Waterfronts are the founding source of urban development of major cities in our world. From its spectrum of roles as necessary working environments through economic, administrative and political, and to the recreational, civic and iconic, the changing priorities and competing physical demands on this most intriguing of urban geographic space is the subject of many …
This Architectural Timeline Chart (ATC) is a first ever attempt by ARCASIA Committee on Architectural Education (ACAE) to compile a photo spread of the historically important, architecturally significant structures of ARCASIA member countries.
Between Tongues takes the subject of performance translation in a completely new direction. While the topic is often discussed in relation to the translation of dramatic texts, Between Tongues discusses the translation of performance itself, and as an inherent part of performance. The authors in this collection examine the presentation of performances given in their …
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Grounded in a detailed analysis of the lives and works of Pedro Paterno, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, and Isabelo de los Reyes, the book is a richly textured portrait of a generation that created the self-consciousness of the Filipino nation. It explores the historical conditions that shaped the emergence of a modern Philippine intelligentsia and …
The Internet has been used to democratise public discourse in Malaysia and Singapore, two countries in the zone between liberal democracies and authoritarian states. Websites that have emerged on the margins of political system engage in a contentious style of journalism challenging the consensus that prevails over and through mainstream media. Cherian George, a well-known …
Little more than a decade ago, Cambodia witnessed a series of rapid transitions, from civil war to peace, from a socialist-style authoritarianism to multi-party democracy, and from geographic isolation to a free-market economy. Requiring the United Nations to undertake its biggest ever peace time operation, the elections of 1993 triggered an influx of foreign aid …
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On the night of March 21st, 2006, a 27 year-old man, Thanakorn Pakdeepol, took a hammer and smashed the image of the Hindu deity Brahma – whom the Thai call Thao Maha Phrom – near the Erawan hotel in Bangkok. The destruction took place just before the political crisis centering on Thaksin Shinawatra, the prime …
Par stratégie délibérée ou non, les grandes puissances se font compétition sur les marchés du monde, et pas seulement sur les seuls marchés économiques, tandis que se dessinent et se redessinent sans cesse des réseaux d’influence. Alors que la mondialisation contribue à associer de plus en plus étroitement les pays et régions, pour le meilleur …
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A Touch of Zen is one of the first Chinese-language films to gain recognition in an international film festival (the Grand Prix at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival), creating the generic mould for the “crossover” success of Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon in 2000. The film has achieved a cult status over the years but …
In November 2005, the Myanmar government announced its decision to relocate the national capital from Yangon to a place near Pyinmana; the place was later named Naypyitaw. This decision reveals several aspects of the Myanmar government’s security thinking. Concern for information security, defence-in-depth against possible foreign invasion, desire to get rid of the colonial past, …
