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Tania Li, “Land’s End: Capitalist Relations on an Indigenous Frontier” (Duke UP, 2014)

Tania Li
Land’s End
Capitalist Relations on an Indigenous Frontier
Duke University Press, 2014

New Books in Anthropology New Books in Critical Theory New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Sociology New Books in Southeast Asian Studies New Books in World Affairs New Books Network January 7, 2019 Aparna Gopalan

If you want to read just one book to properly understand capitalism, let it be Tania Li’s award-winning 2014 book Land’s End: Capitalist Relations on an Indigenous Frontier (Duke University Press, 2014). This might seem like a strange choice: how can a study of a faraway and possibly exotic indigenous place... Read More

James R. Rush, “Hamka’s Great Story: A Master Writer’s Vision of Islam for Modern Indonesia” (U Wisconsin Press, 2016)

James R. Rush
Hamka's Great Story
A Master Writer’s Vision of Islam for Modern Indonesia
University of Wisconsin Press, 2016

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Biography New Books in History New Books in Islamic Studies New Books in Literary Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Southeast Asian Studies New Books Network December 13, 2018 Patrick Jory

From Indonesia’s declaration of independence in 1945 up until today, the relationship between Indonesian nationalism, Islam, and modernity has been a key subject of debate. One of the central figures in this debate was the great writer, journalist, public intellectual – and pious Muslim from Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Haji Abdul... Read More

Thomas Borchert, “Educating Monks: Minority Buddhism on China’s Southwest Border” (U Hawaii Press, 2017)

Thomas Borchert
Educating Monks
Minority Buddhism on China’s Southwest Border
University of Hawaii Press, 2017

New Books in Anthropology New Books in Buddhist Studies New Books in East Asian Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion New Books in Religion & Faith New Books in Southeast Asian Studies New Books Network December 7, 2018 Kristian Petersen

What makes a Buddhist monk? This is the motivating question for Thomas Borchert, Professor of Religion at the University of Vermont, as he explores the social and educational formation of Buddhists from Southwest China. Borchert introduces his readers to the Dai ethnic minority community through vivid accounts of their local... Read More

Peter Zinoman, “Vietnamese Colonial Republican: The Political Vision of Vu Trong Phung” (U California Press, 2013)

Peter Zinoman
Vietnamese Colonial Republican
The Political Vision of Vu Trong Phung
University of California Press, 2013

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Biography New Books in History New Books in Intellectual History New Books in Literary Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Southeast Asian Studies New Books Network November 19, 2018 Nick Cheesman

Over the course of the 1930s, Vietnamese author Vũ Trọng Phụng published eight novels, hundreds of works of narrative nonfiction, stories, plays, essays and articles. He was a best-selling writer in his own day who sharpened his acute literary talents, Peter Zinoman observes in the opening pages of Vietnamese Colonial Republican:... Read More

Max Hastings, “Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975” (Harper, 2018)

Max Hastings
Vietnam
An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
HarperCollins, 2018

New Books in American Studies New Books in History New Books in Military History New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Southeast Asian Studies New Books Network November 6, 2018 Marshall Poe

People of various political stripes in many countries (particularly those countries where various political stripes are allowed) have been arguing about the Vietnam War for a long time. The participants in these debates were (and are) always quick to assign blame in what seems to be an endless attempt to... Read More