James T. Collins
J. Alex Schwartz
Northern Illinois University Press and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) have joined forces to create a new book series devoted to important works in Southeast Asian Studies.
An international editorial board of distinguished scholars has been established for the series, with James T. Collins, center director, serving as editor.
The editorial board will include Judy Ledgerwood (NIU), Kenton Clymer (NIU), Michael Buehler (Columbia University/NIU), Trudy Jacobsen (NIU), David Chandler (Monash University), J. Joseph Errington (Yale University), W.A.L. Stokhof (Leiden University), Shamsul Amri Baharuddin (National University of Malaysia) and Michael Laffan (Princeton University).
NIU’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies is within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
“After taking the helm at the center last year, I began to look for avenues to increase our presence in the publishing area,” Collins said. “While we have had a publications imprint for over four decades, the imprint was just one part of the center’s many facets. I realized the value of having a discussion with NIU Press, which has a long-standing record of producing high-quality books and whose sole purpose is to publish.”
“The Center for Southeast Asian Studies has earned an astounding reputation both here and overseas,” said J. Alex Schwartz, director of NIU Press. “Its expertise and access to top scholars in the field, coupled with NIU Press’ publishing experience, made this partnership a wise decision. Through this collaboration, we aim to become the leading scholarly publisher of Southeast Asian Studies books.”
The first book to be published in this new series is titled, “Wives, Slaves, and Concubines: A History of the Female Underclass in Dutch Asia,” by Eric Jones, an assistant professor of history at NIU and faculty associate of CSEAS. Jones’ book is scheduled for publication in December.