Title: Figures of Southeast Asian modernity
Description: "Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity brings together the fieldwork of over eighty scholars and covers the nine major countries of the region: Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. An introduction outlines important social transformations in Southeast Asia and key theoretical and methodological innovations that result from ethnographic attention to the study of key figures. Each section begins with an introduction by a country editor followed by short essays offering vivid and intimate portraits set against the background of contemporary Southeast Asia. The result is a volume that combines scholarly rigor with a meaningful, up-to-date portrayal of a region of the world undergoing rapid change. A reference bibliography offers suggestions for further reading." -- Publisher's description.
Subjects: Social conditions, Social life and customs, Biography, Southeast asia, social conditions, Southeast asia, social life and customs, Southeast asia, biography, Manners and customs, Social history
Places: Southeast Asia
Time periods: 21st century