Malkin, Dan Prud’homme, Yi Ru, Denis Fred Simon, Yuqing Xing, and Hongru Xiong.China...
Renaissance Singapore? Economy, Culture, and Politics
Edited by Kenneth Paul Tan In this collection, public intellectuals and civil society activists discuss Singapore's public rhetoric about liberalization and its association with the development of a creative economy, focusing on questions surrounding conservatism, national identity and values, civil...
Sociology of Southeast Asia: Transformations in a Developing Region
by Victor T. King This essential text fills a glaring gap in the social science of South-East Asia with its comprehensive and integrated treatment of the important sociological and political economy writings on the region. Using case studies from across...
Resilience and the Localisation of Trauma in Aceh, Indonesia
Catherine Smith The globalisation of psychiatry has helped shape the way suffering and recovery is experienced in Aceh, Indonesia, a region with a long history of violent conflict. In this book, Catherine Smith examines the global reach of the...
The Temiars of the Puyan River, Vol. 2: History, Culture and Situation of the Orang Asli of Pos Gob
THIS PRODUCT IS ONLY AVAILABLE AS A SET. SCROLL DOWN TO PURCHASE. David P. Quinton The Temiars of the Puyan River, Vol. 2 is the story of a Temiar community in the Kelantan hinterland. Never before has it been told...
Surabaya, 1945-2010: Neighbourhood, State and Economy in Indonesia's City of Struggle
By Robbie PetersShortlistEuroSEAS Humanities Book Prize 2015 Surabaya, 1945-2010 presents the recent history of one of Indonesia's great port cities as viewed from a crowded low-income neighbourhood (kampung) called Dinoyo. By following the lives of Dinoyo residents over three generations,...
The Japanese Occupation of Malaya and Singapore, 1941-45: A Social and Economic History
by Paul H. Kratoska Japanese forces invaded Malaya on 8 December 1941 and British forces surrendered in Singapore 70 days later. Japan would rule the territory for the next 3½ years. Early efforts to maintain pre-war standards of comfort gave...
Water Frontier: Commerce and the Chinese in the Lower Mekong Region, 1750-1880
Edited by Li Tana and Nola Cooke, Contributions by James Kong Chin, Choi Byung Wook, Anthony Reid, Puangthong Rungswasdiasb, Yumio Sakurai, Carl Trocki and Geoff Wade This innovative book rethinks the 18th and early 19th century history of coastal and riverine southwest...
Moral Politics in the Philippines: Inequality, Democracy and the Urban Poor
By Wataru Kusaka “The people” famously ousted Ferdinand Marcos from power in the Philippines in 1986. After democratization, though, a fault line appeared that split the people into citizens and the masses. The former were members of the middle class who...
Industrialization with a Weak State: Thailand's Development in Historical Perspective
By Somboon SiriprachaiEdited by Kaoru Sugihara, Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker This collection of essays by Somboon Siriprachai offers a critical assessment of Thai industrialization, with a focus on industrial policy, rent seeking and income inequality. An economist by training,...
Madurese Seafarers: Prahus, Timber and Illegality on the Margins of the Indonesian State
By Kurt Stenross The Madurese are one of the great maritime and trading peoples of the Indonesian Archipelago. This remarkable study takes readers into the coastal villages of Madura, where the distinctive traditional vessels were powered by sail until the...
Urbanization, Migration and Poverty in a Vietnamese Metropolis: Ho Chi Minh in Comparative Perspective
Edited by Hy Van Luong With the shift to a market economy, Ho Chi Minh City became a magnet for migrants and experienced rapid growth. Migration provides labor for economic growth in Ho Chi Minh City, and remittances sent by...
Community, Commons and Natural Resource Management in Asia
Edited by Haruka YanagisawaContributions by Haruka Yanagisawa, Minoti Chakravarty-Kaul, Wooyoun Lee, Atsushi Kitahara, Mari Miyamoto, Shinichi Shigetomi and Yutaka Suga Managing the commons—natural resources held in common by particular communities—is a complex challenge. How have Asian societies handled resources of...
(Print Edition) China: An International Journal Volume 21, Number 1 (February 2023)
Please select according to your country of residence. For example, If you are shipping to Thailand, please select ASEAN/China. All prices are inclusive of shipping.Online version available at Project MUSE Contents RESEARCH "Special Times Call for Special Measures": China's Regulation...
(Print Edition) China: An International Journal Volume 23, Number 1 (February 2025)
Please select according to your country of residence. For example, If you are shipping to Thailand, please select ASEAN/China. All prices are inclusive of shipping.Online version available at Project MUSE Research Platform Fissurisation and Regulatory Challenges in China’s Gig Economy:...
The Cardamom Conundrum: Reconciling Development and Conservation in the Kingdom of Cambodia
By Timothy J. Killeen A "conundrum" is a puzzle whose solution also involves resolving a paradox. In this instance, the paradox arises from two widely held and conflicting assumptions: that the pathway to a modern economy requires exploiting and monetizing...
CPC Futures: The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
Edited by Frank N. Pieke and Bert HofmanWith contributions from: Jude Blanchette, Vincent Brussee, Tai Ming Cheung, Diana Fu, Lance Gore, Paul Haenle, Bert Hofman, Heike Holbig, Rui Hou, John Lee, Jonghyuk Lee, Wendy Leutert, Li Nan, Richard McGregor, Barry...
Liberalism and the Postcolony: Thinking the State in 20th-Century Philippines
By Lisandro E. Claudio Winner - George McT. Kahin Prize 2019Winner - Euroseas Best Book in the Humanities 2019 Extricating liberalism from the haze of anti-modernist and anti-European caricature, this book traces the role of liberal philosophy in the building of...
Land And Loyalty: Security And The Development Of Property Rights In Thailand
By Tomas Larsson Domestic and international development strategies often focus on private ownership as a crucial anchor for long-term investment; the security of property rights provides a foundation for capitalist expansion. In recent years, Thailand's policies have been hailed as...
Rubber Manufacturing in Malaysia: Resource-based Industrialization in Practice
By C.C. Goldthorpe Malaysia is a major rubber producing country, and the country's rubber manufacturing sector is a prime example of an industry based on a locally produced agricultural resource. In Rubber Manufacturing in Malaysia, C.C. Goldthorpe draws on industrial...
Acute Glaucoma: Acute Primary Closed Angle Glaucoma. Major Global Blinding Problem
By Arthur Lim Acute primary closed angle glaucoma is a dangerous eye disease on the increase. It can blind a patient rapidly. Yet, blindness from acute glaucoma is preventable as the symptoms draw attention of the patient. With the help...
Financial Services in Singapore
By Tan Chwee Huat In the past few years, many important changes have taken place in Singapore's financial marketplace, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore has implemented numerous reforms to liberalise the financial services sector. Since 2002, two new laws...
On the Fringes of the Harmonious Society: Tibetans and Uyghurs in Socialist China
edited by Trine Brox and Ildikó Bellér-Hann Since 1949, Tibetans and Uyghurs generally have been perceived as the two most problematic members of the PRC's great family of peoples and been the targets of 'carrot and stick' measures designed to...
The ASEAN Miracle: A Catalyst for Peace
By Kishore Mahbubani and Jeffery Sng ebook available at: and The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a miracle. Why? In an era of growing cultural pessimism, many thoughtful individuals believe that different civilizations – especially Islam and the...
Breast Cancer Meanings: Journeys Across Asia
edited by Cynthia Chou and Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen Breast cancer is now the most common cancer among women in most Asian countries. Many lives are at stake. Even in places where state-of-the-art medical services are available, thousands of women in...
(Print Edition) China: An International Journal Volume 18, Number 2 (May 2020)
Please select according to your country of residence. For example, If you are shipping to Thailand, please select ASEAN/China. All prices are inclusive of shipping.Online version available at Project MUSE. CONTENTS RESEARCH Institutional Complexity and the Conversion of China’s Petition...
Burma/Myanmar - Where Now?
edited by Mikael Gravers and Flemming Ytzen Recent changes in Burma/Myanmar have been called the 'Burmese democratic spring’. While the international media have mainly focused on the economic opportunities offered by these changes and on the doings and sayings of...
The Chinese in Maritime Southeast Asia: Trade and Merchant Communities in 17th-century Insulindia
Marie-Sybille de Vienne The 17th century represents a turning point in the global history of trade, as connections between Asian and European markets increased dramatically at this time. The Dutch East-India Company (or VOC) was central to this process, but—...