Words in Asian Cultural Contexts

ASIALEX 2005 Singapore with its theme Words in Asia Cultural Contexts is co-organised by the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS).  One of a hundred events happening during the year-long NUS Centennial Celebrations, this conference has attracted participation from […]

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ASIALEX 2005 Singapore with its theme Words in Asia Cultural Contexts is co-organised by the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS).  One of a hundred events happening during the year-long NUS Centennial Celebrations, this conference has attracted participation from

The Infinite Longing for Home: Desire and the Nation in Selected Writings of Ben Okri and K. S. Maniam

The Infinite Longing for Home is a groundbreaking study of Ben Okri’s and K.S. Maniam’s literary problematization of ‘home’ in relation to subjectivity and the nation within and beyond the context of Nigeria and Malaysia. Drawing on Lacan, Žižek, Laclau and Mouffe, and weaving through history, politics, philosophy and literature, this book critically examines the

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The Infinite Longing for Home is a groundbreaking study of Ben Okri’s and K.S. Maniam’s literary problematization of ‘home’ in relation to subjectivity and the nation within and beyond the context of Nigeria and Malaysia. Drawing on Lacan, Žižek, Laclau and Mouffe, and weaving through history, politics, philosophy and literature, this book critically examines the

The Sage Handbook of Sociology

The new SAGE Handbook of Sociology aims to address these new developments, while at the same time providing an authoritative guide to theory and method, the key sub-disciplines and the primary debates of today. To undertake this ambitious project three leading figures in the field of sociology were selected as editors to bring together the

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The new SAGE Handbook of Sociology aims to address these new developments, while at the same time providing an authoritative guide to theory and method, the key sub-disciplines and the primary debates of today. To undertake this ambitious project three leading figures in the field of sociology were selected as editors to bring together the

WPS 46 “Doing Chineseness”: Taiwanese Capital in China

The relationships between globalization and the development of nationalism are central to the current debates about globalization. This study reveals how the global economy has been strategically incorporated into the nation-building process by China in terms of its attitude to Taiwan. Under its “One China Policy,” China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and denies Taiwan’s status

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The relationships between globalization and the development of nationalism are central to the current debates about globalization. This study reveals how the global economy has been strategically incorporated into the nation-building process by China in terms of its attitude to Taiwan. Under its “One China Policy,” China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and denies Taiwan’s status

WPS 45 Performing in the 2004 Indonesian Elections

Garin Nugroho’s short film on the 2004 Indonesian legislative elections, The Fear Factor, follows dangdut performers in Yogyakarta during the campaign, as they perform for one political party rally after another, changing their costumes to match the colours of the party concerned. A rally performance was, for these artists, just another gig – and political

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Garin Nugroho’s short film on the 2004 Indonesian legislative elections, The Fear Factor, follows dangdut performers in Yogyakarta during the campaign, as they perform for one political party rally after another, changing their costumes to match the colours of the party concerned. A rally performance was, for these artists, just another gig – and political

Regionalism in Post-Suharto Indonesia

Since the fall of the Suharto regime, forces pressing for regional autonomy have strengthened in Indonesia, with some people arguing that the country is in danger of disintegrating. This book examines a range of issues connected with decentralization and regional autonomy in Indonesia, especially focusing on various local contexts. The multiple issues that are dealt

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Since the fall of the Suharto regime, forces pressing for regional autonomy have strengthened in Indonesia, with some people arguing that the country is in danger of disintegrating. This book examines a range of issues connected with decentralization and regional autonomy in Indonesia, especially focusing on various local contexts. The multiple issues that are dealt

Renoncement et puissance: La quête de la sainteté dans la Birmanie contemporaine

Renoncement et puissance. A voir ces deux termes ainsi reliés l’un à l’autre, on croirait d’abord à une opposition. Et pourtant, en terre de bouddhisme, le moine parti dans la forêt, celui-là même qui incarne le renoncement au monde le plus radical, est aussi tenu pour un ” superhomme “. Ses contemporains lui attribuent des

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Renoncement et puissance. A voir ces deux termes ainsi reliés l’un à l’autre, on croirait d’abord à une opposition. Et pourtant, en terre de bouddhisme, le moine parti dans la forêt, celui-là même qui incarne le renoncement au monde le plus radical, est aussi tenu pour un ” superhomme “. Ses contemporains lui attribuent des

WPS 44 History of Uighur Religious Conversions (5th – 16th Centuries)

The religious conversion history of the Uighur from ancient times to the 16th century is reflected in the colourful religious scenes along the Silk Road. During the course of history, the Uighur were successively adherents to Shamanism, Manichaeism, Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism prior to their mass conversion to Islam in the 16th century. The successive

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The religious conversion history of the Uighur from ancient times to the 16th century is reflected in the colourful religious scenes along the Silk Road. During the course of history, the Uighur were successively adherents to Shamanism, Manichaeism, Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism prior to their mass conversion to Islam in the 16th century. The successive

WPS 43 Did it Really Help to be a Japanese Colony?: East Asian Economic Performance in Historical Perspective

Since the 1980s, a widespread view has arisen in the literature that the post-1950 economic successes of Taiwan and the Republic of Korea have been due, in part at least, to the legacy of Japanese colonialism. This paper challenges that view by comparing Japanese economic achievements in both Taiwan and Korea with those of the

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Since the 1980s, a widespread view has arisen in the literature that the post-1950 economic successes of Taiwan and the Republic of Korea have been due, in part at least, to the legacy of Japanese colonialism. This paper challenges that view by comparing Japanese economic achievements in both Taiwan and Korea with those of the

WPS 42 A Demographic Perspective on the Muslim World

A demographic perspective is relevant to understanding the position of Muslims in today’s world. This paper deals with issues such as the proportion of Muslims who live in countries where Muslims are the great majority of the population (71% live in countries where more than 80% of the population is Muslim); indices of human development,

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A demographic perspective is relevant to understanding the position of Muslims in today’s world. This paper deals with issues such as the proportion of Muslims who live in countries where Muslims are the great majority of the population (71% live in countries where more than 80% of the population is Muslim); indices of human development,