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We live in a world populated not just by individuals but by
figures, those larger-than-life people who in some way express and
challenge our conventional understandings of social types. This
innovative and collaborative work takes up the wide range of
figures that populate the social and cultural imaginaries of
contemporary Southeast Asia-some familiar only in specific places,
others recognizable across the region and even globally. It puts
forward a series of ethnographic portraits of figures that
represent and give voice to something larger than themselves,
offering a view into social life that is at once highly particular
and general. They include the Muslim Television Preacher in
Indonesia, Miss Beer Lao, the Rural DJ in Thailand, the Korean Soap
Opera Junkie in Burma, the Filipino Seaman, and the Photo Retoucher
in Vietnam. Figures of Southeast Asian Modernity brings together
the fieldwork of over eighty scholars and covers the nine major
countries of the region: Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
An introduction outlines important social transformations in
Southeast Asia and key theoretical and methodological innovations
that result from ethnographic attention to the study of key
figures. Each section begins with an introduction by a country
editor followed by short essays offering vivid and intimate
portraits set against the background of contemporary Southeast
Asia. The result is a volume that combines scholarly rigor with a
meaningful, up-to-date portrayal of a region of the world
undergoing rapid change. A reference bibliography offers
suggestions for further reading. Figures of Southeast Asia
Modernity is an ideal teaching tool for introductory classes to
Southeast Asia studies, anthropology, and geography.
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