No. 18 Hunsaker, Bryan, Theodore Mayer, Barbara Griffiths and Robert Dayley 1996 Loggers, Monks, Students, and Entrepreneurs: Four Essays on Thailand. 130 pp. 1-877979-18-X $14.95.

This volume includes studies of the history and politics of lumber production, the political role of vocational students in the 1970s, recent developments in Thai Buddhism, and national and provincial business associations.

No. 17 Van Esterik, Penny, ed. 1996 Women of Southeast Asia, Revised Edition. 260 pp. 1-877979-17-1 $18.95.

A classic collection of eight exceptional essays, written by leading scholars of Thai, Malay, Javanese, and Philippine studies, which investigate these extraordinary women. Van Esterik's work fills in gaps of feminist and Southeast Asian scholarship and is a central reference work for any library specializing in these fields. The revised edition adds an extensive new bibliography and a preface which assesses recent scholarly trends.

No. 16 Compton, Carol J. and John F. Hartman, eds. 1992 Papers on Tai Languages, Linguistics, and Literatures. 302 pp.1-877979-16-3 $26.95.

Twenty-one scholars from Australia, Canada, China, Thailand, and the United States have contributed to this unique collection of articles on Tai languages, linguistics, and literature. The book is organized into four major sections: Tai Linguistics, Phonology, Syntax and Semantics, and Linguistics and Literature. The research produced is a reflection of the profound influence Emeritus Professor William J. Gedney has had on the field of Tai and Sino-Tibetan linguistics.

No. 15 Aung-Thwin, Michael 1990 Irrigation in the Heartland of Burma: foundations of the Pre-Colonial Burmese State. 76 pp.1-877979-15-5 $9.95.

Since the last two centuries of the first millennium BC, except for a short span of sixty years, the pre-colonial state in Burma has been centered in the dry zone of Upper Burma. The basis of this state was agrarian, yet little has been written on its economic wherewithal. Instead, scholars have tended to focus their attention on the state's political, legal, religious, cultural, and administrative structures and institutions. This study attempts to fill this crucial gap. In part, it highlights a major theme in pre-colonial Burmese history--"dry-zone paramountcy"--which was the result of state-run irrigation works constructed in six critical regions of central Burma, most of them existing before the 15th century AD. This volume contains a unique and valuable set of maps to illustrate the areas discussed above.

No. 14 Russell, Susan D., ed. 1989 Ritual, Power, and Economy: Upland-Lowland Contrasts in Mainland Southeast Asia. 143 pp. 1-877979-14-7 $12.95.

Five case studies on the role of ideology, ritual practices, and economics in patterning mainland Southeast Asian societies. Articles discuss the Tai, Shan, Chin, Kachin, Lisu, and Ao Naga.

No. 13 Durrenberger, E. Paul 1989 Lisu Religion. 44 pp. 1-877979-13-9 $9.95.

Focuses mostly on the curing rituals and disease etiology of this upland people of mainland Southeast Asia. Includes discussions of case histories, causes of illness, soul and spirit hierarchies, ritual specialists, the nature of offenses against spirits, and the relationships of all these to other elements of Lisu society and culture.

No. 12 Lee, Raymond, ed. 1986 Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations in Malaysia. 183 pp. 1-877979-12-0 $10.00.

This collection of papers provides the reader with a notion of the making of Malaysian society in historical and contemporary contexts.

No. 11 Lent, John A. & K. Mulliner, eds. 1985 Malaysian Studies: Archaeology, Historiography, Geography, and Bibliography. 240 pp.1-877979-11-2 $17.95.

Intended to provide a great deal of information in summary form on the disciplines of archaeology, history, geography, and bibliography as these pertain to Malaysia.

No. 7 Lent, John A. ed. 1979 Malaysian Studies: Present Knowledge and Research Trends. 446 pp. 1-877979-07-4 O/P.

This monograph is an overview of the state of Malaysian studies as a field of research. It includes chapters on sociology, anthropology, political science, mass communications, education, and doctoral research.

Hart, Donn V. 1974 An Annotated Bibliography of Philippine Bibliographies. Occasional Papers, No 4. 160 pp. 1-877979-04-X O/P.

This publications continues the tradition established by two Philippine material bibliographers, Charles Houston and Shiro Saito. This bibliography supplements the work of these two scholars with entries published from 1965 to 1974. No subject matter restrictions are imposed on the selection. A few non-bibliographical titles are included (e.g. directories of Philippine libraries, etc.) when these publications were judged useful to researches working in the Philippines. All but several entries have been annotated.