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Cambridge University Press Language and a Sense of Place
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the study of language and place, focusing on how 'place' has featured in language variation and change research. Specialist researchers explore new methods for regional analysis and examine how processes of language variation and change have been affected by time and space.Trade Review'The volume will have much appeal to established academics and students alike, as a current resource for research and teaching, particularly in the areas of language and identity, language contact, and sociolinguistics more broadly. The appeal and usefulness of the collection reflect the consistently high standard of the research but also the enjoyability of the volume as a collection of work.' Katherine McCooey-Heap, The Modern Language ReviewTable of ContentsPart I. Changing Places: 1. Changing places: tracking innovation and obsolescence across generations Sali A. Tagliamonte; 2. Changing sounds in a changing city: an acoustic phonetic investigation of real-time change over a century of Glaswegian Jane Stuart-Smith, Brian José, Tamara Rathcke, Rachel Macdonald and Eleanor Lawson; 3. Local vs. supralocal: preserving language and identity in Newfoundland Sandra Clarke; 4. Variation and change in the realisation of /r/ in an isolated Northumbrian dialect Warren Maguire; Part II. Describing Places: 5. Corpora for regional and social analysis Karen P. Corrigan; 6. Using archives to conduct collaborative research on language and region Fiona Douglas; 7. Maps and mapping in (perceptual) dialect geography Chris Montgomery; 8. Which way to look?: perspectives on 'urban' and 'rural' in dialectology David Britain; Part III. Identifying Places: 9. Identifying places: the role of borders Dominic Watt and Carmen Llamas; 10. 'I stole it from a letter, off your tongue it rolled': the performance of dialect in Glasgow's indie music scene Miriam Krause and Jennifer Smith; 11. Where the black country meets 'black Barnsley': dialect variation and identity in an ex-mining community of Barnsley Kate Burland; 12. 'The land steward wouldn't have a woman farmer': the interaction between language, life trajectory and gender in an island community Emma Moore and Paul Carter; Part IV. Enregistering Places: 13. Characterological figures and expressive style in the enregisterment of linguistic variety Barbara Johnstone; 14. Enregisterment, and the social meaning of howay': dialect and identity in north-east England Julia Snell; 15. Indexing Acadian identities Ruth King; 16. 'Turtlely amazing': the enregisterment of 'Yorkshire' dialect and the possibility of GOAT fronting as a newly-enregistered feature Paul Cooper.
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Cambridge University Press Claiming the State
Book SynopsisCitizens around the world look to the state for social welfare provision, but often struggle to access essential services in health, education, and social security. This book investigates the everyday practices through which citizens of the world''s largest democracy make claims on the state, asking whether, how, and why they engage public officials in the pursuit of social welfare. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in rural India, Kruks-Wisner demonstrates that claim-making is possible in settings (poor and remote) and among people (the lower classes and castes) where much democratic theory would be unlikely to predict it. Examining the conditions that foster and inhibit citizen action, she finds that greater social and spatial exposure - made possible when individuals traverse boundaries of caste, neighborhood, or village - builds citizens'' political knowledge, expectations, and linkages to the state, and is associated with higher levels and broader repertoires of claim-making.Trade Review'Studies in political science are often written as if citizens interact with the state only during elections. Yet, as Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner shows in her remarkable book, many of the most important interactions that people in rural Rajasthan have with state actors - about access to water, electricity, healthcare, food, shelter, and other forms of social protection - are almost daily activities. This makes it crucial to understand the conditions under which citizens do (or don't) make claims for these services. Claiming the State provides compelling answers, and in so doing, provides new and important insights into how citizens in poor countries interact with their governments.' Daniel N. Posner, James Coleman Professor of International Development, University of California, Los Angeles'Kruks-Wisner rightly notes scholars of political participation have remained preoccupied with exceptional or episodic moments: mass mobilizations, armed struggles, voting, and campaign rallies. In doing so, they have neglected the quotidian forms of participation that define the political lives of most citizens across the global south. Her book rightly shifts attention to everyday claim-making, and asks important questions: who makes claims, when, and how? Using meticulously collected data from north India she finds surprising answers: claim-making is not the exclusive purview of men, urbanites, the wealthy, or the socially privileged. It can occur in even the most unlikely pockets, especially when citizens develop social and economic networks extending beyond their locality or social group. Claiming the State should have a sizeable impact in reorienting studies of political participation towards life between elections, and in how we think of the practice of citizenship in contemporary India.' Tariq Thachil, Vanderbilt University, TennesseeTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction and Theory: 1. Introduction: citizenship and social welfare; 2. A theory of active citizenship; Part II. Citizenship Practice In Rajasthan: 3. The institutional terrain of the state; 4. Seeking the state: claim-making patterns and puzzles; 5. Encountering the state: citizens' social and spatial exposure; 6. Claiming the state: exposure as a catalyst for citizen action; Part III. Consequences and Extensions: 7. The consequences of claim-making; 8. Conclusion: active citizenship in Rajasthan and beyond; Appendices; References; Index.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc We Have Been Harmonized
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Oxford University Press Comparative Area Studies Methodological Rationales and CrossRegional Applications
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Oxford University Press, USA Mercy Mercy Me AfricanAmerican Culture and the American Sixties Race and American Culture
Book SynopsisThis study argues that American artistry in the 1960s can be understood as one of the most vital and compelling interrogations of modernity. The author posits that the legacy of slavery has made African-Americans among the most incisive critics and celebrants of the "Enlightenment inheritance".Trade ReviewThe Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts movement are celebrated as critical moments of racial nationalism and cultural awakening. Questioning the critical consensus about this narrative, however, James Hall reframe[s] these two literary periods in light of transnational and anti-modernist paradigms ... provocative [study] disturbing to our common sense about these seminal eras. * American Literature *Hall deftly restores a fuller voice to sixties artists too often straightjacketed within an obligatory hermeneutics of racial protest. * American Literature *James C. Hall invites us to revise our thinking about the 1960s in this thoughtful and generative study of the extraordinary efflorescence of poetry, fiction, autobiography, music, and painting that emerged out of that decade's African American freedom movement ... thoughtful, subtle, and persuasive. * The Journal of American History *
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Oxford University Press Ojibwe Singers Hymns Grief and a Native Culture in Motion Religion in America
Book SynopsisMissionaries taught the Ojibwe to sing hymns translated into their language, both as a means of worship and to eradicate their "Indianness". This study examines how a native American people has drawn on the resources of ritual to negotiate identity and survival within the structures of colonialism.Trade ReviewA deeply researched, intelligent, and clear-eyed explication of an important facet of Indian history and contemporary life * The Journal of American History *An impressive book ... cross-cultural, multidisciplinary, thoughtful, and heartfelt * The Journal of American History *
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Oxford University Press The Mythology of South America
Book SynopsisBierhorst traces the principle myths from tribe to tribe in seven carefully mapped regions of South America. This book includes samples from mythological stories and some chapters are devoted to special topics such as myth and politics. Bierhorst introduces readers to the female creators of the northern Andes, the male gods of the Ancient Incas, and the shameless tricksters Sun and Moon.The book includes notes, a pronunciation guide, index, maps, and photos. The new afterword focuses on the durability of Indian mythology and the abundant material increasingly available since the mid 80s. Bierhorst offers new information on previously obscure tribes on the mythological map.Trade Review"One of the finest popular works in anthropology and science....The concepts are profound, yet accessible."--The New York Times Book Review "An intriguing, complex tapestry of living folklore."--Booklist "A well-organized, coherent overview."--Kirkus Reviews
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Oxford University Press Inc Ocean of Reasoning
Book SynopsisTsong khapa (14th-century) is arguably the most important and influential philosopher in Tibetan history. An Ocean of Reasoning is the most extensive and perhaps the deepest extant commentary on Nagarjuna''s Mulamadhyamakakarika (Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way), and it can be argued that it is impossible to discuss Nagarjuna''s work in an informed way without consulting it. It discusses alternative readings of the text and prior commentaries and provides a detailed exegesis, constituting a systematic presentation of Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy. Despite its central importance, however, of Tsong khapa''s three most important texts, only An Ocean of Reasoning remains untranslated, perhaps because it is both philosophically and linguistically challenging, demanding a rare combination of abilities on the part of a translator. Jay Garfield and Ngawang Samten bring the requisite skills to this difficult task, combining between them expertise in Western and Indian philosophy, and fluency in Tibetan, Sanskrit, and English. The resulting translation of this important text will not only be a landmark contribution to the scholarship of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, but will serve as a valuable companion volume to Jay Garfield''s highly successful translation of The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way.
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Oxford University Press Inc Ocean of Reasoning
Book SynopsisTsong khapa (14th-century) is arguably the most important and influential philosopher in Tibetan history. This work is a commentary on Nagarjuna's "Mulamadhyamakakarika" ("Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way"). It discusses alternative readings of the text and prior commentaries and provides a detailed exegesis.Trade Review..accuracy cannot be achieved without elegance, and the translators' awareness of this fact is evident throughout. * TLS *Geshe Ngawang Samten and Jay Garfield have succeeded in making available an invaluable resource for the study of Nagarjuna's Root Verses of the Middle Way and the subsequent development of his philosophy by South Asian and Tibetan thinkers. * Felix Holmgren, TLS *
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Oxford University Press Was Hinduism Invented
Book SynopsisThe appearance of religion as a category describing a set of practices and beliefs allegedly an aspect of all cultures dates only from the modern period, emerging as Europe expanded trade abroad and established its first colonial relations in the 17th and 18th centuries. The invention of Hinduism can be seen in the encounter between modernity''s greatest colonial power, Britain, and the jewel of her imperial crown, India. This encounter was deeply shaded by the articulation and development of the concept of religion, and it produced the now common idea that Hinduism is a religion. The Bengal Presidency, home of Calcutta - the capital of colonial India and center of economic gravity in the eastern hemisphere - emerged as the locus of ongoing and direct contact between Indians and colonial officials, journalists, and missionaries. Drawing on a large body of previously untapped literature, including documents from the Church Missionary Society and Bengali newspapers, Brian Pennington offeTrade ReviewPennington gives us an insightful, creative, judicious, critical, and honest book that goes a long way to restoring some balance into the discussion about colonialism and Hinduism. I cannot recommend this book enough. * Carl Olson, International Journal of Hindu Studies *
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Oxford University Press The Articulation of Power in Medieval Iberia and the Maghrib
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Oxford University Press Inc The China Reader
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Pennsylvania State University Press Riot and Revelry in Early America
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Yale University Press The Eighties
Book SynopsisAmerica emerged from the Reagan years transformed: socially, politically, technologically, and economically. This book tracks the changes of the 1980s in the context of Ronald Reagan's policies and convictions, providing a portrait of a president and of the watershed decade over which he presided.Trade Review"Ehrman's work deserves to become one of the standard reference works for the Reagan period." Steven F. Hayward, Weekly Standard "John Ehrman combines meticulous research, intellectual honesty, originality, and common sense to produce an interpretation of the Reagan era that is illuminating, refreshing, and highly readable." Glen Jeansonne, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Mr. Ehrman has... produced a fascinating tableau of the Reagan era... A brilliant new book, fully deserving its place on the Reagan bookshelf." Robert M. Smalley, Washington Times"
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Hachette Books Blood and Oil
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Chaos Under Heaven
Book SynopsisTrade Review“The ultimate insider’s account of the making and mismaking of China policy by the Trump administration?—?a chilling twin portrait of the relentless advance of Xi Jinping and the venomous backbiting among Donald Trump and his advisers, who tried unsuccessfully to combat it. There are scoops on nearly every page. Read it and weep: Chaos Under Heaven reveals how China rose and America flubbed its response.” — DAVID IGNATIUS, Washington Post columnist “In Chaos Under Heaven, Josh Rogin tells a deeply reported, briskly written, and compelling story of how President Trump and his team struggled to deal with the significant economic and national security threats posed to the US by the Chinese government. This book is a must-read for anyone looking for insight into why this new cold war matters to every American.” — JAKE TAPPER, CNN anchor “Chaos Under Heaven is required reading for anyone who wants to know what happened between America and China during Trump’s tumultuous four years in the White House. Josh Rogin’s account is rich in detail and full of insight into the events and people that drove the United States as it began to change many of its longstanding policies in dealing with Beijing.” — JAMES MANN, New York Times best-selling author of The China Fantasy and Rise of the Vulcans “Josh Rogin is an outstanding journalist who breaks news all the time. And there’s certainly lots of news in his extraordinary book. He takes us behind the scenes to get a real appreciation of this critically important relationship. Chaos Under Heaven is well written and incisive?—?and once you start reading, you won’t want to put it down.” — WOLF BLITZER, CNN Anchor “Josh Rogin’s superbly researched 'Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century' is the first book-length dive into that newborn competition [between the U.S. and China] . . . In what could be the plot of a thriller, Mr. Rogin traces Washington’s efforts to engage the CCP threat . . . Mr. Rogin’s research on the murky origins of the ‘Wuhan virus’ is darkly fascinating.” — Wall Street Journal "Chaos Under Heaven moves quickly, is well-written and draws the reader in." — The Guardian "Outstanding . . . That Mr. Rogin manages to capture the complexity and multi-faceted nature of the China challenge is a testament to his writing and reporting. This is a must-read book . . . Chaos Under Heaven is the best single volume on the totality of China’s reach and influence, and our muddled policy over the last four years." — Diplomatic Courier "Packing the account with insider details, Rogin makes a persuasive case that confronting China’s rise is essential to world affairs. Readers will appreciate this in-depth look behind the headlines." — Publishers Weekly "An exhaustive study." — Kirkus Reviews
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Possibility of Politics in India
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Burning Shores The Inside the Battle for the New Libya
Book SynopsisA riveting, beautifully crafted account of Libya after Qadhafi
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Penguin Putnam Inc Children of Paradise The Struggle for the Soul of
Book Synopsis“Deeply moving…A first-rate, highly readable intellectual history.” –The Wall Street JournalThe drama that shaped today’s Iran, from the Revolution to the present day. In 1979, seemingly overnight—moving at a clip some thirty years faster than the rest of the world—Iran became the first revolutionary theocracy in modern times. Since then, the country has been largely a black box to the West, a sinister presence looming over the horizon. But inside Iran, a breathtaking drama has unfolded since then, as religious thinkers, political operatives, poets, journalists, and activists have imagined and reimagined what Iran should be. They have drawn as deeply on the traditions of the West as of the East and have acted upon their beliefs with urgency and passion, frequently staking their lives for them. With more than a decade of experience reporting on, researching, and writing about Iran, Laura Seco
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Bodies Exploring Fluid Boundaries Critical Geographies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Downsizing of Asia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd ChineseJapanese Relations in the Twenty First
Book SynopsisThis important collection analyses the changing context of China's relationship with Japan. Its eminent international contributors address core issues including strategic concerns; security; the issue of Taiwan; diplomacy; economic relations; trade; the role of firms and currency. The book brings together a wide range of perspectives to offer a rich and varied understanding of one of Asia's most crucial and complex relationships.Trade Review'This collection of essays is a very valuable addition to the existing literature on Sino-Japanese relations ... arguably the most comprehensive and up-to-date study currently available ... the analyses contained in the essays are keen and perceptive, often accompanied by useful data and charts ... strongly recommended to all students of East Asian affairs.' - International Affairs 79:1'a well-written collection of essays' - Asian Affairs'This collection of essays is a very valuable addition to the existing literature on Sino-Japanese relations ... arguably the most comprehensive and up-to-date study currently available ... the analyses contained in the essays are keen and perceptive, often accompanied by useful data and charts ... strongly recommended to all students of East Asian affairs.' - International Affairs'A well-written collection of essays' - Asian AffairsTable of Contents1. Yang Daqing Mirror for the Future of the History Card? Understanding the History Problem2. Zhao Quansheng Sino-Japanese Relations in the Context of the Beijing-Tokyo-Washington Triangle3. Reinhard Drifte Engagement Japanese Style4. Chris Hughes Sino-Japanese Relations and Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)5. Phil Deans The Taiwan Question: Reconciling the Irreconcilable6. Jin Xide The Background and the Trend of the Partnership7. Marie Söderberg The Role of ODA in the Relationship8. Hanns Gunther Hilpert and Nakagene Katsuji Economic Relations: What Can We Learn from Trade and FDI?9. Hu Xinxin Japanese Firms in China: What Problems and Difficulties are they Facing?10. Jochen Legewie Managing the Global-Local Dilemma: Problems in Controlling Japanese Subsidiaries in China
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Queering Tourism
Book SynopsisGay Pride parades are annual arenas of queer public culture, where embodied notions of subjectivity are sold, enacted, transgressed and debated.From Sydney to Rome, Queering Tourism analyses the paradoxes of gay pride parades as tourist events, exploring how the public display of queer bodies - the way they look, what they do, who watches them, and under what regulations - is profoundly important in constructing sexualized subjectivities of bodies and cities. Drawing on extensive collections of interviews, visuals and written media accounts, photographs, advertisements, and her own participation in these parades, Lynda Johnston gives a vibrant account of âqueer tourismâ in New Zealand, Australia, Scotland and Italy. For each place, she looks at how the relationship between the viewer and the viewed produces paradoxical concepts of bodily difference, and considers how the queered spaces of gay pride parades may prompt new understandings of power and tourism.Trade Review'Johnston's books is an extremely credible addition to the present gay and lesbian scholarship. It provides an excellent, critical review of politics and performances at gay Pride parades, written with clarity of style'. - Neil Michael Walsh, Journal of Tourism and Cultural ChangeTable of ContentsList of Figures. Acknowledgements 1. Proud Beginnings 2. Queer(y)ing Tourism Knowledges 3. Bodies: Camped up Performances 4. Street Scenes: Tourism with(out) Borders 5. Sex in the Suburbs or the CBD? 6. Cities as Sexualised Sites of Queer Consumption 7. Paradoxical Endings
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Taylor & Francis Reorganising Power in Indonesia
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Grassroots Pacifism in PostWar Japan The Rebirth
Book SynopsisGrassroots Pacifism in Post-War Japan presents new material on grassroots peace activism and pacifism in two major groups active in the post-World War 2 peace movement - workers and housewives. Yamamoto contends that the peace movement, which was organised in tandem with other activities to promote democratic, economic and humanitarian issues, served as a popular lever which helped to eliminate feudal remnants that lingered in Japanese society and individual attitudes after the war, thereby modernizing the political process and the outlook of the ordinary Japanese. Including extensive primary material such as letters, essays, memoirs and interviews, specialists in Japanese history, peace studies and women''s studies will appreciate the richness of the text supporting Yamamoto''s narrative of how workers'' and women''s political awareness developed under the influence of organizational and ideological interests and contemporary events.Trade Review'Yamamoto's study is an attempt to provide a much- needed broader grassroots view, which moreover includes the important role played by women's groups, to the narrow focus of much work within the field of International Relations.' - Japanese J of Political Science, Volume 7'Yamamoto's study is an attempt to provide a much- needed broader grassroots view, which moreover includes the important role played by women's groups, to the narrow focus of much work within the field of International Relations.' - Japanese J of Political Science, Volume 7Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Japanese Group Names List of Tables Introduction Part 1 The Peace Movement and Organised Labour 1. Early Years 2. The Korean War and the Peace Treaty 3. The Takano Years 4. The Labour Movement under Mindo Leadership and the Anpo Toso 5. Elements in the Peace Activities of Organised Labour Part 2 Women's Peace Movement 6. Prehistory and the Early Post-War Years 7. The Rise of a Grassroots Peace Movement 8. Reflection on War and Self Conclusion Appendix I Appendix II Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Intellectual Property Rights in China
Book SynopsisIntellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement is so rampant in China that counterfeit goods - from general household merchandise, garments and media consumables to specialist products including pharmaceutical products and super computer chips - can be found in roadside stalls, markets, shops, department stores and even laboratory of leading universities. If allowed to continue these infringements may further engender a socially accepted culture of fakeness' that may seriously hamper innovation and economic progress.Gordon C. K. Cheung uses the case of intellectual property rights (IPR) to examine how and to what extent market forces and knowledge development affect the relationships of China and the world, especially the United States. Including detailed original statistics and data collected from Chinese provinces and cities and in-depth interviews with legal experts and policy makers, this book gives a unique insight into the opportunities and challenges that China faces Trade Review'Gordon Cheung’s latest book offers a clear overview of the current state of IPR in China. Its aim is to illustrate the notion of a ‘peaceful rise’ in China by showing how China’s IPR regime can converge towards global norms (p. 3). This should be of interest not only to legal professionals but also to scholars of political economy interested in China’s growing role in the world.' - Kristie Thomas, University of Nottingham, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 62, 2010Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Approaches and Perspectives 3. US-Sino IPR Disputes 4. New ‘Hot Spots’ of Counterfeiting and Chinese Consumer Culture 5. Protecting IPR: The Chinese Way 6. Dynamics and Changes of Trademarks Development in China 7. Conclusion. Appendices
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Taylor & Francis Chinese Transnational Networks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Financial Fragility and Instability in Indonesia
Book SynopsisThis highly relevant study provides an incisive analysis of a critical phase in recent East Asian financial history, exploring the underlying causes of the financial crisis that struck Indonesia during the second half of 1997. Matsumoto's extensive commercial experience in Indonesian finance during these critical years, allows him to skilfully argue that the roots of the crisis lay in the period of capital liberalization undertaken during the boom years from 1994 to 1997 which encouraged the development of fragile and unstable financial structures, involving increased corporate leverage, reliance on external debt, and the introduction of riskier and more complicated financial instruments and transactions.In-depth fieldwork data and four detailed case studies illuminate the microeconomic foundations of the crisis, showing how Indonesian capitalists sought to liquidate their Indonesian assets without losing control of their corporate empires, by taking advantage of increTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Indonesia’s External Debt Problem in the 1990s 2. Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis - Interpretation and Critical Adjustments for the Asian Context 3. Methods and Databases for Empirical Studies 4. The Financial Positions of the Indonesian Corporate Sector in the 1990s 5. The Analysis of Offshore Syndicated Debt for Indonesian Borrowers during the Finance Boom in the 1990s 6. Case Study 1 – The Salim Group’s Financial Activities in the 1990s 7. Case Study 2 – The Lippo Group’s Financial Activities in the 1990s 8. Case Study 3 – The Sinar Mas Group’s Financial Activities in the 1990s 9. Case Study 4 – The Gajah Tunggal Group’s Financial Activities in the 1990s 10. The Collapse of Cash Flow Chains 11. Conclusions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Political Mobilisation and Democracy in India
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the paradox of political mobilization and the failings of governance in India, with reference to the conflict between secularism and Hindu nationalism, authoritarianism and democracy. It demonstrates how the Internal Emergency of 1975 led to increased support of groups such as the BJS and the RSS, accounting for the rise of political movements advocating Hindu nationalism - Hindutva - as a response to rapid political mobilization triggered by the Emergency, and an attempt by political elites to control this to their advantage. Vernon Hewitt argues that the political disjuncture between democracy and mobilization in India is partly a function of the Indian state, the nature of a caste-class based society, but also - and significantly - the contingencies of individual leaders and the styles of rule. He shows how, in the wake of the Emergency, the BJP and the RSS gained popularity and power amid the on-going decline and fragmentation of the Congress, whilst, Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Emergencies, States and Societies: The Study of Indian Politics 2. State-Society Relations 1947-1950: A Democratic Polity? 3. Political Mobilisations: 1963-1971 4. The State and Political Crisis 1971-75 5. The State As Political Impasse: 1975-1980 6. Political Mobilisations: 1980-1996 7. Hindutva as Crisis: 1996-2004. Conclusions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Tibetan GovernmentinExile
Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed account of the structure and political strategies of the Tibetan government-in exile, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), in northern India. Since its founding in 1959, it has been led by the 14th Dalai Lama who struggles to regain the Tibetan homeland. Based on a theoretical approach on exile organizations and extensive empirical studies in Asia this book discusses CTA's political strategies to gain national loyalty, and international support, in order to secure its own organizational survival and the ultimate goal: the return to Tibet.The book is organized around the two fundamental questions: firstly, how the CTA fosters its claims to be the sole representative of all Tibetans over the last decades in exile; and, secondly, which policies have been carried out in order to regain the homeland. The book is divided into four substantial chapters: the historical background, providing a review of pre-1959 political Tibet<Trade Review"This book is unusual, and welcome, because it studies the Tibetan movement in relation to India, in contrast to the usual preoccupation with China. The book leaves the impression that the major challenge faced by the CTA is not regaining autonomy in the Homeland, which is still the ultimate goal, but keeping the movement alive. The book is a timely contribution to the existing literature on the subject. It successfully counters the homogeneous image of the Tibetan movement and brings out several layers of difference. The general perception is that there is one homogeneous Tibetan government in exile. But after reading this book it becomes quite apparent that, although the Dalai Lama and the CTA are two separate entities, the former exercises some de facto authority over the latter. The result is a very welcome and informative account of the Tibetan government in exile." - Gunjan Singh, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India; Contemporary South Asia, Vol. 18, No. 4, December 2010 Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Modern Tibet: A Historical Account 3. An Approach towards a Theory of Governments-in-Exile 4. Tibetans in Exile: A Portrait of the CTA 5. Theoretical Characterizations of CTA Politics. Summary and Conclusions
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Taylor & Francis The Internet in Indonesias New Democracy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Femme
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Taylor & Francis Between Sacrifice and Desire National Identity and the Governing of Femininity in Vietnam East Asia Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Engendering Mayan History
Book SynopsisPresenting Mayan history from the perspective of Mayan women--whose voices until now have not been documented--David Carey allows these women to present their worldviews in their native language, adding a rich layer to recent Latin American historiography, and increasing our comprehension of indigenous perspectives of the past.Drawing on years of research among the Maya that specifically documents women's oral histories, Carey gives Mayan women a platform to discuss their views on education, migrant labor, work in the home, female leadership, and globalization. These oral histories present an ideal opportunity to understand indigenous women's approach to history, the apparent contradictions in gender roles in Mayan communities, and provide a distinct conceptual framework for analyzing Guatamalan, Mayan, and Latin American history.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements A Note on Mayan Orthography List of Illustrations Introduction: Mayan Women as History 1. Our Star and a Vision for Us: A Midwife's Tale of Social Change and Control, 1931-1966 2. And All the Men Could Do Was Work in the Fields: Feminine Perspectives on Guatemala's International Export Economy, 1875-1965 3. From Quotidian Tasks to Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Mayan Women and Labor in Highland Guatemala, 1890-1965 4. What Is Indio, If the Nation Is Indigenous?: Ethnic Violence, Gender, and Nationalism in Guatemala, 1944 to 1967 5. Degrees of Education: Mayan Women and Public Schools, 1900-1965 Conclusion: (Re)Positioning Mayan Women in the Past Epilogue: Resurrecting Reconciliation Glossary Appendix: Description of Oral History Informants by Town or Aldea Notes Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Malaysia and the Development Process
Book SynopsisDrawing on recent deconstructions in anthropology, postcolonial studies, and critical sociology, Malaysia and the Development Process situates and explores the phenomenon of international knowledge transfers within the context of globalization. Based on primary and secondary research, and a series of ''experiential'' reflections, fieldwork was conducted in two foreign electronics multinationals and a variety of public and semi-public institutions. The findings reassess issues of knowledge, power, subjectivity and agency, and the relations between the West and the non-West, as they are negotiated between and within multinational workplaces and local agencies in Malaysia.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Institutional Ethnography and Multivocality Chapter 3: Modernity and the International Management Gaze Chapter 4: Towards Vision 2020 And The New Malay[Sian] Chapter 5: Quality in the Service of Development Chapter 6: Mediating Culture and Mediation by Culture Chapter 7: Counter-Representations and Negotiations for Voice Chapter 8: Discussion and Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Queer Political Performance and Protest
Book SynopsisFrom the birth of the Gay Liberation through the rise of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987, the global justice movement in 1994, the largest day of antiwar protest in world history in February 2003, the Republican National Convention protests in August 2004, and the massive immigrant rights rallies in the spring of 2006, the streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest. Elements of fun, creativity, pleasure, and play are cornerstones of this new approach toward protest and community building. No movement has had a larger influence on the emergence of play in social movement activity than the gay liberation and queer activism of the past thirty years. This book examines the role of play in gay liberation and queer activism, and the ways in which queer notions of play have influenced a broad range of social movements. Trade Review "Queer is so much more than an identity, its an ethos, a practice, an economic system, an-other world-view. Play; that is wildness! With his book Queer Political Performance and Protest Ben Shepard offers the rare book that seamlessly mixes movement history, social history and arts history with a narrative dimension developing a compelling tale of how the creative impulse drives social-change movements. Playfully the book mixes an academic approach with personal reminiscences and interviews to share an aesthetic history that should be read by anyone interested in understanding how the impulse to live outrageously changes worlds." - Robert Herbst, Journal of Aesthetics and Protest "With a huge heart and enormous amount of research, Benjamin Shepard articulates the transformation of the long tradition of street camp in response to the political and artistic movements provoked by the AIDS crisis. By applying the word 'play' to outsider aesthetics of rebellion he theorizes the ingenuity required for people without rights to force positive change. Using fascinating interviews of foundational community members, he pieces together one coherent understanding of the inventive tactics queer people use to survive, express, make love, have sex, create, and resist - in the face of the twin monsters of oppression and normalcy." -Sarah Schulman, College of Staten Island, author of The Child"I have been waiting for this book. I knew there was a connection between the queer movement and the alterglobalization movement but could only find the threads. For me it was an intuition. This is the book that tells the history." - Amory Starr, author of Global Revolt: A Guide to the Movements against Globalization"Taking a unique perspective on social movements, this book creatively explores the interconnections among various forms of play, social activism, and community organizing. It is an innovative study of the meaning of playful spirit and joyful performance in gay liberation and queer movements. This is an important book that is informative, imaginative, and inspired. It's the sociological imagination at play!" - Peter M. Nardi, author of Gay Men's Friendships: Invincible Communities"Ben Shepard is a marvelous writer, worth reading for that alone. But, above all, this work is a literary playbook for social movements, essential for organizers." - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of Roots of Resistance "This wonderful book tells the remarkable story of the rise of the theatrical and audacious queer movement in the United States. More than that, Shepard probes the experiences of that movement for insights into the significance of theater and what he calls 'play' in social movements generally. A fascinating read that is theoretically illuminating as well." -Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center, and author of Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America"Shepard chronicles decades of queer activism with a focus, refreshingly, on play -- from the Stonewall girls dancing in a kickline while a rebellion that shook the world was sparked on the sidewalk behind them, to Act Up veterans dressing as clowns during a government agency’s hearings in an effort to bring attention to the state’s buffoonish response to the raging AIDS epidemic, to a coalition of activists and sex workers storming New York’s Disney store and singing politically charged renditions of classic Disney tunes to protest the forced desexualization of a newly sanitized Times Square. His invaluable book explores the politics of pleasure and the pleasures of politics, the outrageous joys that underlie so much of the often dead-serious movement for queer liberation. The revolution never sounded like more fun." -Wayne Hoffman, author of Hard: A Novel and co-editor of Policing Public Sex: Queer Politics and the Future of AIDS Activism."Benjamin Shepard’s brilliant work on the role of play in the queer political movement is creative and ingenious. He shows how 'play' acts as a safety valve to contain and refresh the movement. This type of play is deadly serious in the face of the denial of human and constitutional rights. Shepard lets the historical facts and ethnographic data tell the story from the early days of AIDS, through ACT-UP, and into the harm reduction theories of HIV-AIDS treatment. A refreshing approach to methodology in these days where the concern seems to be discovering another type of triangulation or wringing our hands about the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative analysis. There is a fascinating story here which illuminates, informs, and actually show us how to structure social movements and improve community organizing." - Michael J. Smith, Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work and Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare, Graduate Center of the City University of New York."Benjamin Shepard’s Queer Political Performance and Protest: Play, Pleasure and Social Movement is that rare book that brings together the highest level of academic scholarship with a deeply original vision of social justice that are deftly wedding together with startling research and a authorial voice that is both entertaining and completely assured. Combining performance theory with a history of social activism Shepard’s vision here is not only unique but vital to our intellectual and emotional understanding of how politics works." -Michael Bronski, author of Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibility and The Pleasure Principle: Sex, Backlash, and the Struggle for Gay Freedom"Exploding with the possibilities of direct action community-building experiments over the past four decades, this book takes us on a tour of the messiness and splendor of queer worldmaking. From the Gay Liberation Front to the Church Ladies for Choice, ACT UP to Circus Amok -- from serenading prisoners to bathhouse cruising, street fights to syringe exchange, office takeovers to cabaret -- Benjamin Shepard reminds us to embrace the liberatory potential of the queer imagination. Get ready to play!" - Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, author of So Many Ways to Sleep Badly and editor of That’s Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation "Queer is so much more than an identity, it's an ethos, a practice, an economic system, an-other world-view. Play; that is wildness! With his book Queer Political Performance and Protest Ben Shepard offers the rare book that seamlessly mixes movement history, social history and arts history with a narrative dimension developing a compelling tale of how the creative impulse drives social-change movements. Playfully the book mixes an academic approach with personal reminiscences and interviews to share an aesthetic history that should be read by anyone interested in understanding how the impulse to live outrageously changes worlds." - Robby Herbst, Journal of Aesthetics and Protest "With a huge heart and enormous amount of research, Benjamin Shepard articulates the transformation of the long tradition of street camp in response to the political and artistic movements provoked by the AIDS crisis. By applying the word 'play' to outsider aesthetics of rebellion he theorizes the ingenuity required for people without rights to force positive change. Using fascinating interviews of foundational community members, he pieces together one coherent understanding of the inventive tactics queer people use to survive, express, make love, have sex, create, and resist - in the face of the twin monsters of oppression and normalcy." -Sarah Schulman, College of Staten Island, author of The Child"I have been waiting for this book. I knew there was a connection between the queer movement and the alterglobalization movement but could only find the threads. For me it was an intuition. This is the book that tells the history." - Amory Starr, author of Global Revolt: A Guide to the Movements against Globalization"Taking a unique perspective on social movements, this book creatively explores the interconnections among various forms of play, social activism, and community organizing. It is an innovative study of the meaning of playful spirit and joyful performance in gay liberation and queer movements. This is an important book that is informative, imaginative, and inspired. It's the sociological imagination at play!" - Peter M. Nardi, author of Gay Men's Friendships: Invincible Communities"Ben Shepard is a marvelous writer, worth reading for that alone. But, above all, this work is a literary playbook for social movements, essential for organizers." - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of Roots of Resistance "This wonderful book tells the remarkable story of the rise of the theatrical and audacious queer movement in the United States. More than that, Shepard probes the experiences of that movement for insights into the significance of theater and what he calls 'play' in social movements generally. A fascinating read that is theoretically illuminating as well." -Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor, CUNY Graduate Center, and author of Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America"Shepard chronicles decades of queer activism with a focus, refreshingly, on play -- from the Stonewall girls dancing in a kickline while a rebellion that shook the world was sparked on the sidewalk behind them, to Act Up veterans dressing as clowns during a government agency’s hearings in an effort to bring attention to the state’s buffoonish response to the raging AIDS epidemic, to a coalition of activists and sex workers storming New York’s Disney store and singing politically charged renditions of classic Disney tunes to protest the forced desexualization of a newly sanitized Times Square. His invaluable book explores the politics of pleasure and the pleasures of politics, the outrageous joys that underlie so much of the often dead-serious movement for queer liberation. The revolution never sounded like more fun." -Wayne Hoffman, author of Hard: A Novel and co-editor of Policing Public Sex: Queer Politics and the Future of AIDS Activism."Benjamin Shepard’s brilliant work on the role of play in the queer political movement is creative and ingenious. He shows how 'play' acts as a safety valve to contain and refresh the movement. This type of play is deadly serious in the face of the denial of human and constitutional rights. Shepard lets the historical facts and ethnographic data tell the story from the early days of AIDS, through ACT-UP, and into the harm reduction theories of HIV-AIDS treatment. A refreshing approach to methodology in these days where the concern seems to be discovering another type of triangulation or wringing our hands about the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative analysis. There is a fascinating story here which illuminates, informs, and actually show us how to structure social movements and improve community organizing." - Michael J. Smith, Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work and Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare, Graduate Center of the City University of New York."Benjamin’s Shepard’s Queer Political Performance and Protest: Play, Pleasure and Social Movement is that rare book that brings together the highest level of academic scholarship with a deeply original vision of social justice that are deftly wedding together with startling research and a authorial voice that is both entertaining and completely assured. Combining performance theory with a history of social activism Shepard’s vision here is not only unique but vital to our intellectual and emotional understanding of how politics works." -Michael Bronski, author of Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibility and The Pleasure Principle: Sex, Backlash, and the Struggle for Gay Freedom"Ben Shepard's new book, Queer Political Performance and Protest: Play, Pleasure, and Social Movement, is a groundbreaking study of the powerful role the ludic played, and continues to play, in queer organizing for social change...this work adds a needed conceptual perspective of play as a unifying but complex through-line in the history of queer social movement organizing. This text is an invaluable read for scholars of social movement history and queer studies. "-- L. M. 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Activism as Circus: From Street Carnival to Direct Action. Conclusion: Reconsidering and Situating Play: From ACT UP to the Rude Mechanical Orchestra. Appendix: Methodological Notes on the Study of Play and Pleasure in Social Movements. Interview Guide. References. Index.
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