Dr. Paul Mathews is a Sociologist & an Anthropologist with 30yrs research & teaching in Asian studies, esp. in Philippine society & culture. He has served as the Managing Editor of Pilipinas: A Journal of Philippine Studies, & is current Secretary of the Philippines Studies Assoc of Aust. He has authored numerous books & academic papers on the Philippines and Taiwan, and has written several fiction novels that commonly address social issues. All are available as eBooks at Smashwords.com or via Warrior Publishers. http://warriorpublishers.yolasite.com