Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Southeast Asian Studies in Asia: An Assessment

Editors: Milagros Espinas, Armando Malay, Jr. and Aileen S.P. Baviera
Price: PhP 150 • Availability: Out of stock
Year of Publication: 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS • SUMMARY REPORT

"...the development of Southeast Asian Studies in East Asia is uneven, with some...institutions devoting more resources... certain fields of study are more emphasized..., and areas of research focus defined in varying degrees....