Southeast asia is an exotic and mysterious region, known both for its lush jungles and unique cultures. International relations of the asiapacific oxford academic. Descriptions of old siam oxford in asia paperbacks by michael smithies. Southeast asian music include the musical traditions of this subregion of asia. Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford. Feb 09, 2017 im going to mention a couple of books i edited, which of course i recommend. New perspectives in southeast asian studies series editors. Click or press enter to view the items in your shopping bag or press tab to interact with the shopping bag tooltip. All articles are written by music weeklys writing team, based in thailand, vietnam australia, malaysia and the philippines.
This particular list is a set of my favorites for traveling in asia. This is unfortunate, as southeast asia has a rich history with a variety of interesting and highly successful cultures. The specification in this catalogue, including limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. The term dha is conventionally used to refer to a wide variety of knives and swords used by many people across southeast asia, especially presentday myanmar, thailand, yunnan, laos, cambodia and vietnam. Southeast asian studies in korea development of the korean wave. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Silkworm books was founded in 1987 and published its first book in 1991. Ancient southeast asia 1st edition john norman miksic. Southeast asia in world history craig lockard new oxford world history.
Books in the new oxford world history series provide a comprehensive, synthetic treatment of the new world history from chronological, thematic, and geographical perspectives, allowing readers to access the worlds complex history from a variety of conceptual, narrative, and analytical viewpoints as. A very short introduction very short introductions 9780190248765. This subregion consists of eleven countries, namely, brunei, cambodia, east timor. Using ethnography, history, and musical analysis, it explores christian groups as sites of transmission, transformation, and. Japanese popular culture in east and southeast asia. A stateless society is a society that is not governed by a state.
A very short introduction traces the regions history from the earliest mandala. According to the instrument classification of hornbostelsachs, flutes are categorized as edgeblown aerophones. Whether it be a book or an online publication, reading has been such a great way to learn more about each culture im in, to figure out how to develop income streams, and even how to better understand interpersonal relationships. However what makes literature from this subcontinent quite so fascinating is not only the variety that can be found each country is so markedly different from the next but also its bursting history. In archaeology, cultural anthropology and history, a stateless society denotes a less complex human community without a state, such as a tribe, a clan, a band society or a chiefdom. Since the late 1990s, an increasing amount of korean popular cultural content including television dramas, movies, pop songs and their associated celebrities have gained immense popularity across east and southeast asian countries. Gavin douglas is associate professor of ethnomusicology at the university of north carolina at greensboro.
A book that makes it to its twelfth edition must be doing something right, as has milton osbornes introductory history of southeast asia. Power and conflict in modern southeast asia by michael vatikiotis blood and silk is an erudite romp through southeast asias modern political and economic history in the hands of experienced regional hand michael vatikiotis. Though im a big travelfish fan too, ive got to say that lonely planets southeast asia on a shoestring is fabulous for inspiration pretrip planning. List of books and articles about southeast asian history. Historians translate a variety of terms from th through 17thcentury japan, china, korea, and europe as japanese pirates e. Dictionary of traditional southeast asian theatre oxford. This book takes on a huge subject that is not well documented in english and presents a well researched and easily read general survey of the musics of mainland southeast asia. Southeast asian literature, as with all literature, is a reflection of the society that it comes from. He has conducted research throughout mainland southeast asia with particular attention to burmamyanmar and has published his findings in numerous articles and encyclopedia entries. Oxford economics is a leader in global forecasting and quantitative analysis, with the worlds only fully integrated economic model and 250 fulltime economists, we help our clients track, analyse, and model country, industry, and urban trends. Posts about southeast asia written by suerichardontextiles. The word introductory is correct, as the subject is massive for a relatively short book. This subregion consists of eleven countries, namely, brunei.
What are the best books to read on south east asia history. A new history 2005 teamwritten by eight authors, each specializing in the history of a different country in the region ok. Japanese pirates and the east asian maritime world, 1200. Leading scholars from all over the world investigate the role languages have played and now play in the formation of the national and social identity in countries throughout south, east, and southeast asia. The specification in this catalogue, including limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations and month of publication, was as accurate. Silkworm books specialized, from the outset, in producing quality englishlanguage books on southeast asia and has since. Our national book development council runs two awards in conjunction with scholastic asiathe scholastic asian book award and the scholastic picture book awardto honor unpublished childrens works from across asia with publication and cash prizes. A political profile is an ideal introduction to the politics of southeast asia. The eleven countries of southeast asia are diverse in every way, from the ethnicities and religions of their residents to their political systems and levels of. Nus press looks for academic or trade manuscripts with strong writing, original ideas, and important voices that will impact academic fields as well as influence public discourse. Supported by the oxford city council, oxfordshire county council, oxford brookes university, and the university of oxford, among other partners, the festival is a celebration of the arts, culture, and people of southeast asia in oxford. Books in the new oxford world history series provide a comprehensive, synthetic treatment of the new world history from chronological, thematic, and geographical perspectives, allowing readers to access the worlds complex history from a variety of conceptual, narrative, and analytical viewpoints as it fits their interests. Southeast asia damien kingsbury oxford university press. Influenced its surrounding nations, many of the countries of southeast asia have absorbed influences from both china and india while expressing their own unique expression of music.
Singapores government announced on the afternoon of april 3rd that all businesses operating nonessential services should discontinue onsite operations hello from nus press. It investigates the relationship between authority and legitimacy, and civil. The eleven countries of southeast asia are diverse in every way, from the ethnicities and religions of their residents to their political systems and levels of prosperity. Thinking musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. Oxford in asia paperbacks publisher series librarything. Traditional music and the royal court douglas, gavin. Britain, malaya, singapore and the rise of american hegemony in southeast asia, 19411976, forthcoming from cornell university press, fall 2019. The main criterion of complexity used is the extent to which a division of labor has occurred such that many people are permanently specialized in particular forms of production. The illustrations are greatly improved over kings guide. Southeast asia in world history oxford university press. However what makes literature from this subcontinent quite so fascinating is not only the variety that can be found each country is so markedly different from the next.
A short and affordable introduction to the music of southeast asia with examples on an intext cd. The press is particularly interested in inter or crossdisciplinary manuscripts that address these subjects. However, its such a huge, heavy book that its more of a burden than a boon when youre on the road plus it includes a bunch of countries most people skip. Explorations of a eurasian motif by joel walker of the university of washington. The internet is full of reading lists with titles like 10 must read books about backpacking southeast asia. In singapore, storydrive asia gathers southeast asias key publishing players in feature articles by porter anderson november 21, 2017 the frankfurter buchmesses storydrive asia conference in singapore highlighted one of the most promising publishing regions, southeast asia, and its emerging digital scene.
South korea switzerland thailand turkey ukraine vietnam. The asian studies centre works closely with scholars in the oriental institute, the oxford china centre, the contemporary indian studies programme and the nissan institute of japanese studies in premises at st antonys. The oxford handbook of music and world christianities investigates the role of music in christian practice and history across contemporary world christianities including chapters focused on communities in the americas, europe, africa, asia, and australia. An introductory history was published in 1979 and immediately filled a need for travellers and students interested in a tantalisingly different part of the world.
List of books and articles about communism in asia. Press, the worlds biggest english language academic press and english language teaching. Subsequent editions translated into japanese, khmer, korean and thai have continued to document with great perception the enormous changes and dramatic growth. These constructs reflected the needs of regimes and travelers dealing with a maritime world over which they had little direct control, and often denoted bands of seafarers who based themselves in maritime regions. It introduces the key themes and issues that influence politics in the region, also examining differences and trends.
Oxford academic oxford university press 66k subscribers. Ancient southeast asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in southeast asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500bc, to the arrival of british and dutch colonists in 1600. Jul 02, 2018 southeast asia is an exotic and mysterious region, known both for its lush jungles and unique cultures. Music in mainland southeast asia is one of several casestudy volumes that can be used along with thinking musically, the core book in the global music series. Language and national identity in asia is a comprehensive introduction to the role of language in the construction and development of nations and national identities in asia. Books from southeast asia studies yale university press. These books have been chosen because they walk the middle ground between heavy history tomes and easy tour guidebooks.
The article adapts material from the authors book, the arc of containment. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription. After the war the countries of southeast asia have reemerged as independent nations. Sep 03, 2015 the internet is full of reading lists with titles like 10 must read books about backpacking southeast asia. Language and national identity in asia oxford university press. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing. Access to the complete content on oxford research encyclopedia of asian history requires a subscription or purchase. As a global organization, we, like many others, recognize the significant threat posed by the. Because of southeast asias strategic location between japan and india, and the importance of shipping routes that traverse it, the region became the scene of battles between allied and japanese forces during world war ii. It was the vision of trasvin jittidecharak, who wanted to establish an international publishing house based in her hometown of chiang mai, northern thailand. Please send inquiries to acquisitions at uwpress dot wisc dot edu. Music in mainland southeast asia oxford university press.
First, it makes no assumptions that the reader is a specialist in the history, geography, or cultures of the area and takes the time to explain the context of the music. In this first of four volumes, southeast asia from prehistoric times to about a. Clink on the letter m in the alphabetical list at the top of the column. Sep 06, 2016 our national book development council runs two awards in conjunction with scholastic asiathe scholastic asian book award and the scholastic picture book awardto honor unpublished childrens works from across asia with publication and cash prizes. The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. For prospective authors nus press publishing in asia. This book explores the connections between popular music genres and politics in southeast asia, with particular emphasis on indonesia, the philippines, thailand, malaysia, and singapore. Amitav acharya charts the key events and turning points in the triangular relationship between india, china, and southeast asia since the times of jawaharlal nehru, and unravels its importance in the construction of the asian and. Festival of southeast asia in oxford st antonys college. The publication remains at the forefront of uptotheminute developments on the southeast asian music scene. The traditional music and instruments of southeast asia.
Perfect for puzzle fans who love to travel, this fun, challenging and beautifully illustrated activity book takes readers on a journey across 30 of the worlds greatest. Nissim kadosh otmazgin over the last two decades, japanese popular culture products have been massively exported, marketed, and consumed throughout east and southeast asia. The text looks at methods of achieving power and styles of government and the effect of modernization. East of india, south of china is an incisive analysis of the ebbs and flows of the geopolitical fortunes of india and chinathe two asian giantsin southeast asia.
The next event in their saturday university series is a talk entitled the dragon and the pearl. President richard nixons triangular diplomacy succeeded because a wide anticommunist arc of u. Malaysian music industry directory cambodia, this musicrelated article is a stub. Here is a brief, wellwritten, and lively survey of the history of southeast asia from ancient times to the present, paying particular attention to the regions role in world history and the distinctive societies that arose in lands shaped by green fields and forests, blue rivers and seas.
Japanese pirates and the east asian maritime world, 12001600. Im going to mention a couple of books i edited, which of course i recommend. A wide variety of these products are prominently displayed in the regions big cities. The incredible story of southeast asias largest nation by tim hannigan in his introduction to a brief history of indonesia, tim hannigan says that he aimed to write in the pages ahead the book he was looking for years ago when he first came to indonesia but failed to find.
The seattle asian art museum finally reopens this weekend after a major project to renovate and expand it. Editorial work is a collaborative effort between the university of wisconsin press and the universitys center for southeast asian studies, a national resource center that has promoted the study of this region for forty years. East of india, south of china oxford university press. Silkworm books specialized, from the outset, in producing quality englishlanguage books on. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening. This is a list of 9 great introductions to the history and culture of southeast asia. Communism in asia communism thus, the ejido system of the indigenous people of mexico and the propertyandwork system of the inca were both communist, although the former was a matter of more or less independent communities cultivating their own lands in common and the latter a type of community organization within a highly organized empire. In stateless societies, there is little concentration of authority. Over the past several decades the countries of southeast asia have reverberated to the music of superstars like indonesias rhoma irama and iwan fals, the filipino singersongwriters freddie. Leading scholars from all over the world investigate the role languages have played and now play in the formation of the national and social identity in countries. Robson set a lofty goal for himself with this book. Oxford handbook of music and world christianities oxford. They have also recently announced the asian childrens book award, in conjunction with. Geographically, the centre predominantly covers south, southeast and east asia.