The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at Kyoto University is pleased to announce the publication of Vol. 14, No. 2 of Southeast Asian Studies (SEAS).

In the spirit of fostering dialogue and facilitating access for as many people as possible, we have made all materials available online for free downloading. If you would like a copy, please contact the editorial office.

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Contents

Articles

Pocketing the Prize: Lingering Patterns of Prestige in Southeast Asian Studies
Jemma Purde and Antje Missbach

“Karampátan ñg Tao”: Tracing the Rise of Tagalog Human Rights Discourse Using a Textual Corpus
Ramon Guillermo

Historical Violence and the Child: Normalcy and Familial Relations in Children’s Books on the Marcos Dictatorship
Mary Grace R. Concepcion

The Palaeogeographic Evolution of the Wonosobo Volcanic Area and Its Impacts on Ancient Life in the Cradle of the Javanese Civilization
Suhadi Purwantara, Arif Ashari, Kuncoro Hadi, and Eko Prasetyo Nugroho Saputro

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tiger Beliefs: Tracing an Animist-Analogist Transition in China and Vietnam
Nikolas Århem

Book Reviews

Tiffany Rae Pollock. Fire Dancers in Thailand’s Tourism Industry: Art, Affect, and Labor. New York: Cornell University Press, 2024.
Sarah Wijesinghe

Eric C. Thompson. The Story of Southeast Asia. Singapore: NUS Press, 2024.
Syahrul Rahmat

Charles Keith. Subjects and Sojourners: A History of Indochinese in France. Oakland: University of California Press, 2024.
Kevin D. Pham

Nhu Truong and Tuong Vu, eds. The Dragon’s Underbelly: Dynamics and Dilemmas in Vietnam’s Economy and Politics. Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2023.
Alexander L. Vuving

Neil Loughlin. The Politics of Coercion: State and Regime Making in Cambodia. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2024.
Paul Chambers

James A. Tyner. The Apathy of Empire: Cambodia in American Geopolitics. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2024.
Lina Chhun

SiuSue Mark. Forging the Nation: Land Struggles in Myanmar’s Transition Period. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2023.
Trin Aiyara

Kisho Tsuchiya. Emplacing East Timor: Regime Change and Knowledge Production, 1860–2010. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2024.
Alberto Fidalgo Castro

If you would like to submit a paper to our journal, please do so electronically through the ScholarOne Manuscripts online submission system: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/seas

We are particularly happy to receive papers on agriculture, ecology, rural development, natural resources management and other related areas that are analyzed within an area studies framework. Of course, papers of other topics are equally welcome as well.