A Colloquium on Southeast Asian Studies : proceedings of an international conference, held at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 22-26 November 1977

The volume concentrates on Teaching and Research, and Environment and Development. Part I covers conceptual theories, experiences of institutions in the West, a regional perspective, and problems of teaching and research. Part II includes articles on trends, themes, and issues, and the place of human ecology in Southeast Asian Studies programmes.-- Provided by publisher CONTENTS Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Contributors PART I. Teaching and Research THE CONCEPTUAL THEORIES 1 Southeast Asian Studies: Problems and Potentialities East and West 2 Southeast Asian Studies: Some Unresolved Problems 3 The Challenge of Diversity: Southeast Asian Studies and the Development of Social Science THE EXTRAREGIONAL EXPERIENCE 4 Southeast Asian Studies in Australia 5 Southeast Asian Studies in France 6 Southeast Asian Studies in the United Kingdom 7 Southeast Asian Studies in the United States: Towards an Intellectual History THE REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE 8 Southeast Asian Studies in Indonesia 9 Southeast Asian Studies in Malaysia 10 Southeast Asian Studies in the Philippines 11 Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore 12 Southeast Asian Studies in Thailand THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH 13 Library Needs for Southeast Asian Studies 14 Promising but Reluctant: Southeast Asian Studies in Thailand PART II Environment and Development 15 Environment and Development: The Place of Human Ecology in Southeast Asian Studies Programmes 16 Environment and Development in Southeast Asia: Trends, Themes and Issues 17 Development, Environmental Quality and the Quality of Life in Peninsular Malaysia 18 Environmental Implications of the Mekong Development Programme 19 Development and Environment in Thailand 20 Review of Environmental Affairs in Indonesia 21 Research and Teaching on Human Ecology in Malaysia 22 Human Ecology in the Philippines: Developments Research, Teaching and Applications 23 Environmental Education Needs within A Southeast Asian Studies Programme 24 The Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB) in Asia and the Social Sciences