This volume explores the myriad manifestations, tropes and experiences of power' in contemporary Southeast Asia. The contributors address the surprising absence of direct scholarly engagement with the theme of power' in Southeast Asia given innumerable social, political and economic transformations of the region over the last half-century. The rise of postcolonial nation-states, industrialization, rapid economic growth, widespread repression and genocide, social upheaval and democratization are just some of the currents that have wrought far reaching changes across Southeast Asia. Power lies at the core of these important developments, whether in the form of brute military force or as a more capillary disciplinary' influence on religious and political subjectivities. New religious, economic and political movements -- all drawing deeply on local traditions while proposing new forms of personhood, civil and political society -- cut across national, cultural, ideological and sectarian boundaries. Yet for all that power can be detected in the region, there seems to be little specifically Southeast Asian about contemporary scholarly analyses. Integrating theoretical debates with empirical evidence drawn from the contributing authors' own research, this volume will be of particular interest to scholars and students of anthropology and Asian Studies.

Southeast Asia has undergone innumerable far-reaching changes and dramatic transformations over the last half-century. This book explores the concept of power in relation to these transformations, and examines its various social, cultural, religious, economic and political forms. The book works from the ground up, portraying Southeast Asians' own perspectives, conceptualizations and experiences of power through empirically rich case studies. Exploring concepts of power in diverse settings, from the stratagems of Indonesian politicians and the aspirations of marginal Lao bureaucrats, to mass 'Prayer Power' rallies in the Philippines, self-cultivation practices of Thai Buddhists and relations with the dead in Singapore, the book lays out a new framework for the analysis of power in Southeast Asia in which orientations towards or away from certain models, practices and configurations of power take centre stage in analysis. In doing so the book demonstrates how power cannot be pinned down to a single definition, but is woven into Southeast Asian lives in complex, subtle, and often surprising ways. Integrating theoretical debates with empirical evidence drawn from the contributing authors' own research, this book is of particular interest to scholars and students of Anthropology and Asian Studies.

The Handbook of Parenting brings together in a single volume much of the theoretical and empirical knowledge and aspects of professional activity within the broadly defined field of parenting. Contributions are presented from an internationally renowned group of scholars known for their work in a range of disciplines, including child and family psychology, education and family studies, providing an accessible map of the major debates in theory, research and practice in this important and exciting field.

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Published in a single-volume format, this handbook will prove an invaluable and essential resource. Academics, researchers, practitioners and advanced students in a host of disciplines will gain from its breadth, wealth of information and enormous insight into the principal issues related to parenting theory and practice in the 21st century. The distinctive contribution of this handbook is to present a vast body of research and other information in a manner that is usable by practitioners in a wide range of child and parental support activities.

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