Anthony Reid (academic)

Anthony Reid is a New Zealand-born historian of Southeast Asia. His doctoral work at Cambridge University examined the contest for power in northern Sumatra in the late 19th century, and he extended this study into a book "The Blood of the People" on the national and social revolutions in that region 1945-49. He is most famous for his two volume book "The Age of Commerce" , developed during his time at the Australian National University in Canberra. His later work includes a return to Sumatra where he strongly advocated a historical basis for the separate identity of Aceh.

Professor Reid was founding director of the Southeast Asia Center, University of California Los Angeles, 1999-2002, and from 2002-2005 was again founding director of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is currently a professor and Research Leader at NUS. Professor Reid has been elected as a CorrespondingFellow at the prestigious British Academy on 17th July 2008.

In 2002 Reid won the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in the category of academics.

List of Major Publications

*"The Contest for North Sumatra: Atjeh, the Netherlands and Britain, 1858 1898." Kuala Lumpur, OUP/UMP, 1969. 333 pp.Reissued by University of Malaya Press, 1974.Indonesian translation as "Asal Mula Konflik Aceh: Dari PerebutanPantai Timur Sumatera hingga Akhir Kerajaan Aceh Abad ke-19", trans. Masri Maris, Jakarta, Yayasan Obor, 2004

*"The Indonesian National Revolution, 1945 1950." Hawthorn, Vic. Longmans Australia, 1974. 193 pp.Reprinted by Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., 1986.Indonesian translation as "Revolusi Nasional Indonesia". Jakarta, Sinar Harapan, 1996, 336pp.

*"The Blood of the People: Revolution and the End of Traditional Rule in Northern Sumatra." Kuala Lumpur, OUP, 1979. 288 pp.Indonesian translation as "Perjuangan Rakyat: Revolusi dan Hancurnya Kerajaan di Sumatra." Jakarta, Sinar Harapan, 1986.

*"Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, 1450-1680. Vol.I: The Lands below the Winds." New Haven, Yale University Press, 1988. 275pp. [7th printing by 1999] :- Indonesian translation as "Asia Tenggara dalam Kurun Niaga", trans. Mochtar Pabotinggi (Jakarta, Yayasan Obor, 1992).:- Southeast Asia edition Trasvin Publications [Silkworm Books] , Chiang Mai, 1995, reprinted 1999.:- Japanese translation as "Daikokai Jidai no Tonan Ajia I" (Tokyo, Hosei University Press,, 1997). :- Thai translation Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai, for 5 Area Studies Project, 2 vols. 2004:- Korean translation forthcoming from Simsan Munhwa Publishing Co.:- Chinese translation in progress

*"Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce, 1450 1680. Vol.II: Expansion and Crisis." New Haven, Yale University Press (1993). 390pp.:- Southeast Asia edition Chiang Mai, Trasvin Publications [Silkworm Books] , 1995, reprinted 1999.:- Indonesian translation as "Dari Ekspansi hingga Krisis: Jaringan Perdagangan Global Asia Tenggara, 1450-1680", trans. R.Z. Leirissa (Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia, 1999), 519pp.:- Japanese translation as "Daikokai Jidai no Tonan Ajia II" (Tokyo, Hosei University Press,, 2001).:- Thai translation forthcoming from Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai, for 5 Area Studies Project. :- Korean translation forthcoming from Simsan Munhwa Publishing Co.

*"Charting the Shape of Early Modern Southeast Asia." Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 1999, 298pp. Indonesian translation as "Sejarah Modern Awal Asia Tenggara" (Jakarta, LP3ES, 2004).

*"An Indonesian Frontier: Acehnese and other histories of Sumatra." Singapore: Singapore University Press, 2004; 439pp.- reprinted 2005.

References

* [http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/people_details.asp?peopleid=154 Anthony Reid]
* [http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/docs/staff-details/Publications-AnthonyReid.pdf Complete list of publications]