1st Edition

Researching China in Southeast Asia

Edited By Ngeow Chow-Bing Copyright 2019
166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book maps out the state of China Studies in seven Southeast Asian countries from different perspectives. It looks at the history, current status, and characteristics of the study of China in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Myanmar, and what factors shaped the development and prospects of Sinology and Chinese Studies in these countries. For... Read more

1 Introduction: Complicating China through Southeast Asia, Chih-yu Shih 2 China Studies in Southeast Asia: Implications for Sinological Relationality at the Regional Level, Ngeow Chow-Bing and Chih-yu Shih 3 A Glimpse of Agency and Structure in China Studies in the Philippines, Tina S. Clemente 4 Studying China in Indonesia: Adapting to the Future, Natalia Soebagjo 5 From Sinology to Social Critiques: Intellectual Biography of Romo Ignatius Wibowo, SJ, Johanes Herlijanto and Agni Malagina 6 China Knowledge in the Malay-Language Intellectual World: A Bibliographic Essay, Ngeow Chow-Bing and Ling Tek Soon 7 Studies of Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations in Thailand: Three Generations of Thai Scholarship, Sitthiphon Kruarattikan 8 Becoming Sinologists in Vietnam: The Influences of Systematic Training and Cultural Heritage, Chiung-Chiu Huang 9 China Studies in Singapore: Dual Track of Cultural Ballast and Pragmatic Relevance, Henry Chan Hing Lee 10 A Brief Introduction to Burmese Language Publications on China, Khin Khin Kyaw Kyee

Biography

Ngeow Chow-Bing is Director of the Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He received his PhD in Public and International Affairs from Northeastearn University, Boston, USA. His research interests include Chinese political reforms and China–Southeast Asia relations.