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			Polarising Javanese Society Islamic and Other Visions (c. 1830-1930) M. C. Ricklefs Cham Muslims of the Mekong Delta Place and Mobility in the Cosmopolitan Periphery Philip Taylor Knowing Southeast Asian Subjects Laurie J. Sears (editor) The Politics of Business and Ethnicity A History of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sikko Visscher Secret Trades, Porous Borders Smuggling and States Along a Southeast Asian Frontier, 1865-1915 Eric Taliacozzo The Rebel Den of Nung Tri Cao Loyalty and Identity Along the Sino-Vietnamese Frontier James Anderson Malaysian Industrial Policy Jomo K.S. (editor) Of Self and Injustice Autobiography and Repression in Modern Indonesia C. W. Watson A World of Water Rain, Rivers and Seas in Southeast Asian Histories Peter Boomgaard (editor) History in Uniform: Military Ideology and the Construction of Indonesia's Past Katharine E. McGregor Southeast Asian Lives: Personal Narratives and Historical Experience Roxana Waterson (editor) Rich stories of Southeast Asian people who lived in interesting times Riots, Pogroms, Jihad: Religious Violence in Indonesia Noteworthy John T. Sidel Traces the shifts and patterns of religious violence over a 10-year period within political and sociological contexts Unsettling Absences: Urbanism in Malaysia Eric C. Thompson Indonesia in the Soeharto Years Lontar Foundation "An album of Indonesia... a kind of aide-memoire". -- Goenawan Mohamad Working and Mothering in Asia: Images, Ideologies and Identities Theresa W. Devasahayam & Brenda S. A. Yeoh (editors) Examines recurrent themes of patriachy, labour, definition of "good mothering" and relationship, etc. in Asian societies Rethinking Thailand's Southern Violence Duncan McCargo (editor)
			Reclaiming Adat: Contemporary Malaysian Film and Literature Khoo Gaik Cheng
			Other Malays: Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in the Modern Malay World Joel S. Kahn
			Uncovering Southeast Asia's Past Elizabeth A. Bacus, Ian C. Glover and Vincent C. Pigott (editors)
			17th-century Burma and the VOC, 1634-1680 Wil O. Dijk
			Disease and Demography in Colonial Burma Judith L. Richell
			Verandah of Violence: The Background to the Aceh Problem Anthony Reid (editor)

			Colonial Spectacles: The Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies at the World Exhibitions, 1880-1931 Marieke Bloembergen. Translated by Beverely Jackson


			Between Tongues: Translation and/in/or Performance in Asia Jennifer Lindsay (editor)


			Seditious Histories: Contesting Thai and Southeast Asian Pasts Craig J. Reynolds An engagingly-written book on how Thai history is written in the past, how it shapes Thai's understanding of their kingdom and how outsiders can know it.

			Anti Chinese Violence in Indonesia 1996–1999 Jemma Purdey

			Contentious Journalism & the Internet: Towards Democratic Discourse in Malaysia & Singapore Cherian George politics and the media in Malaysia and Singapore

			Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways: Municipal Transport History, 1880s–1963 Ric Francis And Colin Ganley

			Asian Labor in the Wartime Japanese Empire Paul H. Kratoska (editor)

			Khian Thai: Thai Writing Workbook Titima Suthiwan A workbook for learners of the Thai script

			Britain, Southeast Asia and the Impact of the Korean War Nicholas Tarling This book discusses Britain's policy towards Southeast Asia from 1950-55 when the balance of power was crucially affected by the Korean War.

			Tana Toraja: A Social HIstory of An Indonesian People Terance W. Bigalke This ambitious, multifaceted study traces the history of Tana Toraja over more than a century, from 1870, forty years before the Dutch took control of the highlands, to the 1990s.

			Malaysian 'Bail Outs'? Capital Controls, Restructuring and Recovery K. S. Jomo, Wong Sook Ching & Chin Kok Fay Setting the record straight on the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and Malaysia's relatively quick recovery. While the capital controls put in place by the Malaysian government were not "bailouts" for influential interests, neither were they responsible for the ensuing recovery.

			The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia: A New History Norman G. Owen (editor) A long-awaited single-volume history of this complex region

			Malay Nationalism before UMNO: The Memoirs of Mustapha Hussain Mustapha Hussain Insun Sony Mustapha (translator). K. S. Jomo (editor) an extraordinary memoir from the man who could easily have been President of the United Malays Nationalist Organization. A must-read for those interested in Malay nationalism in Malaysian history.

			Histories, Cultures, Identities: Studies in Malaysian Chinese Worlds Sharon A. Carstens

			Sundanese Print Culture and Modernity in 19th Century West Java Mikihiri Moriyama Print culture was the key carrier of modernity for West Java's 30 million speakers of Sundanese. This important study examines the development of this print culture in the 19th century.

			Jemaah Islamiyah: Radical Islamism in Indonesia Greg Barton

			Beginning to Remember: The Past in the Indonesian Present Mary S. Zurbuchen The many ways in which Indonesians have dealt with memory, its formation and its manipulation, as the nation emerges from authoritarian rule.

			Locating Southeast Asia: Geographies of Knowledge and Politics of Space Paul Kratoska, Henk Schulte Nordholt And Remco Raben (editors) Is the idea of 'Southeast Asia' even relevant any longer?

			Water Frontier: Commerce and the Chinese in the Lower Mekong Region, 1750-1880 Nola Cooke And Li Tana

			Standing Still Simryn Gill a haunting document of a brief period in the life of a nation and a region...

			An Indonesian Frontier: Acehnese and Other Histories of Sumatra Anthony Reid his book is the fruit of 40 years' study of Sumatran history, from one of the most important historians of Southeast Asia.

			Imagined Ancestries of Vietnamese Communism: Ton Duc Thang and the Politics of History and Memory Christoph Giebel An important re-evaluation of the official history of the Vietnamese Communist Party - and the process of nationalist mythmaking in Vietnam.

			After the Storm: Crisis, Recovery and Sustaining Development in Asia K. S. Jomo (editor) Asian perspectives on the Asian crisis.

			Yaa Baa: Production, Traffic and Consumption of Methamphetamine in Mainland Southeast Asia (English edition) Pierre-arnaud Chouvy & Joel Meissonnier. The first publication to focus on this side of the Golden Triangle drug trade.

			Gender Practices in Contemporary Vietnam Lisa Drummond And Helle Rydstrom Gender as negotiation or transgression, in the context of contemporary Vietnam.

			Iban Ritual Textiles Traude Gavin A thorough re-examination of the interpretation of some of the world's most beautiful woven textiles.

			Dialogues with Chin Peng: New Light on the Malayan Communist Party C.c. Chin & Karl Hack (editors) Chin Peng speaks, not through a memoir, but in dialogue with scholars and students of the MCP and the Malayan Emergency. A fascinating view of history as dialogue and debate.

			Indonesian Houses: Tradition and Transformation in Vernacular Architecture Reimar Schefold, Gaudenz Domenig And Peter Nas (editors) The rich variation and fundamental similarities in Indonesian houses and settlements.

			Durga/Umayi (Witch/Goddess) - A Novel Y.b. Mangunwijaya Translated By Ward Keeler energetic satirical novel from top Indonesian novelist

			Krishen Jit: An Uncommon Position Selected Writings Kathy Rowland (editor) One of Southeast Asia's most important theatre practioners and arts writers.

			Guns of February: Ordinary Japanese Soldiers' Views of the Malayan Campaign and the Fall of Singapore 1941-42 Henry Frei A brilliant read, this book brings to life the fateful events of 1941 and 1942 in Malaya and Singapore, helping us to begin to understand the Japanese experience, their pride and their shame. «Frei is a great Western historian who really understood Japan and the Japanese.» - Hara Fujio

			Contesting Malayness: Malay Identity Across Boundaries Timothy P. Barnard (editor) What is it to be Malay? The answer may be simple or complex from any individual point-of-view, but this book provides the historical background to the changing ways this question has been asked -- and answered -- over the years.

			The Transformation of Southeast Asia: International Perspectives on Decolonization Marc Frey, Ronald W. Pruessen & Tan Tai Yong (editors) New perspectives on Southeast Asia's decolonization, from scholars mostly based in the region, and taking advantage of previously classified archives from Europe and the US.

			The Indonesian Revolution and the Singapore Connection, 1945-1949 Yong Mun Cheong A connection that continues to be relevant (and controversial) in the 21st century

			Making Enemies: War and State Building in Burma Mary P. Callahan «Ground breaking...essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complex sociopolitical problems of this deeply troubled land.» Martin Smith, Critical Asian Studies

			Red Star Over Malaya: Resistance and Social Conflict During and After the Japanese Occupation: 1941-1946 (3rd edition) Cheah Boon Kheng «...a very good book and an important contribution to Malaysian historical scholarship. The author has handled a difficult and unpleasant subject with tact and skill. The book deserves to be read by all serious students of Malaysia.» J. Norman Parmer, Pacific Affairs

			Babel or Behemoth: Language Trends in Asia Jennifer Lindsay And Tan Ying Ying (editors) Papers from the inaugaral Asia Trends conference of the Asia Research Institute, NUS

			Tensions of Empire: Japan and Southeast Asia in the Colonial and Postcolonial World Ken'ichi Goto Southeast Asia's Japanese interlude, from one of Japan's leading scholars.

			Asian States, Asian Bankers: Central Banking in Southeast Asia Natasha Hamilton- Hart «a major contribution to the literature on the role of central banks in developing countries, on economic development in Southeast Asia, and on globalization and the response of domestic institutions.» - Richard Stubbs

			Earthenware in Southeast Asia John Miksic, Editor This important collection helps build the material culture framework for creating a more nuanced image of the cultural history of pre- and early historic Southeast Asia.

			Surabaya, City of Work: a Socioeconomic History, 1900-2000 Howard W Dick A highly readable economic and social history of one of Indonesia's most fascinating cities.

			Conversations with Difference: Essays from Tempo Magazine Goenawan Mohamad, Translated By Jennifer Lindsay Thoughts for a globalized world, from the perspective of Indonesia's most important essayist - essential reading. Reprinted in 2005 with a new cover!

			Southeast Asia in the New Century: An Asian Perspective Samuel C. Y. Ku Asian perspectives on the challenges ahead

			Malayan Chinese and China: Conversion in Identity Consciousness: 1945-1957 Fujio Hara

			Innermost Borneo: Studies in Dayak Cultures Bernard Sellato Cross-disciplinary essays on inland Borneo.

			Iranun and Balangingi: Globalisation, Maritime Raiding and the Birth of Ethnicity James F. Warren The second installment in Warren's influential Sulu Zone project: "the major questions which it raises...demand the attention of all serious students of Southeast Asian history." (Journal of Southeast Asian Studies)

			Economic Development of Burma: A Vision and A Strategy Khin Maung Kyi, Ronald Findlay & R. M. Sundrum (eds.) «...recommended reading for anyone seriously concerned about that society, [this book] is a welcome addition to the meager body of literature on that beleaguered country, and can be assigned as reading on surveys of Southeast Asia or Asian economies.» - David Steinberg, Journal of Asian Studies


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