Asian Diaspora Books

New and Published Books

1. Migration, Agrarian Transition, and Rural Change in Southeast Asia

   Edited by Philip F. Kelly

   Rural life in Southeast Asia is being transformed by new and intensifying processes of migration and mobility. Migration out of rural areas creates new forms of class mobility, familial relations, production processes and income. Migration into rural areas creates a new and sometimes marginalized...

   Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge
2. Transnational Feminism and Global Advocacy in South Asia

   Edited by Gita Rajan, Jigna Desai

   Transnational feminism has been critical to feminist theorizing in the global North over the last few decades. Perhaps due to its broad terminology, transnational feminism can become vague and dislocated, losing its ability to name specific critiques of and responses to empire, race, and...

   Published August 22nd 2012 by Routledge
3. The Cultural Politics of Talent Migration in East Asia

   Edited by Brenda Yeoh, Shirlena Huang

   As the world globalises, more people than ever are on the move, including the many professional, managerial and entrepreneurial elites—often referred to as ‘international talent’—who circulate between cities in response to career and business opportunities. While much has been written about...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
4. Popular Culture and the State in East and Southeast Asia

   Edited by Nissim Otmazgin, Eyal Ben-Ari

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations

   This volume examines the relations between popular culture production and export and the state in East and Southeast Asia including the urban centres and middle-classes of Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, and the Philippines. It addresses the shift in...

   Published October 13th 2011 by Routledge