This book focuses on the aftermath of the 1947 Partition of India. It considers the long aftermath and afterlives of Par......more
Rishad Choudhury presents a new history of imperial connections across the Indian Ocean from 1739 to 1857, a period that......more
This book presents the first oral history of Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) (2004-2014). As the fi......more
This book presents the first oral history of Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) (2004-2014). As the fi......more
A monumental intellectual history of the pivotal figure of Hindu nationalism Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966) was an......more
This book covers various forms of the production of girmitiya culture and literature. One of the main objectives is to c......more
The Vietnam War had a significant impact on international relations, sparking a global anti-war movement and shaping dip......more
Despite its 3,000 kilometre coastline, few people see Vietnam as a maritime country. Here Li Tana presents a powerful ne......more
Despite its 3,000 kilometre coastline, few people see Vietnam as a maritime country. Here Li Tana presents a powerful ne......more
First published in 1948, Malaya and its History is a history of Malaya ranging from the thousand years of Hindu influenc......more
"This collection of essays provides a wealth of information and analysis about the Philippine economy and the role of ag......more
Founded in Singapore in 1893, the Straits Philosophical Society was a society for the "critical discussion of questions ......more
The Border Patrol Police (BPP) of Thailand was formed as a United States CIA’s paramilitary intelligence force in the ea......more
Buddhist-Inflected Sovereignties across the Indian Ocean draws attention to the varied, historically contingent, and som......more
Public Financial Management: Cambodian Experiences is prepared by the General Secretariat of Public Financial Management......more
On 16 June 2021 the National Heritage Board announced the successful conclusion of the archaeological excavation of two ......more
The volume examines translation of key German texts into the modern Indian languages as well as translation from the ver......more
This book examines the French theatricalization of India from 1770 to 1865 and how a range of plays not only represented......more
This volume explores the rich pre-history, history, and oral history of the northeast region of India--a land-locked reg......more
This book examines male dan, a male actor who performs female roles in Chinese theatre. This book will be of great inter......more
As a Princely State, Hyderabad was the largest in population among over 560 tributary states under British paramountcy i......more
This edited volume seeks to capture and elucidate the challenges, approaches and possible solutions associated with lang......more
This book is about the legal regulation of caste discrimination. It highlights the difficulty of capturing caste in inte......more
This book studies the hitherto unexplored history of the shawl and silk industries of the himalyan state of Jammu and Ka......more
The Routledge Handbook of the History of Colonialism in South Asia provides a comprehensive overview of the historiograp......more
These essays, rooted in the humanities and informed by interdisciplinary area studies, explore multiple linkages between......more
The essays in this volume demonstrate how questions of religious pluralism, secularism, law and order, are all central t......more
A new biography of Gokhale that brings into consideration current questions within Indian historiography, this book is a......more
This new edition addresses the burning issues about how school-based management (SBM) and school effectiveness should be......more
This book collects essays that take on the excavatory, critical, and generative work of rethinking the relationship betw......more
This book discusses the untold story of North East India’s role during the Second World War and its resultant socio-econ......more
Drawing on the extensive empirical field research of six scholars of religion and politics, this book is a first attempt......more
This volume considers performance in its engagement with expanding Indian cities, with particular focus on festivals and......more
This book focuses on the relation between technology, warfare and state in South Asia in the eighteenth and the nineteen......more
India has two key social formations, the castes and the tribes. Both groups can be studied from the perspective of socie......more
This book scrutinises the nature and diverse effects of social welfare rights and services for refugees and asylum seeke......more
Tan Malaka, 1897- 1949, was an Indonesian Muslim, Marxist, philosopher, teacher, and founder of the Persatuan Perjuangan......more
Tracing Malaysia’s political economy since 1800, Abdillah Noh argues that it has been substantially path-dependant based......more
Winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award 2020 On 26th January 1950 India became a republic, shedding its last links with its c......more
Before the Mughal style came to dominate the Islamic architecture of the Indian sub-continent, Bengal and its rulers had......more
One of the most durable figures in modern history, the peasant has long been a site of intense intellectual and politica......more
One of the most durable figures in modern history, the peasant has long been a site of intense intellectual and politica......more
Urban histories tend to be dominated by large, global cities. But what does the history of the modern, colonial era look......more
E2 Animals: A Handbook on the Endangered and Extinct is a remarkable achievement by KV Dhiyanesh, a sixth-grade student ......more
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War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944 repairs the fragmentary and incomplete history of events in the Philipp......more
An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emper......more
"The state, the government machinery is just a weapon in the hands of the ruling class to further and safeguard its inte......more
"The state, the government machinery is just a weapon in the hands of the ruling class to further and safeguard its inte......more
This book explores the narrative networks that underlie the empirical dimensions of the worlds we imagine and inhabit. S......more
Professor Wang Gungwu is the Institute of Policy Studies’ 12th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book i......more
Professor Wang Gungwu is the Institute of Policy Studies’ 12th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book i......more
On 17 April 2019, Indonesians marched to the polls to elect their president and vice president directly for the fourth t......more
Inequality is a defining global issue of our times. Southeast Asia stands out in some ways; the 2010s have seen most cou......more
Resource extraction is currently shaping Southeast Asian landscapes and people’s lives to an unprecedented degree. This ......more
By studying intersections among new cults of wealth, ritually empowered amulets and professional spirit mediumship--whic......more
The year 2021 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the Cambodian Peace Agreements which ended the Cambodian......more
The failure of two expected transitions of leadership from Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Anwar Ibrahim (in 1998 and 2020) are t......more
The concept of the Islamization of knowledge was introduced by Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas in the late 1970s. It aimed......more
Until approximately two decades ago, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) struggled to make inroads in Johor due to: (1) th......more
On 28 April 2021, the Indonesian government, under President Joko Widodo, dissolved the Ministry of Research, Technology......more
This report presents findings from a nationwide face-to-face survey of 2,627 Malaysians between March and April 2021 reg......more
This article reports the findings of an online survey conducted in November-December 2021 on Indonesians’ experience and......more
In 1992, a group of academics at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) organized a seminar titled "Seminar Ahli Sunn......more
A few ASEAN countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge, but methane should receive a broader and higher priority fr......more
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In the 18th century in the town of Gorkha, just north of Kathmandu, ruler Prithvi Narayan fought campaigns against his n......more
Head Hunters in the Malayan Emergency investigates the infamous political scandal sparked after horrific photographs of ......more
The Evacuation of Singapore to the Prison Camps of Sumatra aims to describe the events prior to, during and after the Fa......more
More than four decades have passed since the end of Khmer Rouge rule in Cambodia in 1979. Even so, the country is still ......more
Young men flew off to Vietnam, alone. They grew up-fast-and, if lucky survived the first encounters with a battle-harden......more
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New Screen Ecology in India is an open access book that provides an in depth exploration of the digital transformation o......more
New Screen Ecology in India is an open access book that provides an in depth exploration of the digital transformation o......more
Young men flew off to Vietnam, alone. They grew up-fast-and, if lucky survived the first encounters with a battle-harden......more
Since obtaining independence in 1957, Malaysia has had two historic general elections, the first in 2018 and the second ......more
This fascinating volume reproduces the letters and journal of Lady Susan Ramsay (1837-1898), the elder daughter of the M......more
India and the Early Modern World provides an authoritative and wide-ranging survey of the Indian subcontinent over the f......more
India and the Early Modern World provides an authoritative and wide-ranging survey of the Indian subcontinent over the f......more
Case studies that show the importance of the Indian Ocean region to the emergence of modernity and globalization This ......more
This book provides an overview of the more than 30 families of parasitoid wasps that are found in 11 countries in South ......more
Showcasing a stunning selection of spectacular objects that have not been widely published or on regular display before,......more
Indonesia is a semi-annual journal devoted to the timely study of Indonesia’s culture, history, government, economy, and......more
Emerging in colonial India, the fitness fad that was Indian Club Swinging became a global exercise practice in the early......more
Dedicated to the tracing of continuity across sectarian divides, Christopher Tadgell’s History of Architecture in India ......more
The book examines the representation of women, their agency and subjectivity, and gender relations in 18th and 19th-cent......more
After the trauma of mass violence and massive population movements around the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, b......more
After the trauma of mass violence and massive population movements around the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, b......more
An important case study in the history of law under colonialism. Covering a previously neglected area of Cambodian histo......more
"The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither" is a travel narrative penned by Isabella Lucy Bird during the late 19th cent......more
Explores state formation, social fabrics and cultural mores of medieval India from 1200-1800. The states of medieval Ind......more
Explores the adaptation of Hinduism and Islam in diasporic settings and inter-religious relations in the Girmit diaspora......more
A critical analysis of marriage law in India from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century In State, Law and Gende......more
This book focuses on India’s anti-colonial politics which Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) brought into the mainstream of......more
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Indus Basin Uninterrupted, with an easy narration and rich archival material, brings alive a meandering journey of peace......more
"Vietnam’s role in one of the Cold War’s longest-running conflicts has meant that its past has been endlessly abused. Po......more
Provides vivid accounts of commercial and leisure spaces that captivated the public imagination in the past but have sin......more