Authors:Olof G. Lidin, Olaf G Lidin,
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Keywords: japan, europe, arrival, tanegashima
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2002-09
List price: $34.00
ISBN-10: 8791114128
ISBN-13: 9788791114120

The year 1543 marked the beginning of a new global consciousness in Japan with the arrival of Portuguese merchants at Tanegashima Island. This history of Japan’s first encounter with the West, augmented with maps and a beautiful blend of Portuguese and Japanese illustrations, details the consequences of the foreigners’ introduction of the musket to Japan, which was to revolutionize both Japanese warfare and the nation’s unification process, followed soon after by an influx of missionaries-thus ushering in the Christian century. Based on contemporary Japanese reports here tra

Authors:Duncan McCargo, Ukrist Pathmanand,
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Keywords: asian, history, contemporary, studies, thailand, nias, thaksinization
Number of Pages: 277
Published: 2004-11-30
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 8791114462
ISBN-13: 9788791114465

Prior to the 1997 economic crisis, for around 20 years Thai politics was characterized by a pluralistic political order, featuring unstable coalition governments, competing interests, and a gradual displacement of bureaucratic and military influence by the rising power of elected politicians (who in turn were closely linked to a range of business actors). A major reform package was enacted in 1997, coinciding with the promulgation of a new constitution. However, the country’s financial problems helped create the conditions for the emergence of the Thai Rak Thai (Thais love Thai, or TRT)

Author: Heidi Fjeld
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Keywords: institute, asian, studies, nordic, tibet, nobles, hereditary, divisions, commoners
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-11-11
List price: $130.00
ISBN-10: 8791114179
ISBN-13: 9788791114175

Author: Anna Lindberg
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Keywords: cashew, workers, kerala, india, effeminization, modernization
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2004-11-11
List price: $130.00
ISBN-10: 8791114217
ISBN-13: 9788791114212

Although Kerala is well known for being one of India’s most progressive states, processes of modernization have had an ambiguous impact on women. This innovative study combines archival research with in-depth fieldwork to trace changes since the 1930s in gender relations among low-caste men and women by examining organization of work, trade union activities and ideologies regarding marriage and family life.

Author: Mary R. Brooks
Publisher: ASEAN Economic Research Unit, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in collaboration with Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University and Oceans Institute of Canada
Keywords: region, asean, seafarers
Number of Pages: 235
Published: 1989-12
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 9813035137
ISBN-13: 9789813035133

Author: Virgilio G. Enriquez
Publisher: Southeast Asian Studies Program, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Keywords: view, world, philippine
Number of Pages: 138
Published: 1986-08
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 9971988194
ISBN-13: 9789971988197

Authors:Sree Kumar, Sharon Siddique, Yuwa, Hedrick Wong,
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Keywords: china, business, singapore, gaps, mind
Number of Pages: 116
Published: 2005-04-05
List price: $49.90
ISBN-10: 9812302743
ISBN-13: 9789812302748

China burst onto the world stage in the mid-1980s and in the past decade has been transformed into a giant magnet for FDI, attracting capital from all over the world. Everyone wants a piece of the China action. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the region of Southeast Asia, tucked as it is geographically beneath China’s southern flank. Much of the FDI inflow into China has been at the expense of Southeast Asia. But this has been offset by new opportunities created through China’s rapid economic expansion. This book provides an insightful and objective analysis on how to be succ