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L.A. Peter Gosling

Biography:
Professor of Anthropology; Research Scientist, Center for Research on Economic Development, app’t 1956
B.A. University of Michigan, 1952
M.A. University of Michigan, 1953
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1958

Field Research: Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Korea, India, Afghanistan

Recent Publications: “Economic Growth, Liberalism and Chinese Ethnicity” with Linda Y.C. Lim, in Insiders or Outsiders: Chinese and Jews in the Modern Transformation of Southeast Asia and East Central Europe, Daniel Chirot and Anthony Reid, eds., Seattle: University Washington Press, 1997 (forthcoming); “Prospects for Faculty in Asian Studies,” in Prospects for Faculty in Area Studies, National Council for Area Studies Association, 1992; “Your Face is Your Fortune: Fortune Telling and Business in Southeast Asia” Journal of Southeast Asia Business.6 (4): Fall 1990;; “The Demographic Implication of Agricultural Land Settlement: A Case Study of Malaysia’s FELDA Schemes,”; The Chinese in Southeast Asia: Ethnicity and Economic Activity, Vol. 1; The Chinese in Southeast Asia: Identity, Culture, and Politics, Vol. 2 edited, with Linda Y.C. Lim. Singapore: Maruzen Asia, 1983; Case Study on the Demographic Impact of Development Projects, R. Barlow, ed. Ann Arbor: Center for Research on Economic Development, 1982

The center is committed to promoting a broader and deeper understanding of Southeast Asia and its peoples, cultures, and historiesby providing resources for faculty, students and the community to learn and disseminate knowledge about the region.


Centre For Southeast Asian Studies 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106 CSEAS, established in 1960, is a recognized world leader in the scholarly study of Southeast Asia (Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)