Reading Asia: New Research in Asian Studies

This volume presents a wide variety of articles in the broad field of Asian Studies, covering the latest results of research within the social sciences and the humanities, reflecting the rich diversity within these areas of research.
The contributions stem from research carried out by scholars who are or have been affiliated with the International Institute for Asian Studies (Leiden/Amsterdam).

Frans Husken is Professor of Anthropology at the Catholic University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Dick Van Der Melj is acting head of the Projects Division, Department of Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia and Oceania, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands