September 2014
SPECIAL ISSUE
Context, Concepts and Comparison in Southeast Asian Studies
Guest Editors: Mikko Huotari and Jürgen Rüland
Articles
Context, Concepts and Comparison in Southeast Asian Studies—Introduction to the Special Issue
Context, Concepts and Comparison in Southeast Asian Studies—Introduction to the Special Issue
Mikko Huotari and Jürgen Rüland
Mikko Huotari and Jürgen Rüland
Context and Method in Southeast Asian Politics
Context and Method in Southeast Asian Politics
Thomas B. Pepinsky
Thomas B. Pepinsky
Modular Comparisons: Grounding and Gauging Southeast Asian Governance
Modular Comparisons: Grounding and Gauging Southeast Asian Governance
Christian von Lübke
Christian von Lübke
The Spectrum of Comparisons: A Discussion
The Spectrum of Comparisons: A Discussion
Donald K. Emmerson
Donald K. Emmerson
Perspectives
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Review Essays
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Film Reviews
THE WORLD BEFORE HER | Written and directed by Nisha PahujaTHE WORLD BEFORE HER | Written and directed by Nisha Pahuja
Simon Chambers and Alpa Shah
Simon Chambers and Alpa Shah
Book Reviews
Asia General China & Inner Asia Northeast Asia South Asia & the Himalayas Southeast Asia Australasia & the Pacific Islands
Asia General
HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONALIZATION IN ASIA PACIFIC: Implications for Governance, Citizenship and University Transformation | Edited by John N. Hawkins, Ka Ho Mok and Deane E. NeubauerHIGHER EDUCATION REGIONALIZATION IN ASIA PACIFIC: Implications for Governance, Citizenship and University Transformation | Edited by John N. Hawkins, Ka Ho Mok and Deane E. Neubauer
Grant McBurnie
Grant McBurnie
HEALTH TRANSITIONS AND THE DOUBLE DISEASE BURDEN IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: Histories of Responses to Non-Communicable and Communicable Diseases | Edited by Milton J. Lewis, Kerrie L. MacPhersonHEALTH TRANSITIONS AND THE DOUBLE DISEASE BURDEN IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: Histories of Responses to Non-Communicable and Communicable Diseases | Edited by Milton J. Lewis, Kerrie L. MacPherson
Holly Wardlow
Holly Wardlow
STATE VIOLENCE IN EAST ASIA | Edited by N. Ganesan and Sung Chull KimSTATE VIOLENCE IN EAST ASIA | Edited by N. Ganesan and Sung Chull Kim
Mark Caprio
Mark Caprio
AUSTRALIA-CHINA RELATIONS POST 1949: Sixty Years of Trade and Politics | By Yi WangAUSTRALIA-CHINA RELATIONS POST 1949: Sixty Years of Trade and Politics | By Yi Wang
Andrew Carr
Andrew Carr
China & Inner Asia
RENEWAL: The Chinese State and the New Global History | By Wang GungwuRENEWAL: The Chinese State and the New Global History | By Wang Gungwu
Henrietta Harrison
Henrietta Harrison
CHINA’S SECURITY STATE: Philosophy, Evolution, and Politics | By Xuezhi GuoCHINA’S SECURITY STATE: Philosophy, Evolution, and Politics | By Xuezhi Guo
Zheng Yongnian
Zheng Yongnian
PAX SINICA: Geopolitics and Economics of China’s Ascendance | By Y.Y. KuehPAX SINICA: Geopolitics and Economics of China’s Ascendance | By Y.Y. Kueh
Wang Gungwu
Wang Gungwu
THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY AND CHINA’S CAPITALIST REVOLUTION: The Political Impact of the Market | By Lance L.P. GoreTHE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY AND CHINA’S CAPITALIST REVOLUTION: The Political Impact of the Market | By Lance L.P. Gore
Anna Belogurova
Anna Belogurova
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE AUTHORITARIAN STATE IN CHINA | By Timothy HildebrandtSOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE AUTHORITARIAN STATE IN CHINA | By Timothy Hildebrandt
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
WILL THIS BE CHINA’S CENTURY?: A Skeptic’s View | By Mel GurtovWILL THIS BE CHINA’S CENTURY?: A Skeptic’s View | By Mel Gurtov
Jasper Becker
Jasper Becker
THE MIDDLE CLASS IN NEOLIBERAL CHINA: Governing Risk, Life-Building, and Themed Spaces | By Hai RenTHE MIDDLE CLASS IN NEOLIBERAL CHINA: Governing Risk, Life-Building, and Themed Spaces | By Hai Ren
Jun Zhang
Jun Zhang
THE RISE OF THINK TANKS IN CHINA | By Xufeng ZhuTHE RISE OF THINK TANKS IN CHINA | By Xufeng Zhu
Michael Keane
Michael Keane
CHINA AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The Green Revolution | Edited by Sam Geall; with an introduction by Isabel HiltonCHINA AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The Green Revolution | Edited by Sam Geall; with an introduction by Isabel Hilton
Kenneth W. Foster
Kenneth W. Foster
BAREFOOT DOCTORS AND WESTERN MEDICINE IN CHINA | By Xiaoping FangBAREFOOT DOCTORS AND WESTERN MEDICINE IN CHINA | By Xiaoping Fang
David Luesink
David Luesink
TROUBLE IN THE MIDDLE: American-Chinese Business Relations, Culture, Conflict, and Ethics | By Steven P. FeldmanTROUBLE IN THE MIDDLE: American-Chinese Business Relations, Culture, Conflict, and Ethics | By Steven P. Feldman
Yuen Pau Woo
Yuen Pau Woo
TECHNOMOBILITY IN CHINA: Young Migrant Women and Mobile Phones | By Cara WallisTECHNOMOBILITY IN CHINA: Young Migrant Women and Mobile Phones | By Cara Wallis
Byron Rigel Hauck
Byron Rigel Hauck
FIGHTING FOR BREATH: Living Morally and Dying of Cancer in a Chinese Village | By Anna Lora-WainwrightFIGHTING FOR BREATH: Living Morally and Dying of Cancer in a Chinese Village | By Anna Lora-Wainwright
Hangping Xu
Hangping Xu
THE GREAT MANCHURIAN PLAGUE OF 1910-1911: The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease | By William C. SummersTHE GREAT MANCHURIAN PLAGUE OF 1910-1911: The Geopolitics of an Epidemic Disease | By William C. Summers
Blaine Chiasson
Blaine Chiasson
TOMBSTONE: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962 | By Yang Jisheng; translated by Stacy Mosher and Guo JianTOMBSTONE: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962 | By Yang Jisheng; translated by Stacy Mosher and Guo Jian
Yixin Chen
Yixin Chen
Northeast Asia
NORTHEAST ASIA’S NUCLEAR CHALLENGES | Edited by Su Hoon LeeNORTHEAST ASIA’S NUCLEAR CHALLENGES | Edited by Su Hoon Lee
Anthony DiFilippo
Anthony DiFilippo
EDUCATION REFORM AND SOCIAL CLASS IN JAPAN: The Emerging Incentive Divide | By Takehiko Kariya; translation edited by Michael BurtscherEDUCATION REFORM AND SOCIAL CLASS IN JAPAN: The Emerging Incentive Divide | By Takehiko Kariya; translation edited by Michael Burtscher
Barbara G. Holthus
Barbara G. Holthus
DEATH AND DYING IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN | Edited by Hikaru SuzukiDEATH AND DYING IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN | Edited by Hikaru Suzuki
Masami Takahashi
Masami Takahashi
HOUSEWIVES OF JAPAN: An Ethnography of Real Lives and Consumerized Domesticity | By Ofra Goldstein-GidoniHOUSEWIVES OF JAPAN: An Ethnography of Real Lives and Consumerized Domesticity | By Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni
Konrad Kalicki
Konrad Kalicki
CAPITAL AS WILL AND IMAGINATION: Schumpeter’s Guide to the Postwar Japanese Miracle | By Mark MetzlerCAPITAL AS WILL AND IMAGINATION: Schumpeter’s Guide to the Postwar Japanese Miracle | By Mark Metzler
Michael Smitka
Michael Smitka
IMPERIAL ECLIPSE: Japan’s Strategic Thinking About Continental Asia Before August 1945 | By Yukiko KoshiroIMPERIAL ECLIPSE: Japan’s Strategic Thinking About Continental Asia Before August 1945 | By Yukiko Koshiro
Paul E. Dunscomb
Paul E. Dunscomb
OCCUPYING POWER: Sex Workers and Servicemen in Postwar Japan | By Sarah KovnerOCCUPYING POWER: Sex Workers and Servicemen in Postwar Japan | By Sarah Kovner
Kimiko Osawa
Kimiko Osawa
TUMULTUOUS DECADE: Empire, Society, and Diplomacy in 1930s Japan. Japan and Global Society. Edited by Masato Kimura and Tosh MinoharaTUMULTUOUS DECADE: Empire, Society, and Diplomacy in 1930s Japan. Japan and Global Society. Edited by Masato Kimura and Tosh Minohara
Bill Sewell
Bill Sewell
THE AESTHETICS OF SHADOW: Lighting and Japanese Cinema | By Daisuke MiyaoTHE AESTHETICS OF SHADOW: Lighting and Japanese Cinema | By Daisuke Miyao
Timothy Iles
Timothy Iles
KOREA AND EAST ASIA: The Stony Road to Collective Security | Edited by Rüdiger Frank, John Swenson-WrightKOREA AND EAST ASIA: The Stony Road to Collective Security | Edited by Rüdiger Frank, John Swenson-Wright
Ian E. Rinehart
Ian E. Rinehart
NORTH KOREA: Beyond Charismatic Politics | By Heonik Kwon and Byung-Ho ChungNORTH KOREA: Beyond Charismatic Politics | By Heonik Kwon and Byung-Ho Chung
Dima Mironenko
Dima Mironenko
ORIGINS OF NORTH KOREA’S JUCHE: Colonialism, War, and Development | Edited by Jae-Jung SuhORIGINS OF NORTH KOREA’S JUCHE: Colonialism, War, and Development | Edited by Jae-Jung Suh
James Person
James Person
IMPERATIVES OF CULTURE: Selected Essays on Korean History, Literature, and Society from the Japanese Colonial Era | Edited by Christopher P. Hanscom, Walter K. Lew, and Youngju RyuIMPERATIVES OF CULTURE: Selected Essays on Korean History, Literature, and Society from the Japanese Colonial Era | Edited by Christopher P. Hanscom, Walter K. Lew, and Youngju Ryu
Theodore Hughes
Theodore Hughes
South Asia & the Himalayas
INDIA IN SOUTH ASIA: Domestic Identity Politics and Foreign Policy from Nehru to the BJP | By Sinderpal SinghINDIA IN SOUTH ASIA: Domestic Identity Politics and Foreign Policy from Nehru to the BJP | By Sinderpal Singh
Rajesh Basrur
Rajesh Basrur
AN INDIAN POLITICAL LIFE: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1957 to 1967 | By Paul R. BrassAN INDIAN POLITICAL LIFE: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1957 to 1967 | By Paul R. Brass
James Manor
James Manor
GLOBALISATION, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION IN SRI LANKA: Opportunity and Division | By Angela W. Little and Siri T. HettigeGLOBALISATION, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION IN SRI LANKA: Opportunity and Division | By Angela W. Little and Siri T. Hettige
Gloria Spittel
Gloria Spittel
THE BANGLADESH READER: History, Culture, Politics | Edited by Meghna Guhathakurta and Willem van SchendelTHE BANGLADESH READER: History, Culture, Politics | Edited by Meghna Guhathakurta and Willem van Schendel
David Lewis
David Lewis
Southeast Asia
SOUTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY: Essential Readings, 2nd ed. | Edited by D.R. SarDesaiSOUTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY: Essential Readings, 2nd ed. | Edited by D.R. SarDesai
Mary Somers Heidhues
Mary Somers Heidhues
THE HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES: Korea and Beyond | Edited by Park Seung Woo, Victor T. KingTHE HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES: Korea and Beyond | Edited by Park Seung Woo, Victor T. King
Jim Placzek
Jim Placzek
FOUR DECADES ON: Vietnam, the United States, and the Legacies of the Second Indochina War | Edited by Scott Laderman and Edwin A. MartiniFOUR DECADES ON: Vietnam, the United States, and the Legacies of the Second Indochina War | Edited by Scott Laderman and Edwin A. Martini
Moss Roberts
Moss Roberts
THE BUDDHA SIDE: Gender, Power, and Buddhist Practice in Vietnam | By Alexander SoucyTHE BUDDHA SIDE: Gender, Power, and Buddhist Practice in Vietnam | By Alexander Soucy
Irving Chan Johnson
Irving Chan Johnson
CATHOLIC VIETNAM: A Church from Empire to Nation | By Charles KeithCATHOLIC VIETNAM: A Church from Empire to Nation | By Charles Keith
Karel Steenbrink
Karel Steenbrink
FOREST OF STRUGGLE: Moralities of Remembrance in Upland Cambodia | By Eve Monique ZuckerFOREST OF STRUGGLE: Moralities of Remembrance in Upland Cambodia | By Eve Monique Zucker
Rachel Hughes
Rachel Hughes
POTENT LANDSCAPES: Place and Mobility in Eastern Indonesia | By Catherine AllertonPOTENT LANDSCAPES: Place and Mobility in Eastern Indonesia | By Catherine Allerton
Johan Lindquist
Johan Lindquist
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
BEING MĀORI IN THE CITY: Indigenous Everyday Life in Auckland | By Natacha GagnéBEING MĀORI IN THE CITY: Indigenous Everyday Life in Auckland | By Natacha Gagné
Fiona McCormack
Fiona McCormack
TAX HAVENS AND SOVEREIGNTY IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS | By Anthony van FossenTAX HAVENS AND SOVEREIGNTY IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS | By Anthony van Fossen
Jean Zorn
Jean Zorn
LANDSCAPES OF RELATIONS AND BELONGING: Body, Place and Politics in Wogeo, Papua New Guinea | By Astrid AndersonLANDSCAPES OF RELATIONS AND BELONGING: Body, Place and Politics in Wogeo, Papua New Guinea | By Astrid Anderson
Michael Goddard
Michael Goddard
CREATING A NATION WITH CLOTH: Women, Wealth, and Tradition in the Tongan Diaspora | By Ping-Ann AddoCREATING A NATION WITH CLOTH: Women, Wealth, and Tradition in the Tongan Diaspora | By Ping-Ann Addo
Fanny Wonu Veys
Fanny Wonu Veys
ECHOES OF THE TAMBARAN: Masculinity, History and the Subject in the Work of Donald F. Tuzin | Edited by David Lipset and Paul RoscoeECHOES OF THE TAMBARAN: Masculinity, History and the Subject in the Work of Donald F. Tuzin | Edited by David Lipset and Paul Roscoe
William E. Mitchell
William E. Mitchell
ISLANDS OF LOVE, ISLANDS OF RISK: Culture and HIV in the Trobriands | By Katherine LepaniISLANDS OF LOVE, ISLANDS OF RISK: Culture and HIV in the Trobriands | By Katherine Lepani
John Barker
John Barker