Journal of Southeast Asian Studies articles from October 2001

Journal of Southeast Asian Studies archives from October 2001

Understanding melayu (Malay) as a source of diverse modern identities.
October 1, 2001... Anthony Reid (*) This article attempts to bring together recent literature about the typology of nationalism, with the ways in which 'Malay' or 'Melayu' have been used as the core of an ethnie or a nationalist project. Different meanings...

The search for the 'origins' of melayu.
October 1, 2001... Leonard Y. Andaya (*) Based on linguistic, archaeological, and historical evidence, this essay describes the environment that produced the culture associated with the 'Melayu', or the Malays. It also argues that Melayu ethnicity was never...

Texts, raja ismail and violence: siak and the transformation of malay identity in the eighteenth century.
October 1, 2001... Timothy P. Barnard (*) In the eighteenth century the descendants of a variety of groups, including Minangkabaus, formed a new Malay state known as Siak. Through an examination of a traditional text, Hikayat Siak, a better understanding of...

A malay of bugis ancestry: Haji Ibrahim's strategies of survival.
October 1, 2001... Jan van der Putten (*) The descendants of Bugis mercenary forces that liberated Riau from cast Sumatran invaders became an integral part of the local Malay community by the mid-nineteenth century. At that time Raja Ali Haji and Haji...

A history of an identity, an identity of a history: The idea and practice of 'malayness' in malaysia reconsidered.
October 1, 2001... Shamsul A. B. (*) This article is a critique of ethnicity theories based on essentialism - the idea that ethnic traits are innate (essences) both in the individual and the 'ethnie' as a social group - which have been adopted, wittingly or...

A literary mycelium: Some prolegomena for a project on indonesian literatures in malay.
October 1, 2001... Will Derks (*) This article consists of two parts. First, some of the presuppositions that have moulded the dominant view of and approach to Indonesian literature are examined and contrasted with certain facts in the literary life of...

Contesting straits-malayness: The fact of borneo.
October 1, 2001... James T. Collins (*) Through a discussion of language use in Kalimantan Barat (Western Borneo) a better understanding of cultural and sociolinguistic phenomena that are relevant to any discussion of Malay identity can be achieved. In this...

The makassar malays: Adaptation and identity, c. 1660-1790. (*).
October 1, 2001... Heather Sutherland (*) Extensive trade networks and Islam shaped Malay identity. The Dutch conquest of Makassar (1666-69) compelled the Malays there to redefine themselves, mastering new trade routes, political arenas and social alliances....

The dynamics of resistance and emulation in makassarese history.
October 1, 2001... William Cummings (*) This article situates historical struggles for supremacy in early modern Makassar within a framework of intrafamily rivalry in which cooperation and competition coexisted. Through a reading of two texts, it examines...

Strengthening the local in national reform: A cultural approach to political change.
October 1, 2001... Elizabeth Morrell (*) New Indonesian decentralisation policies have generated strong localisation movements which recall regional history During the Soeharto years history was invoked as part of an homogenising nationalism. With recent...

Intelligence and the war against Japan: Britain, America and the politics of secret service. (Asia).
October 1, 2001... Intelligence and the War Against Japan: Britain, America and the Politics of Secret Service. By RICHARD J. ALDRICH Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. xxiv, 500. Maps, Plates, Notes, Bibliography, Index. In 1978...

Transforming Asian socialism: China and Vietnam compared. (Asia).
October 1, 2001... Transforming Asian Socialism: China and Vietnam Compared Edited by ANITA CHAN, BENEDICT J. TRIA KERKVLIET and JONATHAN UNGER St Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin, 1999. Pp.240. Tables, Notes, Index This collective volume is devoted to...

Merchants and migrants: Ethnicity and trade among yunnanese chinese in southeast Asia. (Asia).
October 1, 2001... Merchants and Migrants: Ethnicity and Trade among Yunnanese Chinese in Southeast Asia By ANN MAXWELL HILL New Haven: Yale University Southeast Asia Studies Monograph 47, 1998. Pp. vii, 178. Maps, Bibliography, Index. The past...

Malay, world language: A short history. (Southeast Asia).
October 1, 2001... Malay, World Language: A Short History By JAMES T. COLLINS Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1998. Maps, Tables, Illustrations, Bibliography, Index. Pp. xxii, 101. This booklet provides an overview of the main developments in...

ormes extremes de dependance. Contributions a l' etude de l' 'esclavage en asie du sud-est. (Southeast Asia).
October 1, 2001... Formes Extremes de Dependance. Contributions a l' Etude de l' 'Esclavage en Asie du Sud-Est. Edited by GEORGES CONDOMINAS. Paris: Editions de l' Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 1998. Pp. 582. Illustrations, Indexes. ...

Turbulent times and enduring peoples: Mountain minorities in the south-east Asian massif. (Southeast Asia).
October 1, 2001... Turbulent Times and Enduring Peoples: Mountain Minorities in the South-East Asian Massif Edited by JEAN MICHAUD Richmond, Surrey: Gurzon Press, 2000. Pp. xiii, 255. Maps, Tables, Notes, Bibliography, Index. This collection of nine...

Why vietnam invaded cambodia: Political culture and the causes of war. (Southeast Asia).
October 1, 2001... Why Vietnam Invaded Cambodia: Political Culture and the Causes of War By STEPHEN J. MORRIS Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999. Pp. xiii, 315. Maps, Notes, Bibliography. The author begins the preface to his book with the...

Road to Asean- 10: Japanese perspectives on economic integration. (Southeast Asia).
October 1, 2001... Road to ASEAN- 10: Japanese Perspectives on Economic Integration Edited by SEKIGUCHI SUEO and NODA MAKITO Tokyo: Japan Center for International Exchange, 1999. Pp. xiv, 224. Tables, Notes, Bibliography, Index. This book is a...

Civility and savagery: Social identity in tai states. (Southeast Asia).
October 1, 2001... Civility and Savagery: Social Identity in Tai States Edited by ANDREW TURTON Richmond, Surrey: Curzon, 2000. Pp. xxii, 376. Maps, Plates, Notes, Index. The collective focus of the chapters in Civility and Savagery is on social...

Behind the postcolonial: Architecture, urban space and political cultures in Indonesia. (Indonesia).
October 1, 2001... Behind the Postcolonial: Architecture, Urban Space and Political Cultures in Indonesia By ABIDIN KUSNO London and New York: Routledge, 2000. Pp. xiv, 250. Plates, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Abidin Kusno's addition to the...

Shifting languages. Interaction and identity in javanese Indonesia. (Indonesia).
October 1, 2001... Shifting Languages. Interaction and Identity in Javanese Indonesia By J. JOSEPH ERRINGTON Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Pp. xv, 216. Figures, Tables, Bibliography, Indexes. The Javanese and Indonesian languages are...

Living through histories: Culture, history and social life in south sulawesi. (Indonesia).
October 1, 2001... Living Through Histories: Culture, History and Social Life in South Sulawesi Edited by KATHRYN ROBINSON and MUKHLIS PAENI Canberra: Australian National University, Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific and Asian...

Authority and enterprise among the peoples of South Sulawesi. (Indonesia).
October 1, 2001... Authority and Enterprise among the Peoples of South Sulawesi Edited by ROGER TOL, KEES VAN DIJK and GREG ACCIATOLI Leiden: KITLV, 2000. Pp.285. Authority and Enterprise is a snapshot of the state of the field of South Sulawesi...

Chinese epigraphic materials in Indonesia. volume III. (Indonesia).
October 1, 2001... Chinese Epigraphic Materials in Indonesia. Volume III By WOLFGANG FRANKE, CLAUDINE SALMON, ANTHONY SIU, HO CHUN-YIN, TEO LEE KHENG Singapore: South Seas Society, 1997. Pp. vii, 424. Map, Photographs, Bibliography. [English and...

The Philippine revolution in the bicol region. (The Philippines).
October 1, 2001... The Philippine Revolution in the Bicol Region By ELIAS M. ATAVIADO. Translated by JUAN T. ATAVIADO Quezon City: New Day Publishers, 1999. Pp. xxii, 226. Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, Index. The Bikol Blend: Bikolanos and Their...

Crime, society and the state in the nineteenth century Philippines. (The Philippines).
October 1, 2001... Crime, Society and the State in the Nineteenth Century Philippines By GREG BANKOFF Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1996. Pp. vii, 251. Tables, Notes, Bibliography, Index. This study of criminality and the state...

Population and history. The demographic origins of the modern Philippines. (The Philippines).
October 1, 2001... Population and History. The Demographic Origins of the Modern Philippines Edited by DANIEL F. DOEPPERS and PETER XENOS Madison: University of Wisconsin- Madison, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Monograph Number 16/Ateneo de Manila...

Raiding, trading, and feasting: The political economy of philippine chiefdoms. (The Philippines).
October 1, 2001... Raiding, Trading, and Feasting: The Political Economy of Philippine Chiefdoms By LAURA LEE JUNKER Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1999. Tables, Maps, Illustrations, Bibliography, Index. Pp. x, 477. At last a book that fills...

American exiles in the Philippines, 1941-1996: A collected oral narrative. (The Philippines).
October 1, 2001... American Exiles in the Philippines, 1941-1996: A Collected Oral Narrative By JOSEPH P. McCALLUS Quezon City: New Day Publishers, 1999. Pp. xxxi, 254. Photographs, Notes, Index. In the mid-1990s Joseph McCallus conducted...

White love and other events in filipino history. (The Philippines).
October 1, 2001... White Love and Other Events in Filipino History By VICENTE L. RAFAEL Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2000. Pp.xiv, 286. Illustrations, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Ecce libro! Behold, an engaging, mind-boggling book that...

After Postcolonialism: Remapping Philippine--United States Confrontations. (The Philippines).
October 1, 2001... After Postcolonialism: Remapping Philippine--United States Confrontations By E.SAN JUAN, JR. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000. Pp. xi, 252. Appendix, Bibliography, Index. The book, like its companion literature in the...

Yon Roi Kosapan Nai 'ton thang farangset' [follow in kosapan's footsteps in 'the way to France']. (Thailand).
October 1, 2001... Yon Roi Kosapan Nai 'Ton Thang Farangset' [Follow in Kosapan's Footsteps in 'The Way to France'] Edited by PREDEE PHISPHUMIVIDHI Bangkok: Fine Arts Department, 2001. Pp. 142 [in Thai]. In 2000 Predee Phisphumvidhi, a student at...

Thailande: Bouddhisme renoncant, capitalisme triomphant. (Thailand).
October 1, 2001... Thailande: Bouddhisme renoncant, Capitalisme triomphant By BERNARD FORMOSO Paris: La documentation Francaise, 2000. Pp. 179. Maps, Appendix, Bibliography. This work is one of four published volumes (along with those on Indonesia,...

Profit and poverty in rural vietnam: Winners and losers of a dismantled revolution. (Vietnam).
October 1, 2001... Profit and Poverty in Rural Vietnam: Winners and Losers of a Dismantled Revolution By RITA LILJESTROM, EVA LINDSKOG, NGUYEN VAN ANG, and VUONG XUAN TINH Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1998. Pp. 269. Bibliography, Photographs. ...