Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue Ulf Hannerz -- Introduction Joshua Barker, Erik Harms, and Johan Lindquist -- Chapter 1 The Philippines Smita Lahiri and Deirdre de la Cruz -- Domestic Helper José B. Capino -- Chinese Mestizo Richard T. Chu -- Filipino Seaman Kale Bantigue Fajardo -- Public Manager Anna Romina Guevarra -- Lawless Element Orlando de Guzman -- Agriculturalist Adam Lukasiewicz -- Bakla Returnee Martin F. Manalansan -- Call Center Agent Jan M. Padios -- Community Health Worker Mai M. Taqueban -- Beauty Contestant T. Ruanni F. Tupas -- Chapter 2 Vietnam Erik Harms -- Petty Trader Ann Marie Leshkowich -- Prostitute Christophe Robert -- Domestic Investor Allison Truitt -- Enterprising Cadre Ken MacLean -- Soviet-Trained Scientist Christina Schwenkel -- Aspiring Overseas Student Erik Harms -- Cham H'Roi Girl Truong Huyen Chi -- Mountain Village Head Christian C. Lentz -- Photo Retoucher Nina Hien -- Cultural Expert Lauren Meeker -- Vietnamese Transnational(s) Ivan Small -- Chapter 3 Cambodia Jonathan Padwe -- Cham Modernizer Alberto Pérez-Pereiro -- World Musician Stephen Mamula -- Village Police Chief Eve Zucker -- Broken Woman Annuska Derks -- (Buddhist) Ascetic Erik Davis -- Government Official Jenna Grant -- Chapter 4 Laos Jerome Whitington -- Miss Beer Lao Holly High -- Mobile Phone Monk Patrice Ladwig -- Mitigation Expert Michael Dwyer -- Hippie, Interrupted N. J. Enfield -- Beleaguered Village Leader Jerome Whitington -- Chapter 5 Thailand Jane M. Ferguson -- Grassroots Woman Leader LeeRay Costa -- Bangkok Slum Leader Pilapa Esara -- Transnational Farmworker Sudarat Musikawong -- Thai Airways Flight Attendant Jane M. Ferguson -- Kickboxer Pattana Kitiarsa -- Single Woman Emily Zeamer -- Rural DJ Julia Cassaniti -- Spirit Medium Andrew Johnson -- Hmong-Thai Schoolgirl Tracy Pilar Johnson.

Chapter 6 Indonesia Joshua Barker and Johan Lindquist -- Multimedia Expert Karen Strassler -- Muslim Television Preacher James Hoesterey -- Spiritual Trainer Daromir Rudnycky -- Person with HIV/AIDS Tom Boellstorff -- Activist Doreen Lee -- Ex-Combatant Jesse Grayman -- NGO Worker Aryo Danusiri -- Overseas Female Labor Migrant Rachel Silvey -- Field Agent Johan Lindquist -- Street Vendor Sheri Gibbings -- Street Kid(s) Chris Brown -- Mr. Hajj Dadi Darmadi -- Rich Person Joshua Barker -- Career Woman Carla Jones -- Chapter 7 Malaysia Yeoh Seng Guan -- National Leader Sven Alexander Schottmann -- Reactionary Gerhard Hoffstaedter -- Scholar-Musician Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied -- Hang Tuah, Revisited Rusaslina Idrus -- Supra-Ethnic Malaysian Julian C. H. Lee -- Political Satirist Khoo Gaik Cheng -- Squatter Yeoh Seng Guan -- Returning Urbanite Matthew Amster -- Timber Entrepreneur Michael Eilenberg -- Chapter 8 Singapore Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied -- Malay Gangster Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir -- Bangladeshi Worker Md Mizanur Rahman -- Woman Activist Yu-Mei Balasingamchow -- The Peri-Urban Tenant Loh Kah Seng -- The People's Filmmaker Liew Kai Khiun -- Schoolteacher Adeline Koh -- Social Entrepreneur Erik Holmberg -- Chapter 9 Burma Nicholas Farrelly -- Urban Dumsa Mandy Sadan -- Journalist Thomas Kean -- Political Prisoner David Scott Mathieson -- Exile David Gilbert and Violet Cho -- Sex Worker in Thailand Ikuko Okamoto -- Tatmadaw Officer Jacqueline Menager -- Korean Soap Opera Junkie Aung Si -- Entrepreneur Nicholas Farrelly -- Indie Musician Aung Naing Thu (Pseudonym) -- Epilogue Benedict Anderson -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Contributors -- Thematic Index.