Catherine Diamond shows that performance in some of the lesser known theatre traditions offers a vivid and fascinating picture of the rapidly changing societies in the region
Andaya approaches the problematic issue of “Southeast Asia” by considering ways in which topography helped describe a geo-cultural zone and contributed to regional distinctiveness in gender construction
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How have the Na Mieu (Mieu people) of North Vietnam adapted to a world in which other peoples—the Tày and the Kinh—are dominant
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Family in Flux in Southeast Asia, The: Institution, Ideology, Practice USA Catherine Diamond shows that performanceEdited by Yoko Hayami, Junko Koizumi, Chalidaporn Songsamphan, Ratana Tosakul The Family in Flux in Southeast Asia fills a gap in studies of the modern family. With much talk about the family in crisis in the industrialized world, new trends are affecting basic family structures in Southeast Asia as well: decreases in fertility rates, aging populations, a rise in divorce rates, increase in femaleheaded households, smaller families with a heavier