NOURISHING KNOWLEDGE New and recent titles plus full stocklist 2022 WELCOME Welcome to the 2022 NIAS Press catalogue of new and recent titles. Here, we present our new books for the coming season, highlight our most recent publications and provide a full stocklist of titles published under the NIAS Press imprint since 2002. Visit our website www.niaspress.dk for up- W NE NEW TITLE Jungle Heart of the Khmer Rouge The memoirs of Phi Phuon, Pol Pots Jarai aide-de-camp, and the role of tribal minorities in the Cambodian revolution Edited by Henri Locard Inside story of Khmer Rouge revolution by a Montagnard outsider. Curated and contextualized by a leading scho re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED The Wa of Myanmar and Chinas Quest for Global Dominance Bertil Lintner For sale in Europe only A compelling account of ethnic conflict, drug barons and Chinese geopolitical ambitions. Reveals how the Wa have come to play a pivotal role in Beijings current efforts to W NE NEW TITLE Rethinking Community in Myanmar Practices of We-Formation among Muslims and Hindus in Urban Yangon Judith Beyer First full-length study of Myanmars Indian communities. Rethinks current perceptions of community and scholarship. Offers fresh approaches from new techniques and thin re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Everyday Justice in Myanmar Informal Resolutions and State Evasion in a Time of Contested Transition Edited by Helene Maria Kyed A wide-ranging and empirically rich collection. A unique contribution, a successful experiment worth emulating. Exploring how ordinary peo W NE NEW TITLE Waves of Upheaval in Myanmar Gendered Transformations and Political Transitions Edited by Jenny Hedström and Elisabeth Olivius Details the gendered transformation of Myanmar since 2011. Uses this analysis as a lens to understand the post-coup situation. This is the first comprehe re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Future Forward The Rise and Fall of a Thai Political Party Duncan McCargo and Anyarat Chattharakul First book to examine the most interesting new force to emerge in Thailands politics for two decades. Based on exclusive interviews with party leaders and a wide range W NE NEW TITLE Electoral Reform and Democracy in Malaysia Edited by Helen Ting M. H. and Donald L. Horowitz A timely, detailed presentation of the hard political choices facing Malaysia. A necessary read for the politically engaged as well as scholars. Offers perspectives and analysis relevant re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Thai Politics in Translation Monarchy, Democracy and the Supra-constitution Edited by Michael K. Connors and Ukrist Pathmanand First collection of translations that specifically focus on Thai conservative and royalist ideas. Provides first-ever English translations o NE W PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED Lampang Assessment Revisiting a Classic Study of Field Research in Northern Thailand Edited by Søren Egerod and Per Sørensen Rediscovered research on Thailand and its environs from the 1970s. A time capsule of research before the advent of mass education and travel. O re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Oral Literature, Gender, and Precedence in East Timor Metaphysics in Narrative David Hicks A masterly study by the doyen of Timorese studies. Draws upon over 50 years of fieldwork and publishing to discuss the tropes within Timorese metaphysical thought and literature nt ce re RECENTLY PUBLISHED Nation, City, Arena Sports Events, Nation Building and City Politics in Indonesia Friederike Trotier First comprehensive study of international multi-sport events in Indonesia since 1962. Explores the role of sports events have in national and city politics and in th re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Salafism and the State Islamic Activism and National Identity in Contemporary Indonesia Chris Chaplin Explores Islamic activism amongst Indonesian youth and how it has transformed the countrys religious and political discourse. Focuses on the nexus between religion, W NE NEW TITLE Deities and Divas Queer Ritual Specialists in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond Edited by Peter A. Jackson and Benjamin Baumann Unveils the queer virtuosos of Southeast Asias spirit worlds. Offers illuminating insights at the intersection between sexuality and the spirit world. Across re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Belittled Citizens The Cultural Politics of Childhood on Bangkoks Margins Giuseppe Bolotta An original, well-crafted ethnography of marginalized children in Bangkok, the first of its kind. Demonstrates that childhood is best understood in Thailand as a political cate W NE NEW TITLE Spirit Possession in Buddhist Southeast Asia Worlds Ever More Enchanted Edited by Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière and Peter A. Jackson Examines the upsurge of spirit cults and diverse forms of magical ritual in Buddhist Southeast Asia. Explores the interplay of neoliberal capitalis re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Living Kinship, Fearing Spirits Sociality among the Khmu of Northern Laos Rosalie Stolz Intimate study of how kinship and sociality is lived on the ground. Significant addition to the field of Khmu (Kammu) studies. Anthropology, Khmu (Kammu), kinship, sociality, spir W NE NEW TITLE From Tribalism to Nationalism The Anthropological Turn in Laos A Tribute to Grant Evans Edited by Yves Goudineau and Vanina Bouté Offers a wide-ranging survey of anthropological research in Laos. Argues for broader approaches than narrow ethnographic research. Pays tribute to a re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Pbk not for sale in USA or Canada Fishers, Monks and Cadres Navigating State, Religion and the South China Sea in Central Vietnam Edyta Roszko Portrays a once-peripheral area in central Vietnam now at the centre of a global struggle for sovereignty, influence and cont W NE NEW TITLE Fragrant Frontier Global Spice Entanglements from the Sino-Vietnamese Uplands Edited by Sarah Turner, Annuska Derks & Jean-François Rousseau Investigates the livelihoods of the ethnic minority spice farmers. Follows the commodity chains from farms to global supermarkets. Examines re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED States and Societies in Motion Essays in Honour of Takashi Shiraishi Khoo Boo Teik and Jafar Suryomenggolo (eds) Original studies of the national and regional politics of Southeast Asia, China and Japan, often with Japan at their nexus. Draws connections between ideo W NE NEW TITLE The Work of Gender Service, Performance and Fantasy in Contemporary Japan Edited by Gitte Marianne Hansen and Fabio Gygi Compelling views of another Japan. An evocative collection resonating with youth culture. Brings the academic study of gender into new realms. Offers many insig re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Saving the Nation through Culture The Folklore Movement in Republican China Jie Gao For sale in Europe only Comprehensive study of the Modern Folklore Movement in China. Offers a fresh understanding of how it emerged and its long-term influence. Must-read book for s W NE NEW TITLE Jin Ping Mei A Wild Horse in Chinese Literature Essays on Texts, Illustrations and Translations of a Late Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece Edited by Vibeke Børdahl and Lintao Qi A fabulous collection of essays riding the wild horse of Chinese literature. Brings together the best qu re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED Constructing Empire The Japanese in Changchun, 190545 Bill Sewell For sale in Europe only A groundbreaking scholarly work offering new perspectives on Japanese Manchuria. First major study in English to uncover and evaluate the rich urban history of modern Changchun. W NE NEW TITLE Community Still Matters Uyghur Culture and Society in Central Asian Context Edited by Aysima Mirsultan, Eric Schluessel and Eset Sulaiman A snapshot of an important region and rapidly evolving field of scholarship. Pays tribute to one of the fields leading figures. Just as global re ce nt RECENTLY PUBLISHED EastWest Reflections on Demonization North Korea Now, China Next? Edited by Geir Helgesen and Rachel Harrison A thoughtful, measured examination of East Asian geopolitics. Presents historical, cross-cultural and political-ideological dimensions of the Korean conflict TITLE INDEX, 20022023 Author/Title Page Al-Badri/After the Great East Japan Earthquake Al-Badri/After the Great East Japan Earthquake Amrith/Caring for Strangers Amrith/Caring for Strangers Bangsbo/Teaching and Learning in Tibet Bankoff/Breeds of Empire Bankoff/Breeds of Empire Bao/Queer Comrades Ba TITLE INDEX, 20022023 Author/Title Page Charney/Warring Societies of Pre-colonial Southeast Asia Chou/Breast Cancer Meanings Chou/Breast Cancer Meanings Coast/Recruit to Revolution Coast/Recruit to Revolution Cock/Governing Cambodias Forests Cock/Governing Cambodias Forests Cohen/Charismatic Monks o TITLE INDEX, 20022023 Author/Title Page Goscha/Historical Dictionary of the Indochina War Goscha/Historical Dictionary of the Indochina War Goudineau/ From Tribalism to Nationalism 17 Goudineau/ From Tribalism to Nationalism 17 Gravers/Burma/Myanmar Where Now? Gravers/Burma/Myanmar Where Now? Grav TITLE INDEX, 20022023 Author/Title Page Iwanaga/Women and Politics in Thailand Iwanaga/Womens Political Participn and Representn Jackson/Getting Published Jackson/Getting Published Jackson/ Deities and Divas 13 Jackson/ Deities and Divas 13 Jacobsen/Lost Goddesses Jafar/At a Moments Notice Jafar/At TITLE INDEX, 20022023 Author/Title Page Lundström/I Will Send My Song Lundström/Kammu Songs Manickam/Taming the Wild Martin/The UP Saga Martin/The UP Saga Mattlin/Politicized Society (2nd ed.) Mattlin/Politicized Society (2nd ed.) McCargo/Future Forward 6 McCargo/Future Forward 6 McCargo/Mapping Nat TITLE INDEX, 20022023 Author/Title Page Raquez/In the Land of Pagodas Raquez/Laotian Pages Raquez/Laotian Pages Raymond/Thai Military Power Raymond/Thai Military Power Reader/A Poisonous Cocktail? 11 Richell/Disease and Demography in Colonial Burma Ricklefs/Soul Catcher Roesgaard/Japanese Educ. & Cr TITLE INDEX, 20022023 Author/Title Page Terwiel/Monks and Magic Thelle/Better to Rely on Ourselves Thunø/Beyond Chinatown Ting/ Electoral Reform and Democracy in Malaysia 7 Ting/ Electoral Reform and Democracy in Malaysia 7 Tønnesson/Explaining the East Asian Peace Tønnesson/Explaining the East Asia Why publish with NIAS Press? Small is beautiful... NIAS Press is not a giant publishing juggernaut, which means we can offer our authors truly personalized treatment. We also have the nimbleness rarely found at larger presses so can make and implement decisions quickly. ... when big friends help Whi