The Transition to History in Southeast Asia: An Introduction

Studies of the transition from prehistory to history in Southeast Asia have traditionally relied primarily on documentary sources, which tend to emphasize foreign influences, rather than on the archaeological record, which suggests a series of indigenous developments. The papers in this journal issue and the next discuss strategies for using both documentary and archaeological evidence to study the transition to history and the emergence of early states in the region. These papers investigate how political units were structured and integrated in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and South China, and illustrate how historical and archaeological data can cross-check each other to inform on Southeast Asian sociopolitical and economic developments during the early historic period.     

Global Agendas,Local Norms: Mobilizing around Unpaid Care and Domestic Work in Asia

This article explores the articulation and framing of unpaid care work and the mobilization around it at two spatial scales, the global and national. For the latter it focuses on three of the largest and most diverse countries in Asia — India, China and Indonesia. While the concept of unpaid care work has received considerable attention in international development discourse, it is rarely found in feminist mobilization and advocacy across these countries. The article asks why this issue remains largely excluded from women's political agendas. It also explores how it is framed when it is included. While most organizations recognize women's double burden and the importance of domestic labour, they do not consider ‘unpaid care work’ as a legitimate political issue around which to mobilize. Rather, it is framed, if at all, as part of other political agendas, such as the rights of the elderly (in China), the rights to social protection, especially childcare and maternity entitlements (in India), or the right to equal opportunities within marriage (in Indonesia). The study analyses the differences in framing, the conceptualization of gender equality embedded therein, and the implications for policy.     

东北亚区域经济合作与跨国城市体系

东北亚在整个亚太地区最具有一体化特点,其区域经济合作潜力深厚,前景可观。在东北亚区域沿海地带,目前已初步形成一个跨国的大中城市组成的城市走廓,成为带动东北亚经济合作与发展的中坚及空间依托。随着区域经济一体化的发展,相关国家的城市功能、地位、辐射范围都会有较大的调整与变化,对此,我们应该有思想准备,以便合理规划我国的城市战略布局,迎接东北亚新时代的挑战。     

内蒙古自治区城址概说

内蒙古自治区地处中国北部边疆,在东经97°10′至126°9′、北纬37°24′至53°20′之间,呈东北—西南向的狭长地带,横贯东北、华北、西北三个地区,东、南、西三面与黑龙江省、吉林省、辽宁省、河北省、山西省、陕西省、宁夏回族自治区、甘肃省毗邻,北与俄罗斯、蒙古交界。内蒙     

外国人士中亚游记简析

中亚地区一向是东西方学关注和研究的领域,并以此为热点,在不同时期写下了形式不一的考察探险报告,极大地丰富了中亚历史献。本主要通过对国外学中亚游记的概况介绍,以期对中亚学科研究提供一定的借鉴和参考。     

Editorial Introduction 35(3)

Sherzer, Joel. Kuna Ways of Speaking: An Ethnographic Perspective. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1983. xii + 260 pp. including bibliography and guide to pronunciation. $22.50 cloth.