Books
The Bookshelf Spotlight was developed to direct interested readers to the wide variety of Southeast Asia focused publications released each year. Spotlight may be of interest to collection specialists, instructors, researchers, and the general reader interested in Southeast Asia. We welcome new theme and title suggestions to help us grow this resource over time — please email us at cseasdev@hawaii.edu with suggestions.
New Faculty Publications
Faculty Publication
Women Warriors in Southeast Asia
edited by Vina Lanzon &
Frederik Rettig
Faculty Publication
Disturbed Forests, Fragmented Memories Jarai and Other Lives in the Cambodian Highlands
by Jonathan Padwe
Books Exploring the Rich Artistry & Significance of Southeast Asian Textiles
Woven Power: Ritual Textiles of Sarawak and West Kalimantan
By John G. Kreifeldt Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Engineering, Tufts University
(Additional info see PDF below)
Stunned by Beauty
By Susan Rodgers Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Anthropology, Holy Cross
(Additional info see PDF below)
Le bambou au Vietnam Une Approche Anthropologique et Historique
by Đinh Trọng Hiếu & Emmanuel Poisson
Based on sources in classical Chinese and modern Vietnamese combined with iconographic materials and fieldwork results, this book not only provides a broad overview of the topic but also a wealth of fresh data. The study of facts, gestures and knowledge is enriched by an exceptional corpus of 160 woodcuts and lithographs accompanied by plenty of comments. These illustrations enliven facts, technical gestures and practical know-how, both past and present.
Asian Place, Filipino Nation A Global Intellectual History of the Philippine Revolution, 1887–1912
by Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz Columbia University Press
Gender and the Path to Awakening Hidden Histories of Nuns in Modern Thai Buddhism
by Martin Seeger
Book Archives
- May 2021 Books
- May 2020 Books
- April 2020 Books
- March 2020 Books
- Bookshelves by Date
- Bookshelves by Category (on Goodreads.com)
Related Links
Additional book-discovery resources.
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hamilton Library
- Asia Collection @Hamilton
- SEA Collection @Hamilton
- New Books Southeast Asia