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Tens of thousands of years ago, before Vietnam bore its name, the region's limestone caves and dense forests echoed with the footsteps of a resilient peopleーlater known as the Hoabinhian culture. N……続きを見る

JAVA, JUSTICE, AND THE SOUL OF INDONESIA A Lawyer's Guide to Culture, Law, and the Hopes of His Nation "When the law doesn't speak enough, culture will answer." In an increasingly cold and formal le……続きを見る

Voice of Barak Valley (Assam), written by Muazzaz Ahmed Choudhury (Faaiz), is a thoughtful and deeply personal exploration of the overlooked histories of Assam's Barak Valley - comprising Cachar (Si……続きを見る

A full account of the Luzon campaign, from the planning stages to the surrender of the Japanese general Yamashita. The Luzon campaign of 1945 was the longest island campaign of the Pacific War, last……続きを見る

Since 2008, there has been tremendous public interest in the social and ecological ramifications of the global land rush, a rapid increase of capital investment into land, especially for the establi……続きを見る

A view into the diverse culture of the Philippines in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Although Manila, capital city of the Philippines, played a critical role in economic and cultural exchan……続きを見る

What really happened to the jet that vanished without a trace, leaving behind only silence, questions, and heartbreak? In this powerful and deeply human exploration, Flight MH370: Inside the Greates……続きを見る

In the connected highlands of southwest China, Vietnam, and Laos, recalling the past is a highly sensitive act. Among local societies, many may actively avoid recalling the past for fear of endanger……続きを見る

Sunthorn Phu (1786–1855) is an unlikely figure through which to understand nineteenth-century Buddhism in Siam. Despite being described as a “drunken writer” by the court astrologer after his death,……続きを見る

PRAMBANAN: Between Myth and Inscription Prambanan is more than a row of majestic temples rising in Yogyakarta. It is a story carved in stone ー a fusion of history and legend, fact and myth ー that ……続きを見る

Brunei and the British in the Nineteenth Century relates the remarkable tale of the encounter between the Sultanate of Brunei, that in 1800 possessed nominal hegemony over most of northern Borneo, a……続きを見る

東南亞的歷史變好懂了！ 多元文化交織出 古老王國的輝煌記憶 與新興國家的蓬勃生機。 殖民霸權的強勢獨裁， 對撞東南亞的兼容並蓄多樣性。 五萬年人類歷程，世界的交叉路口，多彩多姿的故事 世上最古老的洞穴具象……続きを見る

In the Philippines, the concept of Indigeneity is deeply intertwined with colonial history, a pattern echoed across the globe. Yet, its manifestation in the Philippines bears distinct features. The ……続きを見る

After the fall of the Marcos regime in 1986, the Philippines became the first country in Asia to codify Indigenous rights. This hard-fought reform aimed to protect the ancestral lands of the archipe……続きを見る

"When Europe was trapped in the Dark Ages, the East was glowing with the light of knowledge, science, and civilization." This book, ইউরোপ যখন অন্ধকারে, আমরা তখন আলোয়, takes the reader on a journey ……続きを見る

This volume analyzes the religious history of the early modern Philippines. It examines the unstable authority of its archbishops and the preeminence of the Manila cathedral chapters in the second h……続きを見る

How did a British teenager find himself involved in an undeclared and little-known war on the other side of the world? He accepted an offer he couldn't refuse: donating two years of his life defendi……続きを見る

This book examines British imperialism in late colonial Burma to study how imperialists attempted to protect their strategic and economic interests after decolonisation: they did so by supporting et……続きを見る

History isn't just about books. It reads us, reminds us, and makes us. It is still clear in Nepal, where Nepali society has been formed by combining countless languages, cultures, and lifestyles. Ou……続きを見る

इतिहास केवल किताबमा मात्र हुँदैन। यसले हामीलाई पनि पढ्छ, हामीलाई सम्झाउँछ, हामीलाई बनाउँछ। नेपालमा अझै स्पष्ट देखिन्छ, जहाँ अनगिन्ती भाषा, संस्कार, र जीवनशैली मिलेर नेपाली समाज बनेको छ। हाम्रा आदिवा……続きを見る

Reactionary Regimes 1986-2001: Aquino, Ramos and Estrada consists of Jose Maria Sison's writings (articles, speeches, statements and interviews) written from March 1986 to January 2001. These are la……続きを見る

Anthony Mills drops you into the sights and sounds of Subic Bay - Olongapo, Philippines with such vivid detail that they who served there will look around for people and places they knew. - "Subic B……続きを見る

Chiara Formichi argues that Muslim women in Java and Sumatra, from the late 1910s to the 1950s, were central to Indonesia's progress as guardians and promoters of health and piety through gendered a……続きを見る

Desiring Thai Men traces the transformative influence of vernacular Thai-language media on Thailand's gay communities from the 1980s through the 2010s. Narupon Duangwises and Peter A. Jackson analyz……続きを見る

A journey through Vietnam's hidden war historyーtold one back-road, battlefield, and roadside beer at a time. Operation Làm Quen: Motorcycling Rural Vietnam, One Landing Zone at a Time is a unique b……続きを見る

Hugo Burel vuelve al género de la novela histórica para traernos un libro apasionante sobre un episodio clave en la construcción de nuestra identidad como país. Baltasar Brum fue el presidente más j……続きを見る

AN ODYSSEY OF COMPASSION AND CONFLICT Step into a world where every heartbeat echoes with danger and devotion. The Nurse and the Guerillas thrusts you into the steamy chaos of a war-torn jungle, whe……続きを見る

Liu, Yow, Zhang and the contributors examine Singapore’s significance as an Asian Regional Corridor and provide a new perspective on interpreting Singapore’s important position in the Asian region a……続きを見る

This is an amazing story of human migration to Southeast Asia. It is the story of how people with very different genetics, from faraway places, can come together to create incredible things in their……続きを見る

As World War II drew to a close, the Imperial Japanese military seized control of Laos, a French protectorate, and encouraged nationalist movements to forestall the revival of French power in the re……続きを見る