Book Series - Asian Studies Association of Australia

The ASAA publishes four book series in collaboration with international publishing houses:

Southeast Asia Publications Series

Published with the National University of Singapore (NUS). Edited by Edward Aspinall and Andrew Walker.

Est. in 1979 with Allen & Unwin, moved to NUS in 2004.

East Asia Series

Published with Routledge. Edited by Morris Low.

Est. in 1985 with Allen & Unwin, moved to Routledge in 1991.

Women in Asia Series

Published with Routledge. Edited by Louise Edwards.

Est. in 1992 with Allen & Unwin, moved to Curzon in 2002, and to Routledge in 2003.

South Asia Series

Published with Routledge. Edited by Duncan McDuie-Ra.

Est. in 1986 with the Oriental University Press, moved to Sterling in 1987, and to Routledge in 2010.

Latest Books

Women in Asia Series

Young Muslim Women in India Bollywood, Identity and Changing Youth Culture

Kabita Chakraborty
This book, based on extensive, original research, details the changing lives of youth living in slum communities in Kolkata. Using young people’s own photos, art and narratives, the book explores how Muslim girls and young women are contributing to, and impacted by, changing youth culture in India.

East Asia Series

The Manchurian Crisis and Japanese Society

Sandra Wilson
This book explores the reactions to the Manchurian crisis of different sections of the state, and of a number of different groups in Japanese society, particularly rural groups, women's organizations and business associations.

Southeast Asia Publications Series

Taming the Wild: Aborigines and Racial Knowledge in Colonial Malaya

Sandra Khor Manickam
In Malaysia race is viewed not as an external attribute attached to a person but rather as an innate characteristic. Starting from this foundation, race and indigeneity have featured prominently in Malaysian politics throughout the post-war era, influencing both the civil status and property rights of broad sectors of the population.

East Asia Asia Series

Defending Rights in Contemporary China

Jonathan Benney
Defending Rights in Contemporary China offers the first comprehensive analysis of the emergence and development of notions of rights defence, or weiquan, in China. Further, it shows that rights defence campaigns reflect the changing lives and priorities of Chinese citizens, both urban and rural, and the changing distribution of power in China.