The book is a first in capturing the social history of an iconic Singapore landscape and way of life. It captures the development of this social institution, from the early days of street peddlers to the consolidated hawker centres initiated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, to the food courts of the 1980s and …
Founded in 1906, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a leading cultural and economic organisation dedicated to promoting the interests of the Chinese business community. The first extended history of the Chamber, The Business of Politics and Ethnicity describes its changing relationship with the state and with businesses in the region. Some …
In a rare European-Asian interdisciplinary cross section world renowned experts present their riveting findings on the “Impact of Ageing”.They draw our attention to the latest findings and data in demography, economy and society, law and social welfare, as well as biomedicine. Unique is their description of both mutuality and divergence in the progress of ageing …
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The phrase “watering the neighbour’s garden” refers to wasting valuable resources on something that will not benefit oneself. This book addresses “the rampant demographic masculinisation” or “gender cleansing” in Asia. These two terms are used to define the phenomenon of increasing the numbers of boys and men relative to girls and women. In their introduction …
SINCE JANUARY 2004, the three Muslimdominated provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat in the Thai south hwe been ablaze with political violence. Early incidents such as the bloody storming of the historic KN-Ze mosque, and the death of 78 Tak Bai protestors at the hands of the army made global headlines. But most of thesubsequent …
One of the most important features of the Sino-Myanmar relationship since 1988 has been the growing bilateral economic relations in the areas of trade, aid or development assistance, and investment. Since 1988, China has become one of the most important sources of trade and development assistance for Myanmar, and China is using the trade and …
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The relations between the societies and states of Southeast Asia and China have been an enormous significance to both these regions, extending back for literally thousands of years. This useful single-volume edition of key studies on Southeast Asia-China interactions, which were first published in the Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society …
The Indonesian term adat means ‘custom’ or ‘tradition’, and carries connotations of sedate order and harmony. Yet in recent years it has suddenly become associated with activism, protest and violence. This book investigates the revival of adat in Indonesian politics, identifying its origins, the historical factors that have conditioned it and the reasons behind its …
