Cornell University Southeast Asia Program
Series · 22
books · 1934-2025
Books in series
#1
Religious Cults Of The Pai-I Along The Burma-Yunnan Border
1986
#2a
The Dobama Movement in Burma
Appendix
2025
#2
The Dobama Movement In Burma
1988
This account focuses on the Dobama Movement, the radical group led by Burmese intellectuals who struggled for their country's unity and independence. Khin Yi focuses on the years 1930 to 1938 and recounts the movement's founding by Thakin Ba Thoung, its phenomenal growth, and its sudden division in 1938 (known as "The Year of Strife"). Though ultimately unsuccessful, the Dobama Movement produced such leaders as the father of Burmese independence, Aung San.
#3
Postwar Vietnam
Dilemmas In Socialist Development
1988
This anthology concentrates on domestic questions, economic policies, and socialist development and ideology. The essays' subjects include such varied topics as education, economics, the military, leadership, and economic assistance and humanitarian aid.
#5
Japanese Relations With Vietnam
1951-1987
1990
A chronological overview from the end of World War II to 1990. This work gives a broad analysis of the major changes, strategies, and situations that helped shape diplomatic and economic relations between the two nations.
#6
The Rise And Fall Of The Communist Party Of Burma
1990
A well-documented and extremely engaging account of the Burmese Communist Party that details the development of the Party and the events and forces that led to the 1989 Mutiny and subsequent fall of the CPB. This study explores the ethnic tensions that influenced the attitudes of the rank-and-file members, the support and influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the Party's involvement in the drug trade, and the complex, antagonistic relationship between the CPB and the military regime of Burma.
#7
Intellectual Property And US Relations With Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, And Thailand
1991
Uphoff studies negotiations between the United States and Southeast Asian nations concerning intellectual property protection. She analyzes case studies showing how each of the ASEAN governments responded to American pressure to honor copyrights and patents. Her research is based on existing publications and interviews with government officials and scholars.
#8
From PKI to Comintern, 1924-1941
The Apprenticeship of the Malayan Communist Party
1992
A compilation of selected documents that provide rare glimpses into the development, thought, and policies of the early Malaysian Communist Party (MCP).
#9
A Secret Past
1992
English (translation)
#10
Studies On Vietnamese Language And Literature
A Preliminary Bibliography
1992
This work contains over 2,500 entries to guide students and scholars interested in the languages and literature of Vietnam. The books, monographs, and journal articles considered are those written in the Western languages (especially French and English). Meticulously researched and indexed, this bibliography is both the first of its kind and an invaluable reference tool.
#11
The Political Legacy Of Aung San
1972
This work compiles selected speeches, letters, and statements by the father of Burmese independence, Aung San. The editor's introduction offers an overview of this remarkable man's life, thought, and achievements. The documents included here provide insight into the politics of Aung San-an eminently pragmatic leader focused on attaining both national unity and social harmony-through his own words.
#12
The Voice Of Young Burma
1993
This work explores the history of the university in Burma, both as an institution founded by the colonizing British, and as a medium for change that was used by Burmese students in their struggles for independence. Aye Kyaw describes student protests, strikes, and boycotts that were part of a nationalist movement calling for the study of Burmese culture, history, and language. As this discourse evolved, it invited radical explorations of such concepts as democracy, justice, and freedom.
#13
The American War in Vietnam
1993
As suggested by the title, this collection of essays focuses upon American involvement in the Vietnamese War. These essays were originally written for a symposium in 1988 in which (for the first time since 1975) scholars from both the U.S. and Vietnam met to discuss and debate the war and its impact on their respective nations. Thus, these works (by American authors) though alternately probing and guarded, are always thought-provoking. They display the mind at work in its search for answers, explanations, and meaning. Questions of politics and history (diplomacy, the Tet offensive, Chinese involvement, U.S. war veterans) are considered and reconsidered by such authors as Allen Whiting, Jayne Werner, Nyo Vinh Long, and Paul Comacho.
#14
Being Kammu
My Village, My Life
1994
Combining autobiography and ethnography, Damrong Tayanin examines the lifestyles, customs, practices, and beliefs of the Kammu people by describing his own early experiences.
#16
Cutting Across The Lands
An Annotated Bibliography On Natural Resource Management And Community Development In Indonesia, The Philippines, And Malaysia
1997
An annotated bibliography focused on Borneo and the Southern Philippines. With over 1,000 citations, this reference work identifies patterns of forestland transformation common to the areas under consideration. A subject index is included.
#17
Gangsters, Democracy, and the State in Southeast Asia
1998
An essay collection that studies workaday, regional politics in Southeast Asia and its implications for evolving democracies. The contributors examine the electoral process, conflicts between central and local governments, conflicts between individual freedoms and state power, and the roles charismatic, opportunistic strongmen have played in Southeast Asian politics, most notably in Thailand, Burma, and the Philippines.
#18
Culture and Power in Traditional Siamese Government
2001
A broad reevaluation of Siam's political culture as it existed prior to King Chulalongkorn's administrative reforms in the nineteenth century. Englehart offers evidence to show that traditional Siamese government functioned more effectively and rationally than most scholars have acknowledged.
#19
Gender, Household, State
Doi Moi in Viet Nam
2002
A collection of essays addressing the state of women's lives in Viet Nam during doi moi, the period of economic market reforms that characterized the nation in the 1990s. These fascinating and varied essays illuminate women's daily lives as they are shaped by culture, economics, and traditional ideals.
#20
Southern Vietnam under the Reign of Minh Mang (1820-1841)
Central Policies and Local Response
2004
This study of nineteenth-century Vietnam focuses on interactions between the Vietnamese king, Minh Mang, and the heterogeneous southern region of the country, which he sought to bring more firmly under state control through a series of polices intended to "Vietnamize" the populace and unite north and south.
#21
Securing a Place
Small-Scale Artisans in Modern Indonesia
2005
This book describes artisans from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, as they attempt to overcome poverty and communicate ethnic identity through participation in fluctuating silk and tourist souvenir industries. Morrell assesses the significance and long-term sustainability of their activities. The discussion addresses broad questions about economic development, as microenterprises such as these are vital sources of non-farm incomes in rural areas with high unemployment.
#22
The Industry of Marrying Europeans
1934
This work by Vu Trong Phung, written in the 1930s, reports and expands on the author's meetings with North Vietnamese women who had made an "industry" of marrying European men. The Industry of Marrying Europeans is notable for its sharp observations, pointed humor, and unconventional mix of nonfictional and fictional narration, as well as its attention to Vu Trong Phung records the French-Vietnamese pidgin dialect spoken by these couples. This prolific writer died at age twenty-seven, leaving behind one of the most impressive bodies of work in modern Vietnamese literature.
#23
Possessed by the Spirits
Mediumship in Contemporary Vietnamese Communities
2006
The essays in this volume examine the resurgence of the Mother Goddess religion among contemporary Vietnamese following the economic "Renovation" period in Vietnam. Anthropologists explore the forces that compel individuals to become mediums and the social repercussions of their decisions and interactions.
Authors
Boon Kheng Cheah
Author · 1 books
Boon Kheng Cheah was regarded as the foremost scholar on the modern political history of Malaysia as well as a pioneer of the country’s social and oral history. Although prioritizing the political history of a multiethnic, multicultural, and multireligious Malaysia, his spread of specialization ranged from the Japanese occupation, communism to oral history, peasant robbers, women in palace politics, and nation-building. He produced ground-breaking work that will remain as standard texts and authoritative references.
Vu Trong Phung
Author · 10 books
Vũ Trọng Phụng (1912-1939) là một nhà văn, nhà báo nổi tiếng của Việt Nam vào đầu thế kỷ 20. Tuy thời gian cầm bút rất ngắn ngủi, với tác phẩm đầu tiên là truyện ngắn Chống nạng lên đường đăng trên Ngọ báo vào năm 1930, ông đã để lại một kho tác phẩm đáng kinh ngạc: hơn 30 truyện ngắn, 9 tập tiểu thuyết, 9 tập phóng sự, 7 vở kịch, cùng một bản dịch vở kịch từ tiếng Pháp, một số bài viết phê bình, tranh luận văn học và hàng trăm bài báo viết về các vấn đề chính trị, xã hội, văn hóa. Một số trích đoạn tác phẩm của ông trong các tác phẩm Số đỏ và Giông Tố đã được đưa vào sách giáo khoa môn Ngữ văn của Việt Nam. Nổi tiếng với giọng văn trào phúng châm biếm xã hội của mình, một số người đã so sánh ông như Balzac của Việt Nam. Tuy nhiên, cũng vì phong cách "tả chân" và yếu tố tình dục trong tác phẩm mà khi sinh thời ông đã bị chính quyền bảo hộ Pháp tại Hà Nội gọi ra tòa vì "tội tổn thương phong hóa" (outrage aux bonnes moeurs). Về sau này, tác phẩm của ông lại bị cấm in, cấm đọc vì là "tác phẩm suy đồi" tại miền Bắc Việt Nam từ 1954 và cả nước từ ngày 30/4/1975 cho đến tận cuối những năm 1980 mới được chính quyền cho lưu hành. Tác phẩm: Tiểu thuyết: Dứt tình (1934) Giông tố (1936), khi đăng trên Hà Nội báo có tên Thị Mịch. Vỡ đê (1936) - Báo Tương Lai Số đỏ (1936) - Hà Nội báo Làm đĩ (1936) - Tạp chí Sông Hương Lấy nhau vì tình (1937) Trúng số độc đắc (1938) Quý phái (1937, đăng dang dở trên Đông Dương tạp chí - bộ mới) Người tù được tha (Di cảo) Và còn rất nhiều tác phẩm kịch, dịch thuật, phóng sự và truyện ngắn.
