New Books at ISEAS Library – Apr 2023

Highlights

The connections world: the future of Asian capitalism / Simon Commander, Saul Estrin.  Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Call no: HD69 S8C73

“A central feature of modern Asia that trumps differences in economic and political systems is the web of close relationships running between and within business and politics; the connections world. These networks facilitate highly transactional interactions yielding significant reciprocal benefits. Although the connections world has not as yet seriously impeded Asia’s economic renaissance, it comes with significant costs and fallibilities. The authors argue that if Asia’s claim to the 21st century is not to be derailed, major changes must be made to policy and behaviour so as to cut away the foundations of the connections world and promote more sustainable economic and political systems.” — Publisher.


Pacific power paradox: American statecraft and the fate of the Asian peace / Van Jackson.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 2023.

Call no: DS33.4 U6J12

“After more than a century of recurring conflict, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region have managed something remarkable: avoiding war among nations. Since 1979, Asia has endured threats, near-miss crises, and nuclear proliferation but no interstate war. How fragile is this “Asian peace,” and what is America’s role in it?” –Publisher.



Other new arrivals

by country in alphabetical order, then by region

Indonesia

Democratization and the state: competence, control, and performance in Indonesia’s civil service / Jan H. Pierskalla.  Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Call no: JQ770 P62


Malaysia

Anak Malaysia: sebuah perjalanan politik progresif / Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.  Kuala Lumpur: Ilham Books, 2023.
Call no: DS597.215 N33A53

Managing ethnic and religious diversity in the United States and Malaysia: issues, challenges and prospects / editor, K. S. Nanthan.  Pulau Pinang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia; Bangi, Selangor: Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), 2022.
Call no: DS595 A1M26

Membangun negara MADANI: visi dan kerangka dasar reformasi / Anwar Ibrahim.  Shah Alam, Selangor: Institut Darul Ehsan, 2022.
Call no: JQ1062 A91A63

Mission incompatible: the fall of Pakatan Harapan: a security perspecitve / Ruhanie Ahmad.  Kuala Lumpur: Institute Kajian Dasar, 2022.
Call no: JQ1062 A98P15R93

Politik, etnisiti & peradaban Malaysia pasca 2020 / editor, Mohd Izani Mohd Zain, Adlina Ab Halim, Mohd Mahadee Ismail. Serdang, Selangor: Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 2022.
Call no: DS592 P76


Philippines

Crip colony: mestizaje, US imperialism, and the queer politics of disability in the Philippines / Sony Coráñez Bolton.  Durham [North Carolina]: Duke University Press, 2023.
Call no: DS665 C78
Donated by Ian Storey, Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.

Impossible is not so easy: a life in politics / Joel Rocamora.  Quezon City, Philippines: Bughaw, 2020.
Call no: DS686.616 D97R66

Sensing Manila / Gary C. Devilles.  Quezon City: Anteneo de Manila University Press, 2020.
Call no: HT384 P5D49


Singapore

The pioneer merchants of Singapore: Johnston, Boustead, Guthrie and others / R.E. Hale.  Singapore; Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2022
Call no: HF3800.67 A485H16
Donated by Tommy Koh.

Tsung Yeh & his 20 years with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, 2002-2022 / Leong Weng Kam; translator, Li Wenxia; editors, Sonny Yap, Li Xinyuan.  Singapore: Singapore Chinese Orchestra Company Limited, 2022.
Call no: ML422 Y47T88
Donated by Tommy Koh.


Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste from conflict to reconciliation, democracy, and regional integration / José Ramos-Horta.  Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2023.
Call no: DS501 I597 NO. 45


Vietnam

Building a republican nation in Vietnam, 1920-1963 / edited by Nu-Anh Tran and Tuong Vu.  Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2023.
Call no: DS556.8 B931

Tides of insecurity: Vietnam and the growing challenge from non-traditional maritime threats / Phan Xuan Dung and To Minh Son.  Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, February 2023.
Call no: DS501 I59T NO. 5(2023)


ASEAN and Southeast Asia

GVC reconfiguration: risks and opportunities for ASEAN members / Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy and Pham Thi Phuong Thao.  Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, February 2023.
Call no: DS501 I59T NO. 4(2023)

Navigating uncharted waters: security cooperation between ROK and ASEAN / edited by Andrew W. Mantong and Waffaa Kharisma.  Jakarta, Indonesia: Centre for Strategic and International Studies: Korea Foundation, 2022.
Call no: JZ6009 A9N32

Rhizome vs regime: Southeast Asia’s digitally mediated youth movements / Yatun Sastramidjaja.  Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, March 2023.
Call no: DS501 I59T NO. 6(2023)


Asia-Pacific

China and global food security / Shaohua Zhan.  Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Call no: HD9016 C5Z63

Mao’s bestiary: medicinal animals and modern China / Liz P. Y. Chee. Durham: Duke University Press, 2021.
Call no: RS162 C51

Regime oscillations and disruptions in Pakistan’s democratic transition: the causal mechanism of civilian elite disunity / Anish Mishra.  Islamabad: Auraq Publications, 2023.
Call no: DS384 M67

The struggle and the promise: restoring India’s potential / Naushad Forbes.  Gurugram, India: Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
Call no: HC435 F69


Climate change and the environment

The unfinished business: climate change. Energy. Environment. Science, technology & innovation / Yeo Bee Yin.  Kuala Lumpur: Research for Social Advancement (REFSA), 2022.
Call no: HC445.5 Z9E5Y46

Transforming Borneo: from land exploitation to sustainable development / Goh Chun Sheng, Lesley Potter.  Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2023.
Call no: HD880.8 G61


Media, technology and society

Spies and lies: how China’s greatest covert operations fooled the world / Alex Joske.  Richmond, Victoria: Hardie Grant Books, 2022.
Call no: UB271 C5J83


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