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Fieldwork in Timor-Leste
This is a must-have volume for scholars, other fieldworkers and policy-makers preparing to work in Timor-Leste, invaluable for those needing to understand the country from afar, …
Civil Society Elites
This innovative volume is the first systematic study of civil society elites in Southeast Asia (and indeed anywhere in the world). Spanning two previously separate areas of …
Warring Societies of Pre-Colonial Southeast Asia
Why is it that warfare in Southeast Asian history is depicted so differently in various historical sources and representations? Why have scholars looking at different countries …
Breast Cancer Meanings
Breast cancer is now the most common cancer among women in most Asian countries. Many lives are at stake. Even in places where state-of-the-art medical services are available, …
Jin Ping Mei – A Wild Horse in Chinese Literature
The late 16th-century novel Jin Ping Mei has been described as a landmark in the development of the narrative art form, there being no earlier work of prose fiction of equal …
Engaging Asia
Long regarded as a peripheral state in mainland Southeast Asia, Laos has attracted far less scholarly attention than richer and more powerful neighbours like Thailand and Vietnam. …
Plaited Arts from the Borneo Rainforest
One of the richest basketry traditions in the world, the plaited objects produced in Borneo are created from plant materials gathered in the rainforest and worked by hand using …
Spirit Possession in Buddhist Southeast Asia
In dramatic contrast to the reported growing influence of doctrinal and fundamentalist forms of religion in some parts of Southeast Asia, the predominantly Buddhist societies of …
Everyday Justice in Myanmar
This volume explores how ordinary people in present-day Myanmar obtain justice and resolve disputes and crimes in a time of radical transition in government, politics, society, …
On the Fringes of the Harmonious Society
Since 1949, Tibetans and Uyghurs generally have been perceived as the two most problematic members of the PRC's great family of peoples and been the targets of 'carrot and stick' …
Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma
While the image of modern Myanmar/Burma tends to be couched in human rights terms and especially of a heroic Aung San Suu Kyi opposing an oppressive military regime, in reality …
Doing Fieldwork in China ... with Kids!
While many anthropologists and other scholars relocate with their families in some way or another during fieldwork periods, this detail is often missing from their writings even …