Welcome to H-SEASIA, a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. H-SEASIA is a network for communication and contributions regarding the history and study of Southeast Asia.

H-SEAsia is being revamped and seeks bloggers, discussants, resources gatherers, etc. who might contribute to our website.  If you are interested in being a contributor, please contact us at editorial-seasia@mail.h-net.msu.edu.

New Books in South and Southeast Asian Studies

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New Book - Constructing Commongrounds : Everyday Lifeworlds beyond Politicised Ethnicities in Sri Lanka

Author: Anton Piyarathne Title: Constructing Commongrounds : Everyday Lifeworlds beyond Politicised Ethnicities in Sri Lanka Publisher: Sarasavi Publishers, Sri Lanka Publication Date: 03/18/2018 ISBN: 9789553111111 Paperback  (English)

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New Book - South Asian Rivers: A Framework for Cooperation (The Anthropocene: Politik―Economics―Society―Science)

Author: Imtiaz Ahmed Title: South Asian Rivers: A Framework for Cooperation (The Anthropocene: Politik―Economics―Society―Science) Publisher: Springer Publication Date: 11/14/2017 ISBN: 9783319673738 Paperback  (English)

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New Book - Deng Xiaoping's Long War: The Military Conflict Between China and Vietnam, 1979-1991

Author: Xiaoming Zhang Title: Deng Xiaoping's Long War: The Military Conflict Between China and Vietnam, 1979-1991 Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication Date: 1/2/2018 ISBN: 9781469642345 Trade Paperback  (English)

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New Book - The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara: An Introduction with Selected Translations

Author: Richard Salomon Title: The Buddhist Literature of Ancient Gandhara: An Introduction with Selected Translations Publisher: Wisdom Publications Publication Date: 17/4/2018 ISBN: 9781614291688 Trade Paperback  (English)

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New Book - Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia: An Introduction to Governments and Political Regimes

Author: Aurel Croissant, Philip Lorenz Title: Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia: An Introduction to Governments and Political Regimes Publisher: Springer Publication Date: 12/6/2017 ISBN: 9783319681818 Hardcover  (English)

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Announcements and Discussion

Discussion published by Ma. Mercedes Planta on Sunday, July 22, 2018

Batik and Wayang Making Workshop at UP Asian Center

​The UP Asian Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the Philippines, will be holding a batik-making workshop on 8 August 2018, 8 am–3 pm and a wayang-making workshop* on 15 August 2018, 8 am–3 pm. Both workshops are free and will be held at the UP Asian Center, Quezon City. Free materials will be provided.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES And REQUIREMENTS

Each workshop will have ten (10) participants. To give chance to others, individuals can only apply for—and take part in—one workshop. To apply,

Discussion published by Margaret Bodemer on Wednesday, July 11, 2018

AAS 2019: Seeking 1-2 panelists and a discussant for panel: “Memories of War and Colonialism in Asia’s 20th century: Biographical & Autobiographical Narratives and Identity Formation.”

As foundational events in Asia, war and colonialism of the 20th century are continuously being reconstructed and represented in various forms of media in the present. Asia’s cultural memory of war and colonialism --a broad term encompassing any cultural phenomena that reference the war and colonial past--has become an important means for identity formation and political and ideological purposes. As a whole, this panel explores a particular kind of cultural remembering of war and colonialism--biographical or autobiographical narratives in literature or other media.

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