Southeast Asian Perspectives on Power - 9781138086890

Name: Southeast Asian Perspectives on Power - 9781138086890
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Southeast Asian Perspectives on PowerAuthor(s): Liana Chua, Joanna Cook, Nicholas Long, Lee Wilson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138086890, 978-1138086890\nSynopsis\nSoutheast Asia has undergone innumerable far-reaching changes and dramatic transformations over the last half-century. This book explores the concept of power in relation to these transformations, and examines its various social, cultural, religious, economic and political forms. \n\nThe book works from the ground up, portraying Southeast Asians own perspectives, conceptualizations and experiences of power through empirically rich case studies. Exploring concepts of power in diverse settings, from the stratagems of Indonesian politicians and the aspirations of marginal Lao bureaucrats, to mass Prayer Power rallies in the Philippines, self-cultivation practices of Thai Buddhists and relations with the dead in Singapore, the book lays out a new fra.