From its modest beginnings in 1947, University of Hawai‘i Press has grown to be one of the most respected publishers of Asian and Pacific studies titles in the world, publishing approximately 70 books and 20 journals each year.
Monastery, Monument, Museum
Maurizio Peleggi
An examination of cultural sites, artifacts, and institutions of Thailand and how they are considered in relation to the transmission of religious beliefs and political ideologies, as well as manual and intellectual knowledge, throughout Thailand’s cultural history.
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The Traffic in Hierarchy
Ward Keeler
Looking at Buddhist monasteries as social institutions, this book integrates a thorough description of one such monastery with a wide-ranging study of Burmese social relations, both religious and lay, looking particularly at the matter of gender.
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Tautai
Patricia O’Brien
A biography of Ta’isi O. F. Nelson, the Sāmoan nationalist leader who fought New Zealand, the British Empire and the League of Nations between the world wars, that provides new aspects to the global story of indigenous resistance in the twentieth century.
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Vamping the Stage
Andrew N. Weintraub and Barb Barendreght
A historical and comparative examination of women performers within popular music and entertainment industries across Asia, and the many ways that they have supported, challenged, and undermined representations of existing gender norms within those industries.
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