Call# DS599.4 *Chi.To 2011 ISBN: 9789971695248/ 9971695243 The volume collects the published articles of Dr. Marjorie Topley, who was a pioneer in the field of social anthropology in the postwar period and also the first president of the revived Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Her ethnographic research in Singapore and Hong Kong …

Cantonese Society in Hong Kong and Singapore: Gender, Religion, Medicine and Money Read More »

Various forms of partnering – such as officially registered marriages, cohabiting relationships, and other kinds of relatively stable relationships – are crucial in the formation of families throughout the world. Although, today, forms of partnering in the region are not restricted to formal marriage, the norm remains for couples to marry – to establish a …

Changing Marriage Patterns in Southeast Asia: Economic and Socio-Cultural Dimensions Read More »

Call# PL2358 Lyj.B 2011 ISBN: 9789862950715/ 9789862950708

Call# PL2358 Lyj.B 2011 ISBN: 9789862950715/9789862950708

This carefully researched and compellingly written book brings the reader through the changing landscapes of Singapore from its early colonial roots, its overcrowded squalor and its aggressive demolition-and-rebuilding phase to the greater sensitivity that characterises urban planning today, acknowledging the place of history, memory and heritage in the making of the city. Within the pages …

Conserving the Past, Creating the Future: Urban Heritage in Singapore Read More »

This volume brings together twenty-three papers contributed by twenty-seven authors who have carried out research on the interactions between Southeast Asia and South Asia in the period between 500 BCE and CE 1500. Though there has been much debate on the nature of these interactions, the volume begins with an introduction to the question of …

Early Interactions between South and Southeast Asia Read More »

The burakumin, Japan’s largest minority group, have been the focus of an extensive yet strikingly homogenous body of Japanese language research. The master narrative in much of this work typically links burakumin to premodern occupational groups which engaged in a number of socially polluting tasks like tanning and leatherwork. This master narrative, however, when subjected …

Embodying Difference: The Making of Burakumin in Modern Japan Read More »

PRASENJIT DUARA is Raffles Professor of the Humanities and Director of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore and emeritus professor of History at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books on Chinese and East Asian history including Culture, Power and the State: Rural North China,1900-1942 …

Prasenjit Duara Reader – From West Heavens to the Central Plain: India-China New Thought Series Read More »

Since its independence in January 1948, Myanmar has tried to find a way to deal with (at one time) ideologically hostile and traditionally chauvinistic China which has pursued a foreign policy aimed at restoring its perceived influence in Myanmar. To counter Chinas attempts to influence Myanmar’s foreign policy options has always been a challenge for …

In the Name of Pauk-Phaw: Myanmar’s China Policy since 1948 Read More »

The spread of Islam eastward into South and Southeast Asia was one of the most significant cultural shifts in world history. As it expanded into these regions, Islam was received by cultures vastly different from those in the Middle East, incorporating them into a diverse global community that stretched from India to the Philippines. In …

Islam Translated: Literature, Conversion, and the Arabic Cosmopolis of South and Southeast Asia Read More »