June 2015
SPECIAL ISSUE
Religion, Business and Contestation in Malaysia and Singapore
Guest Editors: Edmund Terence Gomez, Robert Hunt and John Roxborogh
Articles
Introduction: Religion, Business and Contestation in Malaysia and Singapore
Introduction: Religion, Business and Contestation in Malaysia and Singapore
Edmund Terence Gomez, Robert Hunt and John Roxborogh
Edmund Terence Gomez, Robert Hunt and John Roxborogh
Spirituality as an Integral Part of Islamic Business: The Case of Global Ikhwan
Spirituality as an Integral Part of Islamic Business: The Case of Global Ikhwan
Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid
Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid
Islamic Banking and Finance: Sacred Alignment, Strategic Alliances
Islamic Banking and Finance: Sacred Alignment, Strategic Alliances
Maznah Mohamad and Johan Saravanamuttu
Maznah Mohamad and Johan Saravanamuttu
“Do Business Till He Comes”: The Business of Housing God in Singapore Megachurches
“Do Business Till He Comes”: The Business of Housing God in Singapore Megachurches
Jeaney Yip and Susan Ainsworth
Jeaney Yip and Susan Ainsworth
Perspectives
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Film Reviews
WANG RENMEI: The Wildcat of Shanghai | WILD ROSE [YE MEIGUI] 1932WANG RENMEI: The Wildcat of Shanghai | WILD ROSE [YE MEIGUI] 1932
Chris Berry
Chris Berry
NOWHERE TO CALL HOME: A Tibetan in Beijing | Directed by Jocelyn FordNOWHERE TO CALL HOME: A Tibetan in Beijing | Directed by Jocelyn Ford
Emily T. Yeh
Emily T. Yeh
MALLAMALL | Written, produced and directed by Lalita KrishnaMALLAMALL | Written, produced and directed by Lalita Krishna
Sandeep Ray
Sandeep Ray
UNITY THROUGH CULTURE & STORI TUMBUNA: Ancestors’ TalesUNITY THROUGH CULTURE & STORI TUMBUNA: Ancestors’ Tales
John Barker
John Barker
Review Essays
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Book Reviews
Asia General China & Inner Asia Northeast Asia South Asia & the Himalayas Southeast Asia Australasia & the Pacific Islands
Asia General
RETURN: Nationalizing Transnational Mobility in Asia | Edited by Xiang Biao, Brenda S.A. Yeoh, and Mika ToyotaRETURN: Nationalizing Transnational Mobility in Asia | Edited by Xiang Biao, Brenda S.A. Yeoh, and Mika Toyota
Glenda S. Roberts
Glenda S. Roberts
ARCHITECTS OF GROWTH?: Sub-national Governments and Industrialization in Asia | Edited by Francis E. HutchinsonARCHITECTS OF GROWTH?: Sub-national Governments and Industrialization in Asia | Edited by Francis E. Hutchinson
Sunil Mani
Sunil Mani
BROTHERS IN ARMS: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979 | By Andrew MerthaBROTHERS IN ARMS: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979 | By Andrew Mertha
Chien-peng Chung
Chien-peng Chung
RED STAMPS AND GOLD STARS: Fieldwork Dilemmas in Upland Socialist Asia | Edited by Sarah TurnerRED STAMPS AND GOLD STARS: Fieldwork Dilemmas in Upland Socialist Asia | Edited by Sarah Turner
Vatthana Pholsena
Vatthana Pholsena
ENCOUNTERING MODERNITY: Christianity in East Asia and Asian America | Edited by Albert L. Park and David K. YooENCOUNTERING MODERNITY: Christianity in East Asia and Asian America | Edited by Albert L. Park and David K. Yoo
Don Baker
Don Baker
CONFRONTING MEMORIES OF WORLD WAR II: European and Asian Legacies | Edited by Daniel Chirot, Gi-Wook Shin and Daniel SneiderCONFRONTING MEMORIES OF WORLD WAR II: European and Asian Legacies | Edited by Daniel Chirot, Gi-Wook Shin and Daniel Sneider
Ivo Plsek
Ivo Plsek
COPRODUCING ASIA: Locating Japanese-Chinese Regional Film and Media | By Stephanie DeBoerCOPRODUCING ASIA: Locating Japanese-Chinese Regional Film and Media | By Stephanie DeBoer
Wendy Su
Wendy Su
China & Inner Asia
CHINA CONSTRUCTING CAPITALISM: Economic Life and Urban Change | By Michael Keith, Scott Lash, Jakob Arnoldi, and Tyler RookerCHINA CONSTRUCTING CAPITALISM: Economic Life and Urban Change | By Michael Keith, Scott Lash, Jakob Arnoldi, and Tyler Rooker
Alexander F. Day
Alexander F. Day
SECURITY AND PROFIT IN CHINA’S ENERGY POLICY: Hedging Against Risk. Contemporary Asia in the World | By Øystein TunsjøSECURITY AND PROFIT IN CHINA’S ENERGY POLICY: Hedging Against Risk. Contemporary Asia in the World | By Øystein Tunsjø
Darrin Magee
Darrin Magee
THE CHINA MODEL AND GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: Comparison, Impact, and Interaction | By Ming WanTHE CHINA MODEL AND GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: Comparison, Impact, and Interaction | By Ming Wan
Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles
CHINA’S REGIONAL RELATIONS: Evolving Foreign Policy Dynamics | By Mark Beeson, Fujian LiCHINA’S REGIONAL RELATIONS: Evolving Foreign Policy Dynamics | By Mark Beeson, Fujian Li
Zhiqun Zhu
Zhiqun Zhu
RISING INEQUALITY IN CHINA: Challenges to a Harmonious Society | Edited by Shi Li, Hiroshi Sato, Terry SicularRISING INEQUALITY IN CHINA: Challenges to a Harmonious Society | Edited by Shi Li, Hiroshi Sato, Terry Sicular
Dimitar D. Gueorguiev
Dimitar D. Gueorguiev
CLEARER SKIES OVER CHINA: Reconciling Air Quality, Climate, and Economic Goals | Edited by Chris P. Nielsen and Mun S. HoCLEARER SKIES OVER CHINA: Reconciling Air Quality, Climate, and Economic Goals | Edited by Chris P. Nielsen and Mun S. Ho
Joanna Lewis
Joanna Lewis
THE LOST GENERATION: The Rustication of China’s Educated Youth (1968-1980) | By Michel Bonnin; translated by Krystyna HorkoTHE LOST GENERATION: The Rustication of China’s Educated Youth (1968-1980) | By Michel Bonnin; translated by Krystyna Horko
Paul Clark
Paul Clark
PARTNERS AND RIVALS: The Uneasy Future of China’s Relationship with the United States | By Wendy DobsonPARTNERS AND RIVALS: The Uneasy Future of China’s Relationship with the United States | By Wendy Dobson
Denny Roy
Denny Roy
DIASPORIC CHINESENESS AFTER THE RISE OF CHINA: Communities and Cultural Production | Edited by Julia Kuehn, Kam Louie, and David M. PomfretDIASPORIC CHINESENESS AFTER THE RISE OF CHINA: Communities and Cultural Production | Edited by Julia Kuehn, Kam Louie, and David M. Pomfret
Serene K. Tan
Serene K. Tan
HONG KONG’S COURT OF FINAL APPEAL: The Development of the Law in China’s Hong Kong | Edited by Simon N.M. Young and Yash GhaiHONG KONG’S COURT OF FINAL APPEAL: The Development of the Law in China’s Hong Kong | Edited by Simon N.M. Young and Yash Ghai
Pitman B. Potter
Pitman B. Potter
NEGOTIATING AUTONOMY IN GREATER CHINA: Hong Kong and its Sovereign Before and After 1997 | Edited by Ray YepNEGOTIATING AUTONOMY IN GREATER CHINA: Hong Kong and its Sovereign Before and After 1997 | Edited by Ray Yep
Gordon Mathews
Gordon Mathews
VOICES FROM TIBET: Selected Essays and Reportage | By Tsering Woeser and Wang Lixiong; edited and translated by Violet S. LawVOICES FROM TIBET: Selected Essays and Reportage | By Tsering Woeser and Wang Lixiong; edited and translated by Violet S. Law
Tsering Shakya
Tsering Shakya
LIVING DEAD IN THE PACIFIC: Contested Sovereignty and Racism in Genetic Research on Taiwan Aborigines | By Mark MunsterhjelmLIVING DEAD IN THE PACIFIC: Contested Sovereignty and Racism in Genetic Research on Taiwan Aborigines | By Mark Munsterhjelm
Scott Simon
Scott Simon
Northeast Asia
MIGRANT WORKERS IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: An Institutional Perspective on Transnational Employment | By Kiyoto Tanno; Translated by Teresa CastelvetereMIGRANT WORKERS IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: An Institutional Perspective on Transnational Employment | By Kiyoto Tanno; Translated by Teresa Castelvetere
Hironori Onuki
Hironori Onuki
MORAL NATION: Modern Japan and Narcotics in Global History | By Miriam KingsbergMORAL NATION: Modern Japan and Narcotics in Global History | By Miriam Kingsberg
Ryoko Yamamoto
Ryoko Yamamoto
JAPANESE PERCEPTIONS OF FOREIGNERS | Edited by Shunsuke TanabeJAPANESE PERCEPTIONS OF FOREIGNERS | Edited by Shunsuke Tanabe
Miloš Debnár
Miloš Debnár
DILEMMAS OF ADULTHOOD: Japanese Women and the Nuances of Long-Term Resistance | By Nancy RosenbergerDILEMMAS OF ADULTHOOD: Japanese Women and the Nuances of Long-Term Resistance | By Nancy Rosenberger
Eriko Maeda
Eriko Maeda
GENDER AND LAW IN THE JAPANESE IMPERIUM | Edited by Susan L. Burns and Barbara J. BrooksGENDER AND LAW IN THE JAPANESE IMPERIUM | Edited by Susan L. Burns and Barbara J. Brooks
Sumiko Otsubo
Sumiko Otsubo
IMAGINING JAPAN IN POST-WAR EAST ASIA: Identity Politics, Schooling and Popular Culture | Edited by Paul Morris, Naoko Shimazu and Edward VickersIMAGINING JAPAN IN POST-WAR EAST ASIA: Identity Politics, Schooling and Popular Culture | Edited by Paul Morris, Naoko Shimazu and Edward Vickers
Daniel Sneider
Daniel Sneider
WORLD WAR I AND THE TRIUMPH OF A NEW JAPAN, 1919–1930 | By Frederick R. DickinsonWORLD WAR I AND THE TRIUMPH OF A NEW JAPAN, 1919–1930 | By Frederick R. Dickinson
Jeffrey P. Bayliss
Jeffrey P. Bayliss
OPENING A WINDOW TO THE WEST: The Foreign Concession at Kōbe, Japan, 1868–1899 | By Peter EnnalsOPENING A WINDOW TO THE WEST: The Foreign Concession at Kōbe, Japan, 1868–1899 | By Peter Ennals
Harald Fuess
Harald Fuess
REGIONALIZING CULTURE: The Political Economy of Japanese Popular Culture in Asia | By Nissim Kadosh OtmazginREGIONALIZING CULTURE: The Political Economy of Japanese Popular Culture in Asia | By Nissim Kadosh Otmazgin
Monir Hossain Moni
Monir Hossain Moni
EXPERIMENTAL BUDDHISM: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan | By John K. NelsonEXPERIMENTAL BUDDHISM: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan | By John K. Nelson
Victor Forte
Victor Forte
RACE FOR EMPIRE: Koreans as Japanese and Japanese as Americans during World War II | By T. FujitaniRACE FOR EMPIRE: Koreans as Japanese and Japanese as Americans during World War II | By T. Fujitani
Daniel Lachapelle Lemire
Daniel Lachapelle Lemire
THE KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE READER | Edited by Kyung Hyun Kim and Youngmin ChoeTHE KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE READER | Edited by Kyung Hyun Kim and Youngmin Choe
Dal Yong Jin
Dal Yong Jin
THE TWO KOREAS AND THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL SPORT | By Brian BridgesTHE TWO KOREAS AND THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL SPORT | By Brian Bridges
Wolfram Manzenreiter
Wolfram Manzenreiter
IN THE SERVICE OF HIS KOREAN MAJESTY: William Nelson Lovatt, the Pusan Customs, and Sino-Korean Relations, 1876–1888 | By Wayne PattersonIN THE SERVICE OF HIS KOREAN MAJESTY: William Nelson Lovatt, the Pusan Customs, and Sino-Korean Relations, 1876–1888 | By Wayne Patterson
Carl Young
Carl Young
South Asia & the Himalayas
AN INDIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY: Integrating Markets, Democracy and Social Justice | Edited by Sunil Khilnani, Manmohan MalhoutraAN INDIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY: Integrating Markets, Democracy and Social Justice | Edited by Sunil Khilnani, Manmohan Malhoutra
John Harriss
John Harriss
COMMERCE WITH THE UNIVERSE: Africa, India, and the Afrasian Imagination | By Gaurav DesaiCOMMERCE WITH THE UNIVERSE: Africa, India, and the Afrasian Imagination | By Gaurav Desai
Amitendu Palit
Amitendu Palit
THE DARJEELING DISTINCTION: Labor and Justice on Fair-Trade Tea Plantations in India | By Sarah BeskyTHE DARJEELING DISTINCTION: Labor and Justice on Fair-Trade Tea Plantations in India | By Sarah Besky
Sharit K. Bhowmik
Sharit K. Bhowmik
THE GOLDEN WAVE: Culture and Politics after Sri Lanka’s Tsunami Disaster | By Michele Ruth GamburdTHE GOLDEN WAVE: Culture and Politics after Sri Lanka’s Tsunami Disaster | By Michele Ruth Gamburd
Pia Hollenbach
Pia Hollenbach
COMMUNICATING INDIA’S SOFT POWER: Buddha to Bollywood | By Daya Kishan ThussuCOMMUNICATING INDIA’S SOFT POWER: Buddha to Bollywood | By Daya Kishan Thussu
Parama Sinha Palit
Parama Sinha Palit
THE WARRIOR STATE: Pakistan in the Contemporary World | By T.V. PaulTHE WARRIOR STATE: Pakistan in the Contemporary World | By T.V. Paul
Ishtiaq Ahmed, Lahore
Ishtiaq Ahmed, Lahore
Southeast Asia
ENTERING UNCHARTED WATERS?: ASEAN and the South China Sea | Edited by Pavin ChachavalpongpunENTERING UNCHARTED WATERS?: ASEAN and the South China Sea | Edited by Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Richard Kyle Paisley
Richard Kyle Paisley
INTERACTIONS WITH A VIOLENT PAST: Reading Post-Conflict Landscapes in Cambodia, Lao, and Vietnam | Edited by Vatthana Pholsena and Oliver TappeINTERACTIONS WITH A VIOLENT PAST: Reading Post-Conflict Landscapes in Cambodia, Lao, and Vietnam | Edited by Vatthana Pholsena and Oliver Tappe
Christopher Goscha
Christopher Goscha
HANOI’S WAR: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam | By Lien-Hang T. NguyenHANOI’S WAR: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam | By Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
D. Gordon Longmuir
D. Gordon Longmuir
SOUNDING OUT HERITAGE: Cultural Politics and the Social Practice of Quan Họ Folk Song in Northern Vietnam | By Lauren MeekerSOUNDING OUT HERITAGE: Cultural Politics and the Social Practice of Quan Họ Folk Song in Northern Vietnam | By Lauren Meeker
Erik Harms
Erik Harms
RESISTING GENDERED NORMS: Civil Society, the Juridical and Political Space in Cambodia | By Mona LiljaRESISTING GENDERED NORMS: Civil Society, the Juridical and Political Space in Cambodia | By Mona Lilja
Kate Grace Frieson
Kate Grace Frieson
BUDDHISM IN A DARK AGE: Cambodian Monks under Pol Pot | By Ian HarrisBUDDHISM IN A DARK AGE: Cambodian Monks under Pol Pot | By Ian Harris
Matt Galway
Matt Galway
AFTER THE NEW ORDER: Space, Politics and Jakarta | By Abidin KusnoAFTER THE NEW ORDER: Space, Politics and Jakarta | By Abidin Kusno
Doreen Lee
Doreen Lee
CULTURE, POWER, AND AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE INDONESIAN STATE: Cultural Policy across the Twentieth-Century to the Reform Era | By Tod JonesCULTURE, POWER, AND AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE INDONESIAN STATE: Cultural Policy across the Twentieth-Century to the Reform Era | By Tod Jones
Abidin Kusno
Abidin Kusno
PRODUCING INDONESIA: The State of the Field of Indonesian Studies | Edited by Eric TagliacozzoPRODUCING INDONESIA: The State of the Field of Indonesian Studies | Edited by Eric Tagliacozzo
Bambang Purwanto
Bambang Purwanto
SURABAYA, 1945-2010: Neighbourhood, State and Economy in Indonesia’s City of Struggle | By Robbie PetersSURABAYA, 1945-2010: Neighbourhood, State and Economy in Indonesia’s City of Struggle | By Robbie Peters
Freek Colombijn
Freek Colombijn
TRAILS OF BRONZE DRUMS ACROSS EARLY SOUTHEAST ASIA: Exchange Routes and Connected Cultural Spheres | By Ambra CaloTRAILS OF BRONZE DRUMS ACROSS EARLY SOUTHEAST ASIA: Exchange Routes and Connected Cultural Spheres | By Ambra Calo
Thomas Hunter
Thomas Hunter
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
PERFORMING PLACE, PRACTISING MEMORIES: Aboriginal Australians, Hippies and the State | By Rosita HenryPERFORMING PLACE, PRACTISING MEMORIES: Aboriginal Australians, Hippies and the State | By Rosita Henry
Lorraine Towers
Lorraine Towers
GOVERNING NEW GUINEA: An Oral History of Papuan Administrators, 1950-1990 | Edited by Leontine VisserGOVERNING NEW GUINEA: An Oral History of Papuan Administrators, 1950-1990 | Edited by Leontine Visser
Benedicta Rousseau
Benedicta Rousseau
PACIFIC IDENTITIES AND WELL-BEING: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | Edited by Margaret Nelson Agee, Tracey McIntosh, Philip Culbertson and Cabrini ‘Ofa MakasialePACIFIC IDENTITIES AND WELL-BEING: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | Edited by Margaret Nelson Agee, Tracey McIntosh, Philip Culbertson and Cabrini ‘Ofa Makasiale
Toon van Meijl
Toon van Meijl
THE ECHO OF THINGS: The Lives of Photographs in the Solomon Islands | By Christopher WrightTHE ECHO OF THINGS: The Lives of Photographs in the Solomon Islands | By Christopher Wright
Andrea Low
Andrea Low
THE KANAK AWAKENING: The Rise of Nationalism in New Caledonia | By David A. ChappellTHE KANAK AWAKENING: The Rise of Nationalism in New Caledonia | By David A. Chappell
Michael Horowitz
Michael Horowitz
COLONIALISM, MAASINA RULE, AND THE ORIGINS OF MALAITAN KASTOM | By David W. AkinCOLONIALISM, MAASINA RULE, AND THE ORIGINS OF MALAITAN KASTOM | By David W. Akin
Anton Ploeg
Anton Ploeg