Colonialism and Culture

Colonialism and Culture
Author: Nicholas B. Dirks
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1992
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780472064342

Provides new and important perspectives on the complex character of colonial history

The Female Voice of Myanmar

The Female Voice of Myanmar
Author: Nilanjana Sengupta
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2015-12-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1316570274

The Female Voice of Myanmar seeks to offer a female perspective on the history and political evolution of Myanmar. It delves into the lives and works of four of Myanmar's remarkable women who set aside their lives to answer the call of their country: Khin Myo Chit, who spoke about latent sexual politics in pre-Independent Burma; Ludu Daw Amar, who as the editor of the leftist Ludu Daily, was deemed anti-establishment and was witness to the socialist government's abortive efforts at ethnic reconciliation; Ma Thida, whose writing bears testimony to the impact the authoritative military rule had on the individual psyche; and Aung San Suu Kyi, who has re-articulated Burmese nationalism. This book breaks new ground in exploring their writing, both published and hitherto unexamined, some in English and much in Burmese, while the intimate biographical sketches offer a glimpse into the Burmese home and the shifting feminine image.

Virtual Lotus

Virtual Lotus
Author: Teri Shaffer Yamada
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780472067893

This winning collection of short stories poignantly illustrates contemporary life in Southeast Asia

State, Market and Peasant in Colonial South and Southeast Asia

State, Market and Peasant in Colonial South and Southeast Asia
Author: Michael Adas
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2018-10-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429866305

The essays collected in this volume, first published in 1998, address the profound changes and disruptions wrought in peasant societies as a result of European colonial domination and the spread of the capitalist world economy from its European base. Detailed case study evidence is included in the essays, and all are aimed at delineating broader patterns and addressing general questions and debates regarding peasant responses to the varied impact of colonialism and capitalism.

Voices of Southeast Asia

Voices of Southeast Asia
Author: George Dutton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2014-12-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1317452453

Spanning more than a millennium, this anthology gathers literary sources from across the entire region of Southeast Asia. Its 24 selections derive from a variety of genres and reflect the diverse range of cultural influences the region has experienced. The literary excerpts illustrate the impact of religious and ideological currents from early Buddhism to Islam and Roman Catholicism. The selections reveal how cultural influences from South Asia, China, the Arabic world, and Europe arrived in Southeast Asia and left their marks in the realms of literature, society, and culture. The readings include religious works, folklore, epic poems, short stories, and the modern novel. They range from the Cambodian medieval version of the Ramayana to the 16th century Javanese tales to modern Thai short stories and include selections from Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, and Burma.

The Canon in Southeast Asian Literature

The Canon in Southeast Asian Literature
Author: David Smyth
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2013-10-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136816127

The literary canon is one of the most lively areas of debate in contemporary literary studies. This set of essays is both timely and original in its focus on the canon in South-East Asian literatures, covering Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. They vary in focus, from the broad panoramic survey of trends in a national literature to very specific discussions of the role of individuals in shaping a canon or the place of a particular text within a tradition, and from contemporary to traditional literature. They include discussions of the development of prose fiction, censorship and artistic freedom, the role of westerners in codifying indigenous literatures, the writing of literary history, the development of literary criticism and indigenous aesthetics.

Power and Protest in the Countryside

Power and Protest in the Countryside
Author: Robert Paul Weller
Publisher: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1982
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

"Constitutes an important and timely addition to the literature on peasant rebellion; wisely, the editors have been eclectic in drawing from some of the leading historians, anthropologists, political scientists, and sociologists active in the field an analysis of the forms that rural violence has taken through the past three centuries."--Pacific Affairs