Literati and politicians have constructed a virtual Shan state that lives on in popular media, rock music, and Buddhist ritual.
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NBSEAS on “The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam”
about 2 years ago
How were the Vietnamese communists able to achieve their remarkable victory over powerful French colonial forces?
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NBSEAS: Nicole Curato talks to Baogang He about “Deliberative Democracy in Asia”
about 2 years ago
Professor He draws on a range of case studies in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and reflects on the wider trend of deliberative democratization in Asia and beyond.
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New Books on Southeast Asia: Chris Baker on “A History of Thailand”
about 2 years ago
This new edition contains a new chapter on Thailand's turbulent politics since 2006 and incorporates new sources and research throughout.
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New Books in Southeast Asian Studies: Supalak Ganjanakhundee on “A Soldier King”
about 2 years ago
...how far can earlier interpretations of Thai politics be adapted to explain the growing influence of the monarchy...
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New Books on SEAsia: Elisabeth Kramer on “The Candidate’s Dilemma”
about 2 years ago
The Candidate's Dilemma delves into the lived experiences of candidates negotiating corruption.
Lee Morgenbesser on ‘Behind the Façade’
The New Books in Southeast Asian Studies podcast explores the idea that elections can be instrumentalised by dictators to reinforce their rule.
Claudio Sopranzetti on ‘Owners of the Map’
New Books in Southeast Asian Studies talks to Claudio Sopranzetti about his monograph on the political role of Bangkok's motorbike taxi drivers.
The New Way: Protestantism and the Hmong in Vietnam
The New Books in Southeast Asian Studies podcast talks to Tam Ngo about her new book on protestantism in Hmong society in Vietnam.