Figures of criminality in Indonesia, the Philippines, and colonial Vietnam /

A complex examination of "criminality" and "the criminal" as constructs and active presences in Southeast Asia. Contributors explore such themes as surveillance, incarceration, law and custom, secrecy, and corruption. A fascinating study of power and subversion in the modern post...

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Corporate Author: Social Science Research Council (U.S.)
Other Authors: Rafael, Vicente L., Mrázek, Rudolf
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Southeast Asia Program Publications, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 1999.
Series:Studies on Southeast Asia ; no. 25.
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Summary:A complex examination of "criminality" and "the criminal" as constructs and active presences in Southeast Asia. Contributors explore such themes as surveillance, incarceration, law and custom, secrecy, and corruption. A fascinating study of power and subversion in the modern postcolonial nation-state. Contributors include Daniel S. Lev, Henk M.J. Maier, Rudolf Mrazek, James T. Siegel, and others
Physical Description:1 online resource (258 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781501718878
1501718878