<P>This book explores the politics of gendered labor migration in Southeast Asia through the stories and perspectives of Indonesian and Filipina women presented in films, fiction, and performance to show how the emotionality of these texts contribute to the emergence and vitality of women¿s social movements in Southeast Asia.</P><P>By placing literary and filmic narratives of Filipina and Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong and Singapore within existing conversations concerning migration policies, the book offers an innovative approach towards examining contemporary issues of Asian migration. Furthermore, through rich ethnographic accounts, the book unpacks themes of belonging and displacement, shame and desire, victimhood and resistance, sacrifice, and grief to show that the stories of Filipina and Indonesian migrant women don''t just depict their everyday lives and practices but also reveal how they mediate and make sense of the fraught politics of gendered labor diaspora and gl
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An emerging interest in a British East and Southeast Asian identity after decades of political and social exclusion has coincided with periods of economic and political challenges in the UK. In Migration and Identity in British East and Southeast Asian...
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This book explores the diversity and dynamism of Islam in Southeast Asia through the concept of <i>adab</i>, or beautiful behavior. Amid the complexity of Islamic civilization, <i>adab </i>provides Muslims with a shared sense of...
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A lavishly illustrated volume, with essays by 29 of the world's top art historians and archaeologists in the field.
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