Monthly Archives: October 2017

States, Governance and Palm Oil in Southeast Asia

Posted on October 20, 2017 by journalofcontemporaryasia

In the first of the articles for a special issue – Who Governs and How? Non-State Actors and Transnational Governance in Southeast Asia – edited by Helen E. S. Nesadurai and Shaun Breslin. The first article is by Helen Nesadurai of … Continue reading →

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History of Ayutthaya

Posted on October 12, 2017 by journalofcontemporaryasia

In a new book review, Robert H. Taylor of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute writes for JCA about A History of Ayutthaya: Siam in the Early Modern Period, by Fukuoka Prize awardees Chris Baker and Pasuk Phongpaichit. Published by Cambridge University … Continue reading →

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Now Free: Neo-liberal managerialism in Japan

Posted on October 10, 2017 by journalofcontemporaryasia

Nana Okura Gagne of the Department of Japanese Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong has a new article available with JCA, available at the publisher’s website. “Correcting Capitalism”: Changing Metrics and Meanings of Work among Japanese Employees (DOI: … Continue reading →

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Free access to Journal of Peasant Studies

Posted on October 10, 2017 by journalofcontemporaryasia

Some time ago, the Journal of Peasant Studies marked its 40th anniversary with some free articles. A couple of months ago, celebrating a large impact factor score for 2016, it made 25  articles available for free download. They are worth … Continue reading →

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