Why is education potentially subversive? How does ethnocentrism facilitate an oppressive status quo? Who actually benefits from war? Questions such as these were integral to the work of writer Kuroshi
Sixteen international academics examine the cinematic traditions of mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora from the beginning of Chinese film history to the present. Seventeen ess
Harris (Buddhist studies, U. College of St. Martin, Lancaster) traces the history of Buddhism in Cambodia from its origins to the fall of Angkor, through the emergence of Theravada in the Medieval Per
In 1940, a Dutch colonial officer named Louis Fontijne (1902-1968) was commissioned to conduct an investigation of indigenous land tenure and leadership in the Residency of Timor and Dependencies. Dea
Theravadins from Sri Lanka; Vajrayana teachers from Tibet; Zen, True Pure Land, Shingon, and Soka Gakkai Buddhists from Japan; and two Chinese Buddhist organizations from Taiwan are among the examples
Lebra (anthropology, U. of Hawai`i) analyzes Japanese culture through different conceptualizations of the self as it exists in linguistic and spatial categories. She applies two different modes of cul
Now a physician in western Virginia, Schmieg learned judo from his father, and studied Chinese language and literature at Georgetown U. before moving to Taiwan to study with his mentor, a doctor of tr
Carlile (Asian studies, U. of Hawai'i, Manoa) compares the historical development of the labor movement in Japan with that of three leading countries in Western Europe--France, Italy, and West Germany
Despite being a major player in the ending of Soeharto’s New Order regime in 1998, today the Indonesian pro-democracy movement is a marginal force in Indonesian politics and the process of reformasi i
Acting as editor and writer, historian Owen has shaped the contributions of seven other contributors to present an up-to-date history of Southeast Asia from the 18th century to the present, emphasizin
To those on one side of the stretched parchment, the warriors, maidens, children and birds move as if by magic. On the other side, puppeteers make magic, working several characters at a time with each
Succeeding waves of migration, from China to Thailand and from Thailand to the United States, have helped shape the identities of three generations of diasporic Chinese Thai. In this exciting new stud
Ten essays based on an Association of Asian studies conference in 2001 examine xushu (sequels), a little-studied popular genre in traditional Chinese fiction. Counter to the view that sequels are deri
Recent archeological finds in China have spurred interest in an important, but little-studied type of Chinese Buddhist/Buddhist-Daoist sculpture. Wong (East Asian art, U. of Virginia), a specialist in
Auckland, one summer weekend. A family fused together by the energies of multicultural Aotearoa New Zealand faces meltdown as tensions build between migrant and New Zealand-born generations, and betw
Hattori (Pacific history, U. of Guam) analyzes health care practice on Guam in the context of U.S. naval colonialism, exploring the impact of the introduction of new medical practices and technologies
Histories of the plantations sector in Malaysia have largely focused on the rubber industry and on the rise and fall of big British-owned colonial enterprises. But since independence, the sector has e
Since the early 1980s, approximately ten million people have turned to charismatic businessman-turned-preacher "Brother Mike" and his Catholic "prosperity" movement, El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fo
Wiegele (anthropology, Northern Illinois U.) examines a charismatic Catholic movement that has gathered people for miracle and healing rallies since the early 1980s in the Philippines. Documenting its
Chan Buddhism has become paradigmatic of Buddhist spirituality. Known in Japan as Zen and in Korea as Son, it is one of the most strikingly iconoclastic spiritual traditions in the world. This succinc
Considered a towering literary figure in his native Japan, Ogai (1862-1922) is becoming better known in the west for his novels and short stories. The 25 pieces here have been selected to demonstrate
This book showcases over 250 of the most beautiful examples of traditional jewelry from the Pacific. Myriad designs and materials, including jade, whale teeth and bone, shark teeth, tapa, shells and p
Himself a practitioner, Hershock (Asian studies, East-West Center, Honolulu) offers a philosophical introduction to the practice tradition of Chan Buddhism, the Chinese forebear of Korean Son and Japa
Anthropologists have revised 14 papers they delivered to an international workshop in Aarhus, Denmark, in November 1999. They debate issues in contemporary anthropology of Melanesia, building on earli
Tomsi (Japanese, Western Washington U.) looks at the introduction of Western rhetorical practice into Japan and analyzes its impact on modern Japanese literature, language, and culture. He explores ho
In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, François Jullien subtly delves into the metaphysical preconceptions of the two civilizations to account for diverging pa
A vibrant, growing, and highly visible set of female identities has emerged in Thailand known as tom and dee. A "tom" (from "tomboy") refers to a masculine woman who is sexually involved with a femini
Students familiar with Precy Espiritu's widely used beginning language text Let's Speak Ilokano will welcome Intermediate Hokano. Each of the twelve lessons consists of eight major components: reading
This volume showcases some of the most current and exciting research being done on Cambodian religious ideas and practices by a new generation of scholars from a variety of disciplines. The different
Sinnott (Yale U.) examines how female same-sex relationships in Thailand and other East and Southeast Asian countries have evolved into masculine and feminine pairs, described in English-derived terms
Calichman (Japanese studies, CUNY) examines the writings of Japanese thinker and sinologist Takeuchi Yoshimi (1910-1977). Through a series of explorative readings, he addresses the various problematic
Lee (Ewha Womans U.), Park (U. of Sydney), and Yeon (U. of London) present the eighth volume in a five-level series developed collaboratively by leading classroom teachers and linguists of Korean. Eac
Though diverse in religious practices and ideas, a network of individuals in 19th century Tokugawa Japan, converging on an ideology of "personal cultivation" (mi o osameru; shusin), began to form coal
Cai (Chinese, Emory U.) examines representations of the self in the works of contemporary Chinese writers Han Shaogong, Can Xue, Yu Hua, Mo Yan, and Jia Pingwa. She examines the representations of the
Geertz (emeritus, anthropology, Princeton U.) analyzes transformations in material culture and social relations over time in a village temple in Bali. Drawing upon on-site studies conducted over a 20-
Revising his doctoral dissertation for the University of Cambridge, Quah (Chinese literature, Nanyang Technological U., Singapore) explores the work of Chinese-French playwright Gao Xongjian (b. 1940)
Through her detailed description of a particular place (Kuzaki-cho) at a particular moment in time (the 1980s), D. P. Martinez addresses a variety of issues currently at the fore in the anthropology o
The five decades following the following the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-95 witnessed major, and conflicting, changes in the way the Chinese viewed their expansionist and modernizing neighbors, accordin
Lee (Ewha Womans U.), Park (U. of Sydney), and Yeon (U. of London) present the seventh volume in a five-level series developed collaboratively by leading classroom teachers and linguists of Korean. Ea
Those in the economic elite of Ming China surrounded themselves with exquisite objects practical only in that they brought pleasure on sight and marked the social worth of the possessor. The author ex
