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Books Received

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Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , October 2013, pp. 552 - 562
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Copyright © The National University of Singapore 2013 

  • Dharma Pätañjala: A Śaiva scripture from ancient Java studied in the light of related Old Javanese and Sanskrit texts By Acri, AndreaThe Netherlands: Egbert Forsten, 2011 ISBN: 978-90-6980-000-4

  • Hating empire properly: The two Indies and the limits of Enlightenment anticolonialism By Agnani, Sunil M.New York: Fordham University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8232-5180-3

  • Potent landscapes: Place and mobility in eastern Indonesia By Allerton, CatherineHonolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3800-3

  • The fate of rural hell: Asceticism and desire in Buddhist Thailand By Anderson, BenedictCalcutta: Seagull Books, 2012 ISBN: 978-0857420275

  • Radical egalitarianism: Local realities, global relations Edited by Aulino, Felicity, Goheen, Miriam and Tambiah, Stanley J., with an afterword by Fischer, Michael M.J., New York: Fordham University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8232-4190-3

  • Rice talks: Food & community in a Vietnamese town By Avieli, NirIndiana: Indiana University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-253-22370-8

  • The challenge of knowledge sharing: Practices of the Vietnamese science community in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta By Bauer, TatjanaMunster: LIT Verlag, 2011 ISBN: 978-3-643-90121-7

  • The spirit of things: Materiality and religious diversity in Southeast Asia Edited by BAUTISTA, JuliusIthaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-27727-758-3

  • Islam in Indonesia: Contrasting images and interpretations Edited by Burhanudin, Jajat and Dijk, Kees vanAmsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-90-8964-4237

  • Arming the periphery: The arms trade in the Indian Ocean during the age of global empire By Chew, EmrysUK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-230-35485-2

  • External intervention and the politics of state formation: China, Indonesia, and Thailand, 1893–1952 By Chong, Ja IanNew York: Cambridge University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-107-01375-9

  • The Lius of Shanghai By Cochran, Sherman and Hsieh, AndrewCambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-674-07259-6

  • Ancestors in Borneo societies: Death, transformation, and social immortality Edited by Coudere, Pascal and Sillander, KennethCopenhagen: NIAS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-87-7694-092-8

  • Transpacific femininities: The making of the modern Filipina By Cruz, DeniseDurham and London: Duke University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8223-5316-4

  • Gambling with the land: The contemporary evolution of Southeast Asian agriculture By De Koninck, Rodolphe and Rousseau, Jean-FrançoisSingapore: NUS Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-9971-69-561-3

  • Democracy in East Asia: A new century Edited by Diamond, Larry, Plattner, Marc F. and Chu, Yun-hanBaltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4214-0968-9

  • Sources of Vietnamese tradition Edited by Dutton, George E., Werner, Jayne S. and Whitmore, John K.New York: Columbia University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-231-13863-5

  • Aid dependence in Cambodia: How foreign assistance undermines democracy By Ear, SophalNew York: Columbia University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-231-16112-1

  • Beautiful floods: Environmental knowledge and agrarian change in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam By Ehlert, JudithMunster: LIT Verlag, 2012 ISBN: 978-3-643-90195-8

  • Fishing for fairness: Poverty, morality and marine resource regulation in the Philippines By Fabinyi, MichaelAustralia: ANU E Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-9218-6265-6

  • Javanese literature in Surakarta manuscripts: Manuscripts of the Radya Pustaka Museum and the Hardjonagaran Library (volume 3) By Florida, Nancy K.Ithaca and New York: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-87727-609-8

  • Ignition stories: Indigenous fire ecology in the Indo-Australian monsoon zone By Fowler, CynthiaDurham: Carolina Academic Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-1-61163-115-9

  • Freedom from the press: Journalism and state power in Singapore By George, CherianSingapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-594-1

  • The New Economic Policy in Malaysia: Affirmative action, ethnic inequalities and social justice Edited by Gomez, Edmund Terence and Saravanamuttu, JohanPublished for distribution in Singapore and Petaling Jaya by Singapore: NUS Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-9971-69-669-6 and Singapore: ISEAS Publishing, 2013 ISBN: 978-981-4414-44-9 and Petaling Jaya: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, 2013 ISBN: 978-967-5832-68-0 and 978-967-5832-67-3

  • The authority of influence: Women and power in Burmese history By Harriden, JessicaCopenhagen: NIAS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-87-7694-089-8

  • Affordable excellence: The Singapore healthcare story By Haseltine, William ASingapore: NUS Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-9971-69-664-1

  • Politics of ethnic classification in Vietnam By Masako, Ito, translated by Sato, MinakoPublished jointly by Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, 2013 and Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-4-87698-473-2

  • Modern Thai Buddhism and buddhadasa bhikkhu: A social history By Ito, TomomiSingapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-572-9

  • The Buddha on Mecca's verandah: Encounters, mobilities, and histories along the Malaysian-Thai border By Johnson, Irving ChanSeattle: University of Washington Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-295-99204-4

  • Ghosts of the past in southern Thailand: Essays on the history and historiography of Patani Edited by Jory, PatrickSingapore: NUS Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-9971-69-635-1

  • An ethnography of fragrance: The perfumery arts of ʿAdan/Laḥj By Jung, DinahLeiden: Brill, 2011 ISBN: 978-90-04-18725-2

  • Islam, nationalism and democracy: A political biography of Mohammad Natsir By Kahin, Audrey R.Singapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-571-2

  • The contours of mass violence in Indonesia, 1965–68 Edited by Kammen, Douglas and McGregor, KatharineFirst published by Singapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-616-0 and Published in Europe by Copenhagen: NIAS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-87-7694-110-9

  • The cardamom conundrum: Reconciling development and conservation in the kingdom of Cambodia By Killeen, Timothy J.Singapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-614-6

  • Four decades on: Vietnam, the United States, and the legacies of the Second Indochina War Edited by Laderman, Scott and Martini, Edwin A.Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8223-5474-1

  • Land and loyalty: Security and the development of property rights in Thailand By Larsson, TomasIthaca: Cornell University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8014-5081-5

  • The politics of Timor-Leste: Democratic consolidation after intervention Edited by Leach, Michael and Kingsbury, DamienIthaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-87727-759-0

  • A matter of risk: Insurance in Malaysia, 1826–1990 By Hing, Lee KamSingapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-460-9

  • Buddhist storytelling in Thailand and Laos: The Vessantara Jataka Scroll at the Asian Civilisations Museum By Lefferts, Leedom and Cate, Sandra, with Tossa, WajuppaSingapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2012 ISBN: 978-981-07-2478-8

  • A slow ride into the past: The Chinese trishaw industry in Singapore, 1942–1983 By Lim, JasonClayton: Monash University Publishing, 2013 ISBN: 978-1-921867-38-5

  • China as a sea power 1127–1368: A preliminary survey of the maritime expansion and naval exploits of the Chinese people during the Southern Song and Yuan periods By Jung-pang, Lo, edited and with commentary by Elleman, Bruce A.First published by Singapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-505-7 and Published for distribution in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan by Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-988-8139-80-4

  • Planning the Lower Mekong Basin: Social intervention on the Se San River By Thim, LyMunster: LIT Verlag, 2010 ISBN: 978-3-643-10834-0

  • The revival of banned dances: A worldwide study By Lyons, Reneé CritcherJefferson and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-7864-6594-1

  • Little Manila is in the heart: The making of the Filipina/o American community in Stockton, California By Mabalon, Dawn BohulanoDurham and London: Duke University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8223-5339-3

  • Demystifying the caliphate: Historical memory and contemporary contexts Edited By Al-Rasheed, Madawi, Kersten, Carool and Schterin, MaratLondon: Hurst & Company, 2013 ISBN: 978-18-4904-228-4

  • Media, erotics, and transnational Asia Edited by Mankekar, Purnima and Schein, LouiseDurham and London: Duke University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8223-4577-0

  • A military history of India and South Asia: From the East India Company to the nuclear era Edited by Marston, Daniel P. and Sundaram, Chandar S., foreword by Cohen, Stephen P.Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007 ISBN: 978-0-253-21999-2

  • Global Filipinos: Migrants’ lives in the virtual village By McKay, DeirdreIndiana: Indiana University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-253-00205-1

  • Misalliance: Ngo Dinh Diem, the United States, and the fate of South Vietnam By Miller, EdwardCambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-674-07298-5

  • The perfect business: Anti-trafficking and the sex trade along the Mekong By Molland, SverreHonolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3653-5

  • The anthropology of Europe as seen from Japan: Considering contemporary forms and meanings of the social Edited by Mori, AkikoOsaka: National Museum of Ethnology, 2013 (Senri Ethnological Studies 81) ISBN: 978-4-906962-01-3

  • Business and anthropology: A focus on sacred space Edited by Nakamaki, Hirochika and Sedgwick, MitchellOsaka: National Museum of Ethnology, 2013 (Senri Ethnological Studies 82) ISBN: 978-4-906962-06-8

  • Objectivization and subjectivization: A typology of voice systems Edited by Nakamura, Wataru and Kikusawa, RitsukoOsaka: National Museum of Ethnology, 2012 (Senri Ethnological Studies 77) ISBN: 978-4-901906-92-0

  • Strong soldiers, failed revolutions: The state and military in Burma, 1962–88 By Nakanishi, YoshinoriPublished by Singapore: NUS Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-9971-69-702-0 and Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-4-87698-357-5

  • The gift of freedom: War, debt, and other refugee passages By Nguyen, Mimi ThiDurham and London: Duke University Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8223-5239-6

  • Surabaya, 1945–2010: Neighbourhood, state and economy in Indonesia's city of struggle By Peters, RobbieFirst published by Singapore: NUS Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-9971-69-644-3 and Published in Europe by Copenhagen: NIAS Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-87-7694-121-5

  • Floods and farmers: Politics, economics and environmental impacts of dyke construction in the Mekong Delta/Vietnam By Huu, Pham CongMunster: LIT Verlag, 2012 ISBN: 978-3-643-90167-5

  • Tracing and making the state: Policy practices and domestic water supply in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam By Reis, NadineMunster: LIT Verlag, 2012 ISBN: 978-3-643-90196-5

  • Panahon at Pagsasalaysay Ni Pedro Paterno 1858–1911: Isang Pag-aaral Sa Intelektuwalismo By Reyes, Portia L.Quezon City: BAKAS, 2011 ISBN: 978-971-8755-08-2

  • Islamisation and its opponents in Java: A political, social, cultural and religious history, c. 1930 to the present By Ricklefs, M.C.Singapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-631-3

  • Unplanned development: Tracking changes in South-East Asia By Rigg, JonathanNew York: Zed Books, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-84813-988-6

  • Law, disorder and the colonial state: Corruption in Burma c. 1900 By Saha, JonathanUnited Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-230-35827-0

  • Tibetische Handschhriften und Blockdrucke. Teil 16 Schneider, HannaStuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2012 ISBN: 978-3-515-07349-3

  • Tibetische Handschhriften und Blockdrucke. Teil 17 Schneider, HannaStuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2012 ISBN: 978-3-515-07350-9

  • China's left-behind wives: Families of migrants from Fujian to Southeast Asia, 1930s–1950s By Shen, Huifen, with a foreword by Gungwu, WangFirst published by Singapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-561-3 and Published for distribution in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan by Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press 2012 ISBN: 978-988-8139-78-1

  • Organising under the revolution: Unions & the state in Java, 1945–48 By Suryomenggolo, JafarPublished by Singapore: NUS Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-9971-69-696-2 and Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-4-87698-359-9

  • The Anabaptist idea and the way of practicing care: Reconsidering the meaning of life in the 21st century Edited by Suzuki, NanamiOsaka: National Museum of Ethnology, 2012 (Senri Ethnological Studies 79) ISBN: 978-4-901906-94-4

  • The anthropology of aging and well-bring: Searching for the space and time to cultivate life together Edited by Suzuki, NanamiOsaka: National Museum of Ethnology, 2013 (Senri Ethnological Studies 80) ISBN: 978-4-901906-98-2

  • Chinese capitalism in colonial Malaya 1900–1941 By Yuen, William TaiSelangor: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2013 ISBN: 978-967-412-021-4

  • Enlightened ways: The many streams of Buddhist art in Thailand Exhibition curator: Heidi Tan, edited by Chong, AlanSingapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2012 ISBN: 978-981-07-4628-5

  • From the blue windows: Recollections of life in Queenstown, Singapore, in the 1960s and 1970s By Yang, Tan KokSingapore: Ridge Books (an imprint of NUS Press), 2013 ISBN: 978-9971-69-650-4

  • Crossing borders: Selected papers from the 13th international conference of the European association of Southeast Asian archaeologists, volume 1 Edited by Tjoa-Bonatz, Mai Lin, Reinecke, Andreas and Bonatz, DominikSingapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-642-9

  • Connecting empires and states: Selected papers from the 13th international conference of the European association of Southeast Asian archaeologists, volume 2 Edited by Tjoa-Bonatz, Mai Lin, Reinecke, Andreas and Bonatz, DominikSingapore: NUS Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-9971-69-643-6

  • Dreaming of money in Ho Chi Minh City By Truitt, Allison J.Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-295-99274-7

  • Black April: The fall of South Vietnam, 1973–75 By Veith, George J.New York: Encounter Books, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-59403-572-2

  • Thailand's political peasants: Power in the modern rural economy By Walker, AndrewMadison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-029928824-2

  • Australia's Asia: From yellow peril to Asian century Edited by Walker, David and Sobocinska, AgnieskaCrawley: UWA Publishing, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-74258-349-5

  • Student activism in Asia: Between protest and powerlessness Edited by Weiss, Meredith L. and Aspinall, EdwardMinneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-8166-7968-3

  • Student activism in Malaysia: Crucible, mirror, sideshow By Weiss, Meredith L.Singapore: NUS Press, 2011 ISBN: 978-9971-69-598-9

  • Civil society networks in China and Vietnam: Informal pathbreakers in health and the environment By Wells-Dang, AndrewUnited Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-230-38020-2

  • Demographic change in Southeast Asia: Recent histories and future directions Edited by Williams, Lindy and Guest, Michael PhilipIthaca and New York: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-877-27757-6

  • China on the sea: How the maritime world shaped modern China By Yangwen, ZhengLeiden: Brill, 2012 ISBN: 978-90-04-19477-9

  • The Kim Vân Kieu of Nguyen Du (1765–1820) Translated by Zhukov, Vladislav, with an introduction by Taylor, K. W., Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-87727-760-6

  • Forest of struggle: Moralities of remembrance in upland Cambodia By Zucker, Eve MoniqueHonolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3805-8