ABSTRACT
This volume presents a wide variety of articles in the broad field of Asian Studies, covering the latest results of research within the social sciences and the humanities, reflecting the rich diversity within these areas of research.
The contributions stem from research carried out by scholars who are or have been affiliated with the International Institute for Asian Studies (Leiden/Amsterdam).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|79 pages
Coping with the Present
chapter Chapter 3|15 pages
Kreteks Crackle in Children's Hands
The Impact of Advertisements and Peers on Smoking Behaviour of Adolescents in Bandung, Indonesia
chapter Chapter 4|16 pages
China in Reform
Structural Problems in the Economy and Society of Contemporary Zhejiang Province
part II|113 pages
Historical Legacies
chapter Chapter 6|18 pages
Accumulation of Knowledge
Pilgrimage as Leitmotif in the Indian Ocean in the Ancient Period
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part III|144 pages
Performance and Presentation
chapter Chapter 10|22 pages
Reading for Performance
A Cirebonese Romance as a Narrative Model for Wayang
