基本説明
Contributor: Timothy P. Barnard, Cynthia Chou, Robert Cribb, Yoko Hayami, Vincent Houben, Victor King, Duncan McCargo, Martin Platt.
Full Description
"What is the relevance of the area studies approach to Southeast Asia?" The current state and future directions of area studies, of which Southeast Asian studies are a part, is a central question not only to scientists working in the field but also to those engaged in university politics. This collection of nine articles is written by specialists from different disciplinary backgrounds and working in institutions of higher learning all around the world. It provides an up-to date insight into the current state of the study field, its strengths and weaknesses and seeks ways to reconfigure Southeast Asian studies in order to meet the challenges of a region that is caught up in profound transformation as a consequence of both globalisation and localization.
Contents
1 Introduction by Cynthia Chou and Vincent Houben; 2 Southeast AsiaPersonal Reflections on a Region by Victor T. King; 3 Region, Academic Dynamics, and Promise of Comparitivism: Beyond Studying 'Southeast Asia'? by Robert Cribb; 4 Towards Multi-Laterality in Southeast Asian Studies: Perspectives from Japan by Yoko Hayami; 5 The Academic's New Clothes: The Cult of Theory versus the Cultivation of Language in Southeast Asian Studies by Martin Platt; 6 Rethinking Southeast Asian Politics by Duncan McCargo; 7 Reconceptualizing Southeast Asian Studies by Cynthia Chou; 8 Southeast Asian History: The Search for New Perspectives by Vincent Houben; 9 Film, Literature, and Context in Southeast Asia: P.Ramlee, Malay Cinema, and History by Timothy P. Barnard; Bibliography; Index.
