Description
of Collection
Content description
The bulk of the South East Asian Studies collection is made up of the individual country study collections. There is a growing and distinct collection on South East Asia as a whole and on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Most of the material on ASEAN is in English, although there are some items in Malay, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese.Most material dates from the 1970s onwards. The collection numbers more than 4000 items.
History and development
The collection originally consisted of a small collection of material on general South East Asian history and anthropology. With the formation of ASEAN in 1967 the collection on ASEAN and the politics and economics of the region has grown substantially. The collection also includes material on the Pacific Rim and the Asia-Pacific region.
Strengths
The collection is particularly strong on ASEAN itself and on the politics, government, security and international relations, human rights and civil society issues relating to Southeast Asia. There are important collections on ethnic and religious minorities, including the Chinese and other diasporas of Southeast Asia. There is a comprehensive collection on finance, economics, trade and development issues relating to Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. There is a large collection of material relating to the Asian financial crisis. There is material on urban and rural development, population and human ecology, land reform, forestry, agriculture and sustainable development. There are separate collections on mainland South East Asia and the Greater Mekong Subregion; and on maritime South East Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
General arrangement and access regulations
Mostly open access. Microform holdings closed access. Material on ASEAN and South East Asia as a whole form this collection. Most of the collection is in English. For material on the individual countries of South East Asia, see the respective country study collections.
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Subjects of the
Collection
Regions of AsiaSouth East Asia. CountriesBrunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam. Languages of materialEnglish. SubjectsAgriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Arts, Communication and media, Development, Economics, Environmental sciences, Geography, History, Human rights, Industries, International relations, Law, Politics and government, Religion, Sociology, Travel, Women. Names relevant to the collection:- ASEAN
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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Collection Material
and Size of Collection
Material TypesBooks, Computer files (includes CD-ROMs & other electronic material), Maps (includes all types of cartographic material), Newspapers (includes microfilm editions), Official publications, Serials, Theses. Total size of collection4000 volumes Size of collection - western4000 volumes |
