Journal of Southeast Asian Studies articles from June 2005

Journal of Southeast Asian Studies archives from June 2005

The Hoang Le nhat thong chi and historiography of late eighteenth-century Dai Viet.
June 1, 2005... It is nearly impossible to write the history of late eighteenth-century Vietnam (Dai Viet) without making use of the Hoang Le nhat thong chi (The unification record of the Imperial Le, HLNTC). This text, in all likelihood a collaborative effort...

The emergence of technological development and The question of native identity in the Netherlands East Indies.
June 1, 2005... In 1905, the colonial government in the Netherlands East Indies launched a Department of Agriculture, whose primary mission was to improve the welfare of the indigenous people by promoting a process of what many officials in the colony were...

From conflict to reconciliation: the case of the gondang sabangunan in the Order of Discipline of the Toba Batak Protestant Church.
June 1, 2005... The purpose of this article is to explore the history of and consequences for Toba Batak Protestant Church policy of 140 years of contact with the indigenous Toba cosmology and belief system known as adat. While many studies of culture contact...

Nation and contestation in Malaysia: diaspora and myths of belonging in the narratives of K. S. Maniam.
June 1, 2005... The study of the 'nation' has taken a key place in contemporary critical discourse. The central idea behind these theorizations is that the nation's identity is never conclusively fixed, but rather discursively constituted. Although...

Masks and selves in contemporary Java: the dances of Didik Nini Thowok.
June 1, 2005... The arts scene in contemporary lava evades easy characterization: it is a diverse and unpredictable landscape, and to focus on a single force, agent or movement risks concealing the multiple forces, contradictions and transformations, as well...

Badjao: cinematic representations of difference in the Philippines.
June 1, 2005... [Foreword] This is the story of the Badjaos A pagan tribe that roams the seas Deep to the south of the Philippines They live upon the sea And find refuge in its vastness. It is also the story of the Tausugs ...

The disappearing 'Asian' city: Protecting Asia's urban heritage in a globalizing world.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The disappearing 'Asian' city: Protecting Asia's urban heritage in a globalizing world. Edited by WILLIAM S. LOGAN. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp. xxi, 285. Figures, Tables, Notes, Index. doi:10.1017/S0022463405180187 This...

Sharing the blame: Subhas Chandra Bose and the Japanese Occupation of the Andamans 1942-45.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Sharing the blame: Subhas Chandra Bose and the Japanese Occupation of the Andamans 1942-45. By T. R. SAREEN. Delhi: S. S. Publishers, 2002. Pp. xiv, 270. Illustrations, Appendices, Bibliography, Index. doi: 10.1017/S0022463405190183 Senior...

Birmanische handschriften. Vol. 5: Katalognummern 901-1015.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Birmanische handschriften. Vol. 5: Katalognummern 901-1015. Edited by HEINZ BECHER, compiled by ANNE PETERS. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2004. Pp. xxix, 159. doi: 10.1017/S0022463405200188 It is welcome news that the project of...

Golddiggers, farmers, and traders in the 'Chinese Districts' of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Golddiggers, farmers, and traders in the 'Chinese Districts' of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. By MARY SOMERS HEIDHUES. Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 2003. Pp. 309. Maps, Plates, Notes, Bibliography, Index. doi: 10.1017/S0022463405210184...

Islamic nationhood and colonial Indonesia: The umma below the winds.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Islamic nationhood and colonial Indonesia: The umma below the winds. By MICHAEL FRANCIS LAFFAN. London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. Pp. Xvi, 294. Plates, Notes, Bibliography, Index. doi: 10.1017/S0022463405220180 This work represents the...

Puppet theater in contemporary Indonesia: New approaches to performance events.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Puppet theater in contemporary Indonesia: New approaches to performance events. Edited by JAN MRAZEK. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies, Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, No. 50, 2002....

Rites of belonging. Memory, modernity, and identity in a Malaysian Chinese community.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Rites of belonging. Memory, modernity, and identity in a Malaysian Chinese community. By JEAN DEBERNARDI. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. Pp. xvi, 318. Maps, Illustrations, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Glossary, Index. doi:...

The Philippine economy: Development, policies, and challenges.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The Philippine economy: Development, policies, and challenges. Edited by ARSENTO M. BALISACAN and HAL HILL Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2003. Pp. xxv, 466. Figures, Tables, Glossary, References, Authors Index, Subject Index....

American workers, colonial power: Philippine Seattle and the Transpacific West, 1919-1941.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... American workers, colonial power: Philippine Seattle and the Transpacific West, 1919-1941. By DOROTHY B. FUJITA-RONY. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. Pp. xviii, 302. Maps, Photographs, Notes, Bibliography, Index. doi:...

Global divas: Filipino gay men in the diaspora.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... Global divas: Filipino gay men in the diaspora. By MARTIN F. MANALANSAN IV. Durham: Duke University Press, 2003. Pp. 221. Notes, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. doi:10.1017/S0022463405270182 In this book Martin F. Manalansan IV presents 'a...

Un imperio en la vitrina. El colonialismo Espanol en el Pacifico y la Exposicion de Filipinas de 1887.
June 1, 2005... Un imperio en la vitrina. El colonialismo Espanol en el Pacifico y la Exposicion de Filipinas de 1887. By LUIS ANGEL SANCHEZ GOMEZ. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, 2003. doi:10.1017/S0022463405280189 Luis Sanchez...

The making of Singapore sociology: Society and the state.(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... The making of Singapore sociology: Society and the state. Edited by TONG CHEE KIONG and LIAN KWEN FEE. Singapore: Times Academic Press in association with Brill Academic Publishers, 2003. Pp. iv, 467. Index. doi: 10.1017/S0022463405290185 ...

Books received: JSEAS 2005, 2.
June 1, 2005... Asia Chinese and Indian diasporas: Comparative perspectives Edited by WONG SIU-LIN. Hong Kong: Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, 2004. ISBN 962-8269-37-2 Etats et litterature en Asie. L'emergence des etats modernes aux...