R.R. - Southeast Asia 1

From the moment he received a cine-camera at age 10, Harry Birrell devoted his life to documenting the world around him, including his enlistment and his adventures serving in the Burma, Nepal and I……続きを見る

Under the slogan 'Merdeka!' the Republic of Indonesia rushed into a battle for independence, a struggle of which no one could predict the outcome. Harry Poeze and Henk Schulte Nordholt provide a new……続きを見る

The Tai Lue of Sipsong Panna, located in China’s southern Yunnan province, is the largest community of Theravada Buddhists in a country where the Mahayana tradition is dominant. In recent decades, a……続きを見る

Early Photography in Vietnam is a fascinating and outstanding pictorial record of photography in Vietnam during the century of French rule. In more than 500 photographs, many published here for the ……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

Embárcate en un viaje fascinante a través del tiempo y el espacio con "Viajes por Filipinas: De Manila á Marianas". Descubre un mundo exótico y vibrante a través de los ojos de Juan Alvarez Guerra, ……続きを見る

Embárcate en un viaje inolvidable a través de las exóticas tierras de Filipinas con "Viajes por Filipinas: De Manila á Albay" de Juan Alvarez Guerra. Descubre un mundo lleno de paisajes exuberantes,……続きを見る

Embárcate en un viaje fascinante a través del corazón de Filipinas del siglo XIX. Viajes por Filipinas: De Manila á Tayabas de Juan Alvarez Guerra es una obra maestra que te transportará a un mundo ……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

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

Yaa baa, « le médicament qui rend fou ». En Thaïlande le surnom de la méthamphétamine sonne comme un avertissement, mais il n’a pas dissuadé des centaines de milliers de Thaïlandais, jeunes pour la ……続きを見る

Over the past quarter century new ideologies of participation and representation have proliferated across democratic and non-democratic regimes. In Participation without Democracy, Garry Rodan break……続きを見る

Youth, Education, and Islamic Radicalism offers groundbreaking analysis of religious intolerance and radicalization among high school and university students in modern-day Indonesia. Indonesia is on……続きを見る

Why are some places successful in moving from war to consolidated peace while others continue to be troubled by violence? And why does postconflict violence take different forms and have different i……続きを見る

It has often been said that those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it. In this concise, hard-hitting booklet about General Douglas MacArthur and his experiences during World War……続きを見る

Dr Goh Keng Swee was Singapore's first Minister for Finance from 1959 to 1965 who initiated Singapore's first industrial estate now known as Jurong Town. He was also the first and longest serving De……続きを見る

In Plantation Life Tania Murray Li and Pujo Semedi examine the structure and governance of Indonesia's contemporary oil palm plantations in Indonesia, which supply 50 percent of the world's palm oil……続きを見る

In Southeast Asia, atmospheric violence emerges from the haze plumes of burning of palm oil plantations, the invisible but powerful spread of viral flows, and the subordination of upland farmers who……続きを見る

Amidst the revolutionary euphoria of August 1945, most Vietnamese believed that colonialism and war were being left behind in favor of independence and modernization. The late-September British-Fren……続きを見る

In Anglo-European botany, it is customary to think of the vernacular as that which is not a Latin or Latinized scientific plant name. In Unmaking Botany, Kathleen Cruz Gutierrez traces a history of ……続きを見る

First published in the year 1905, the present book 'A History of the Philippines' by David P. Barrows was written on the Philippinean government's recommendation with an aim to provide the history o……続きを見る

The American war in Vietnam was so much more than the sum of its battles. To make sense of it, we must look beyond the conflict itself. We must understand its context and, above all, the formative e……続きを見る

"Indonesia History Unveiled" takes readers on an extraordinary journey through centuries of cultural, political, and social transformations that have shaped this remarkable archipelago. From the anc……続きを見る

Around the first century BCE, Buddhist monks formed monasteries and established relationships with kings and lay people. The rules monks live by, the Vinaya, are a pivotal source of meaning for them……続きを見る

The extraordinary story of North Vietnam's most successful spy During the Vietnam War, Time reporter Pham Xuan An befriended everyone who was anyone in Saigon, including American journalists such as……続きを見る

In "The History of Sumatra," William Marsden presents a meticulous account of the island's geography, culture, and history. Written in a systematic and clear literary style characteristic of 18th-ce……続きを見る

William Marsden's "The History of Sumatra" is a groundbreaking work that combines meticulous scholarship with vivid narratives, offering an in-depth exploration of the island's geography, cultures, ……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

In contemporary Manila, slums and squatter settlements are peppered throughout the city, often pushing right up against the walled enclaves of the privileged, creating the complex geopolitical patte……続きを見る

A highly illustrated account of the Ia Drang campaign of 1965, a key event in the Vietnam War, which was immortalized in the film We Were Soldiers Once… and Young. The Pleiku campaign of October–Nov……続きを見る