Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1999. Tables and figures, xxviii + 417pp, index, dustjacket. "Presents the first theoretical analysis of the Asian Financial Crisis and draws out the general lessons of an event whose potential long term effects have been likened to those of the Crash of 1929. Part I presents..... More
Singapore: NUS Press. 2016. 270pp, paperback. At the core of this book is a seemingly simple question: What is Asia? In search of common historical roots, traditions and visions of political-cultural integration, first Japanese, then Chinese, Korean and Indian intellectuals, politicians and writers understood Asianisms as an umbrella for all..... More
Melbourne. Trans Pacific Press. 2007. Black and white illustrations, xiv + 351pp, notes, bibliography, index, paperback. "In this collection, thirteen essays by Japanese and Korean sociologists and anthropologists explore a variety of methods of social inquiry. They include: urban research, wartime anthropology, folklore studies, the studies of local knowledge of..... More
Ithaca. Cornell University Press. 2006. Black and white illustrations, x + 314pp, index. "The Ambivalent Consumer is deeply researcehd and elegantly written. In a book that addresses a wide range of problems that extend well beyond consumers' desires and decision-making, the authors highlight the synergistic roles plaeyd by governemtns on..... More
Chicago. The University of Chicago Press. 2017. 196pp, notes, paperback copy. "Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In..... More
Singapore. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2011. Volume 1: The Making of the Luso-Asian World. Intricacies of Engagement. xxxiv + 323 pages, index, bibliography, paperback, one page protruding slightly from the binding. Volume 2: xi +367pp - some faint pencil markings in the margin of volume II otherwise very good..... More
Australia. Penguin Books Australia, 2013. 260pp, notes, paperback. One of the central moral issues of our time is the question of asylum seekers, arguably the most controversial subject in Australia today. In this landmark anthology, twenty-seven of Australia's finest writers have focused their intelligence and creativity on the theme of..... More
Singapore. ISEAS. 2012. xi + 174pp, index, bibliography, paperback. When referring to this item please quote stockid 137835. More
Folkestone. Global Oriental Ltd, 2005. 442pp, appendix, index, dustjacket. Focuses on the global challenges, combined with an increasing interest in re-examining important socio-economic, political and cultural issues of Asia's past, as well as any 'historic' mythology that may be at play. This volume includes about twenty papers. Includes: The Invention..... More
Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 2021. xii + 345pp, references, index. Paperback. "How did upstart outsiders forge vast new empires in early modern Asia, laying the foundations for today's modern mega-states of India and China? In How the East Was Won, Andrew Phillips reveals the crucial parallels uniting the Mughal Empire..... More
London. Routledge. 2009. Second edition. xii + 212pp, notes, bibliography, index, paperback. This new, and fully updated 2nd edition of Families in Asia provides a unique and comparative analysis of family trends in Asia by focusing on the most relevant and significant aspects of family and kin, from the process..... More
Singapore. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2002. ix + 196pp, bibliography, index, paperback. The studies of pollution management in East Asia's newly industrialized economies (NIEs) include successful government responses in Singapore and Taiwan, qualified results in China and Indonesia, and much more limited success in Thailand and Malaysia. In each..... More
Australia. Trans Pacific Press. 2008. xviii + 241pp, notes, bibliography, index, paperback. "Exploring the myriad ways that status and stratification manifest in different cultural contexts, this collection presents in-depth studies of a variety of cultural forms in Asia. The first of its three parts focuses upon status concepts among the..... More
Australia. Text Publishing. 2009. xiv + 221p, notes, index, paperback. Most of us are absolutely certain that we wouldn't hesitate to save a drowning child, and that we would do it at considerable cost to ourselves. Yet while thousands of children die each day, we spend money on things we..... More
Bangkok. Orchid Press. 2000. First edition. Maps, pictorial endpapers, black and white and colour photographic plates, xx +587pp, notes, bibliography, glossary, index. Upper edge trifle browned, otherwise a very good paperback copy. This is an autobiographical account of the travels and studies of the author through Western Europe to the..... More
Singapore. Singapore University Press. 1997. Paperback. This book discusses the basic principles of interest rate measurements, with a view to helping readers understand and acquire actual know-how in the calculations of returns on investments and the effective rate of interest of various types of loans. Written with the non-technical lay..... More
Malaysia: Ridge Books, 2019. Black and whitel illustrations, 316pp, bibliography, notes, index, paperback. Wanderlust is the true story of Ida Pfeiffer (1797-1858), one of the most remarkable female travellers who ever lived - a housewife who decided to follow her dreams despite the strong disapproval of society. At a time..... More
Bangkok. White Lotus. 2002. xvi + 272pp, bibliography, paperback. Beyond the Beach examines drifter-style tourism, a sanitized and institutionalized tourism alternative, in Asia. Over the last thirty years drifter tourism has developed its own myth and spawned a mobile subculture of Western travellers. The study seeks to illustrate the historical..... More
Australia: Tilde Publishing, 2013. Ideal for those undertaking research in the fields of librarianship and information management, "Research Methods for Information Management and Systems: Techniques and Questions" is a wide-ranging text that guides students through the literature so that they can pursue their own investigations efficiently and in greater detail..... More
Singapore. Singapore University Press. 2002. 300pp, paperback. The traditional Asian economic model was characterized by the strategy of state-directed, rapid industrial catching-up. The first-growth period for Japan was 1953-73, while that for the NIEs (Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore) was 1966-86. Between 1987 and 1996, prior to the Asian..... More