Intellectual Property and US Relations with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand
Intellectual Property and US Relations with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

Author: Elisabeth Uphoff

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1501719432

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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.

Sumatran Sultanate and Colonial State
Sumatran Sultanate and Colonial State

Author: Elsbeth Locher-Scholten

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1501719386

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The first English translation of Professor Locher-Scholten's 1994 Dutch text, a study of the reaction to Dutch colonial expansion by the Sumatran sultanate of Jambi. The Dutch text has been called "an excellent teaching tool for work on the Netherlands imperial project " [Locher-Scholten's] extensive archive work, in both Holland and Indonesia, her explicit reference to secondary theoretical works, and her useful lists mean that her analysis is transparent and accessible."

No Other Road to Take
No Other Road to Take

Author: Nguyen Thi Dinh

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1501718835

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Now in its seventh printing!The memoir of a woman whose strength, courage, and intelligence had a profound impact on Vietnamese history. Not simply a participant in the Viet Minh resistance against the French, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dinh was also an active leader who organized the uprising in Ben Tre province against the Diem regime, was appointed to the leadership committee of the National Liberation Front (NLF), and seved as Chairman of the South Vietnam Women's Liberation Association. The oppressive policies of Diem and the problems of civil war and American involvement are described with powerful immediacy-effectively illustrating the patriotic fervor and determination of those she fought with and helped lead.

The Revolution Falters
The Revolution Falters

Author: Patricio Abinales

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1501719025

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A detailed investigation of the contemporary Philippine Left, focusing on the political challenges and dilemmas that confronted activists following the disintegration of the Marcos regime and the reestablishment of electoral democracy under Corazon Aquino. The authors focus on such varied topics as peasant politics, urban social movements, purges and executions, and Marxist theory.

The Hadrami Awakening
The Hadrami Awakening

Author: Natalie Mobini-Kesheh

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-08-06

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1501732528

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A ground-breaking study of the Hadrami community in Indonesia. The book considers the evolution of Indonesian Arab identity in the context of the rise of nationalism throughout Southeast Asia during the early twentieth century.

Politics and Change in Singapore and Hong Kong
Politics and Change in Singapore and Hong Kong

Author: Stephan Ortmann

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-12-04

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1135244677

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This book explains the changing pattern of contentious politics in the democratization process of the two city-states Singapore and Hong Kong. It explores the causal connections between popular contention and democratization by applying a multi-disciplinary approach, using theoretical insights from the political sciences, sociology and psychology. It argues that the differences in the strategies applied by the ruling elite in the city-states explain why members of the opposition were empowered or obstructed in challenging the government.

Fear and Sanctuary
Fear and Sanctuary

Author: Hazel J. Lang

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 150171936X

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An examination of the plight of the refugees of Burma's protracted civil war, many of whom have fled across the border into Thailand. This study looks at the changing nature of the refugee situation and the responses of the parties involved, including the United Nations, the refugees themselves, and governments in both Bangkok and Rangoon. In the process, Fear and Sanctuary addresses pertinent international questions regarding civil war, ethnic resistance against an oppressive state, displacement, and refugee protection.

Securing a Place
Securing a Place

Author: Elizabeth Morrell

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-08-06

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1501732536

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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.

Southern Vietnam Under the Reign of Minh Mạng (1820-1841)
Southern Vietnam Under the Reign of Minh Mạng (1820-1841)

Author: Choi Byung Wook

Publisher: SEAP Publications

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780877271383

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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.

At the Edge of the Forest
At the Edge of the Forest

Author: David Porter Chandler

Publisher: SEAP Publications

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780877277460

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Inspired by David Chandler's groundbreaking work on Cambodian attempts to find order in the aftermath of turmoil, these essays explore Cambodian history using a rich variety of sources that cast light on Khmer perceptions of violence, wildness, and order, examining the "forest" and cultured space, and the fraught "edge" where they meet.