This book examines ethnic communities, identity, economy, society and state, and the links between them, in a range of countries across Asia, challenging the wi

In a path-breaking series of essays the contributors to this collection explore the development of anthropological research in Asia. The volume includes writing

Ethnic tensions in Southeast Asia represent a clear threat to the future stability of the region. David Brown's clear and systematic study outlines the patterns

Disembedding autonomy : Asia after the developmental state / Toby Carroll and Darryl S.L. Jarvis -- The origins of East Asia's developmental states and the pres