Overseas Filipino Musicians and the Geographies of Migrant Creative Labor
A review of Western Music By Its Others: Overseas Filipino Musicians and the Geographies of Migrant Creative Labor, by Anjeline de Dios. Angeline de Dios’s…
Category Archives: Southeast Asia
Cosmology and Change among the Katuic Peoples of Laos and Vietnam
A review of Forests, Spirits, and High Modernist Development: A Study of Cosmology and Change among the Katuic Peoples in the Uplands of Laos and…
Mobility and Senses of Belonging among the Fatani People
A review of Be-longing: Fatanis in Makkah and Jawi, by Muhammad Arafat bin Mohamad. Muhammad Arafat bin Mohamad offers an intriguing and perceptive study on…
Cambodian Cham Identities in a Global Age
A review of From the Khmer Rouge to Hambali: Cham Identities in a Global Age, by Kok-Thay Eng. The Cambodian Genocide: most scholars have heard…
Human Sexual Dimorphism and Health in Prehistoric Thailand
A review of Human Sexual Dimorphism and Health During the Intensification of Agriculture in Prehistoric Thailand, by Angela L. Clark. This dissertation by Angela Clark…
Burmese Buddhist Political Thought
A review of Politics in the Moral Universe: Burmese Buddhist Political Thought, by Matthew J. Walton Our cultural upbringing, our mores and customs, our manners…
Religious Piety in Aceh, Indonesia
A Review of Becoming Better Muslims: Religious Authority and Ethical Improvement in Aceh, Indonesia, by David Kloos. Becoming Better Muslims offers deep insight into the…
Development in Rural Cambodia
A review of Tides of Empire: Merit, Morality, and Development in Rural Cambodia, by Courtney Work. The ebb and flow of empire has washed over…
The Mobilisation of Indians in Malaysia
A Review of The Mobilisation of Indians in Malaysia: The Role of the Law in Ethno-Cultural Minority Mobilisation, by Thaatchaayini Kananatu. This dissertation seeks to…
The Czechoslovak-Vietnamese Labor Exchange Program, 1967-1989
A review of Socialist Internationalism At Work: Changes in the Czechoslovak-Vietnamese Labor Exchange Program, 1967-1989, by Alena K. Alamgir The sociologist Alena Alamgir has written…