Sociology: Antipodean Perspectives (2nd Edition)
Emphasis on narratives that engage students in sociological thought. Contemporary approach to notions of place, time and division provides context through which to understand the workings of society. Prelude by renowned writer Tim Winton. New website and a series of workshops to accompany and support the book itself. Extensive updates and revisions on existing chapters, …
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Memetakan Masa Lalu Aceh
Indonesian translation of Mapping the Acehnese Past by Michael Feener, Patrick Daly and Anthony Reid eds) 2011; Supardi Asmorobangun (trans).
On Society
‘Society’ is one of the most frequently used words in public life; it is also a foundational term in the social sciences. In our own time, however, the idea has never been so much in dispute and so little understood. For some critics, society is simply too consensual for a world of intensive discord. For …
The Cultural Politics of Talent Migration in East Asia
As the world globalises, more people than ever are on the move, including the many professional, managerial and entrepreneurial elites—often referred to as ‘international talent’—who circulate between cities in response to career and business opportunities. While much has been written about the economic motivations behind these mobilities, less is known about the everyday experiences and …
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WPS 186 Kinship, Selfhood and Migration: Articulations of Love, Loss and the Future in Japan
Studies of Brazilian Nikkeis (Japanese emigrants and their descendents) living and working in Japan tend to focus on the role of ethnic and national identity concerns in the shaping of everyday migrant experiences. Excluded from Japanese society these migrants, it is argued, find a sense of belonging in the collective shelter of a displaced Brazilian …
INTER-ASIA ROUNDTABLE 2012 – Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Cyber Activism Research
The Inter-Asia Roundtable is one of ARI’s annual flagship events. Each Roundtable selects and focuses on an area of research that is emergent and/or that has potentially high impact in Asia. This particular roundtable Roundtable on cyber-activism is the fourth in the series and was held on 30-31 August 2012 by ARI’s Cultural Studies in …
Anthony Reid and the Study of Southeast Asian Past
This book honours Anthony Reid at the occasion of his retirement from the Asian Research Institute in Singapore where he was a founding father. Tony Reid belongs to the great historians of Southeast Asia who did — and still does — innovative and stimulating research ranging from the history of seismology in Early Modern History …
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Islam and the Making of the Nation: Kartosuwiryo and Political Islam in 20th Century Indonesia
Recently Kartsowiryo and the Darul Islam have become heroic symbols of the Islamist struggle. The author looks beyond the popular dichotomy between rebel and martyr and unveils a politician whose legacy has been shaping the role of Islam in Indonesian politics for over fifty years. She thereby offers an alternative view of Soekarno as the …
Land and Loyalty: Security and the Development of Property Rights in Thailand
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 a prime example of how granting formal land rights to poor farmers in low-income countries can result in …
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