The Historical Construction of Southeast Asian Studies: Korea and Beyond

487 Pages·2013·10.125 MB·English

by  Park Seung Woo, Victor T King

The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) was established as an
autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional centre dedicated to the
study of socio-political, security and economic trends and developments in
Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. The
Institute’s research programmes are the Regional Economic Studies (RES,
including ASEAN and APEC), Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS),
and Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS).
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the world.
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ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
The historical construction of Southeast Asian studies : Korea and beyond / edited by
Park Seung Woo and Victor T. King.
1. Southeast Asia—Study and teaching.
2. South Asia—Research.
I. Park, Seung Woo.
II. King, Victor T.
DS524.7 H67 2013
ISBN 9978-981-4414-58-6 (soft cover)
ISBN 9978-981-4414-59-3 (E-book PDF)
Typeset by International Typesetters Pte Ltd
Printed in Singapore by Oxford Graphic Printers Pte Ltd
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Contents
List of Tables vii
List of Figures ix
Foreword xi
Acknowledgements xiii
About the Contributors xv
1. Introduction: The Historical Construction of Southeast 1
Asian Studies and the Emergence of a Region
Park Seung Woo and Victor T. King
PART I: NORTHEAST ASIA
2. Southeast Asian Studies in China: Progress and Problems 45
Park Sa-Myung
3. Studies of Southeast Asian History in Contemporary Japan: 73
The 1990s and 2000s
Yu Insun
4. The Historical Construction of Southeast Asian Studies in Korea 112
Park Seung Woo
PART II: SOUTHEAST ASIA
5. Contentious Development: Southeast Asian Studies in 159
Singapore
Lee Sang Kook
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vi Contents
6. The Construction and Institutionalization of Southeast 191
Asian Studies in Vietnam: Focusing on Insiders’ Perceptions
and Assessment
Choi Horim
7. Popular Culture for a New Southeast Asian Studies? 226
Ariel Heryanto
PART III: EUROPE
8. British Perspectives on Southeast Asia and Continental 265
European Comparisons: The Making of a Region
Victor T. King
9. It is Hard to Teach an Old Dog New Tricks, But There is 324
Life in It Yet: The Decolonization of Indonesian Studies
in the Netherlands
Freek Colombijn
PART IV: AUSTRALIA AND THE U.S.
10. A Genealogy of Southeast Asian Studies in Australia: 349
Scholars and Their Works
James J. Fox
11. Southeast Asian Studies in the U.S.: Construction of 399
Traditions of an Autonomous History, Its Limitations,
and Future Tasks
Song Seung-Won
Index 427
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List of tabLes
2.1 Mass Media on International Affairs, 2006 52
2.2 Major Institutes and Journals on Southeast Asian Studies 55
2.3 Publication of Books on Southeast Asia 56
2.4 Objects of Southeast Asian Studies 57
2.5 Subjects of Southeast Asian Studies, 2000–05 59
3.1 Books 1990–99 86
3.2 Academic Papers 1990–99 87
3.3 Books 2000–07 88
3.4 Academic Papers 2000–07 90
3.5 Books 1990–99 (1800–1945 related) 91
3.6 Academic Papers 1990–99 (1800–1945 related) 92
3.7 Books 2000–07 (1800–1945 related) 92
3.8 Academic Papers 2000–07 (1800–1945 related) 93
4.1 Themes of the Conferences Organized by the Korean 133
Association of Southeast Asian Studies (KASEAS),
2001–12
4.2 Korea-ASEAN Academic Conferences Jointly Organized 135
by KASEAS and AUN (ASEAN University Network),
2003–11
6.1. List of Interviewees (July 2009) 193
vii
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viii List of Tables
6.2. Research and Training Organizations for Southeast Asian 200
Studies in Vietnam
6.3. Classification of the Papers Published in Southeast Asian 217
Studies
6.4. Classification of the Papers Published in Nghiên cứu Đông 218
Nam Á, in the 1st half of 2009
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List of figures
3.1 Portion of Books by Historical Time Period, 1990–99 86
3.2 Portion of Books by National Focus, 1990–99 87
3.3 Portion of Books by Historical Time Period, 2000–07 89
3.4 Portion of Books by National Focus, 2000–07 89
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