Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacific

The societies and cultures of the Asia-Pacific are undergoing enormous changes which have radically altered the life of the average person, making it very different from that of their parents' and grandparents' generations.Culture and Society in the Asia-Pacificexamines the critical social and cultural factors in the rise of the Asia-Pacific region at the end of the twentieth century. It looks at the tension between tradition and modernity, especially how Western and other Asian cultures have had an impact on traditional cultures. The growing economy in this region plays a significant role in how societies are changing. This volume addresses the issues which affect people's everyday lives, including the family, gender relations, religion, the arts, film, ethnic relations, population migration education, and images of the Pacific.

Chilla Bulbeck is Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Adelaide Lucie Cheng is Professor of Sociology and of Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles Linda C. Erlich is Associate Professor of Japanese Comparative Literature and Cinema at Case Western Reserve University Mary Farquhar is a senior lecturer in the School of Modern Asian Studies at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia John N. Hawkins is Dean of International Studies and Overseas Programs at UCLA and a Professor of Comparative Education in the Graduate School of Education Julia Day Howell is a senior lecturer at Griffith University's School of Asian Studies, Brisbane, Australia Terence T. Hull is Director of Graduate Studies in Demography, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University Jeyamalar Kathirithamby-Wells, formerly Professor of Asian History at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, now lectures and researches at Cambridge University, UK Marian Katz is studying for a Ph.D. in sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. She has an MA degree in Asian Studies and has taught in China for four years before returning to pursue the doctorate Stephanie Lawson is Professor of International Relations (Asia-Pacific) at the University of East Anglia Colin Mackerras is Professor and Head of the School of Modern Asian Studies at Griffith University, Brisbane Richard Maidment is Professor of US Government and Politics at the Open University in the UK David C. Schak is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University Stephanie Taylor is a Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London Anthony van Fossen teaches interdisciplinary social sciences at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia