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Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed understanding of how different types of engagements impact upon the reform and EU integration of the Western Balkan region. It examines the influence of Russia, China, Turkey and the UAE in the region and analyses the range of existing links.Contributors offer an academic and multifaceted perspective of the role of external and non-Western actors in the region that goes beyond, on the one hand, the tendency of some Western decision makers to perceive all engagement by third powers as a sinister threat and, on the other, the view of regional governments of all external involvement as a boon coming at a time of Western neglect and reduced foreign investments. By looking at the importance of Russia, Turkey, China and the UAE in the Western Balkans, the book sheds light on one key arena of global competition, offers new insights on the strengths and weaknesses of EuroâAtlantic integration and advances our knowledge of foreign policy and its economic,Trade Review"Academics and policy makers are increasingly interested in how Russia, China and Turkey are seeking to shape the Western Balkans. However, there has been little by way of systematic or comparative analysis of their involvement and how they each pose a challenge to the wider processes of Euro-Atlantic integration. This volume is a very timely contribution to our understanding of how these key international actors are seeking to exert influence in this important, but still unstable, region." - James Ker-Lindsay, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK"The Western Balkan countries have once again become a playground for wider global politics. The authors demonstrate how non-Western actors increasingly interact with, and influence the politics (internal and external) of, the Western Balkan states. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the geopolitical relevance of the Western Balkans, and the wider challenges to the Euro-Atlantic integration of the region." - Soeren Keil, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK"The Western Balkans in the World is a deeply thought-out, well researched and comprehensive exploration of the place of the region within the broader context of international relations. Instead of looking at each state in isolation, this volume analyzes the Western Balkans through a network of linkages, shared interests and soft power that are much broader than the region itself. The book is an extremely timely contribution to the scholarship on Western Balkans and foreign policy." - Jelena Subotic, Georgia State University, USA.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Influence of External Actors in the Western Balkans Part I Regional Dynamics Chapter 1 Security co-operation in the Western Balkans: Cracks and erosion of Euro-Atlantic integration? Chapter 2 The economic development of the Western Balkans: The importance of non-EU actors Part II Western Balkan Case Studies Chapter 3 Serbia: Looking East, going West? Chapter 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Abandoned by the West, embraced by the East?Chapter 5 Kosovo: Between Western and Non-Western States Chapter 6 North Macedonia: A fertile ground for external influences Chapter 7 Montenegro: Always at a Crossroads Chapter 8 Albania: New Geopolitics and shifting linkages Part III Non-Western Countries Chapter 9 Russia: Playing a Weak Hand Well Chapter 10 China: A New Geoeconomic Approach to the Balkans Chapter 11 Turkey: Forced marriage or marriage of convenience with the Western Balkans? Chapter 12 UAE: Sultanism meets illiberal democracy. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis book advances the study of the right to nationality, the prevention of statelessness, and the protection of stateless persons, taking Nigeria as a case study. Much recent literature on the subject of statelessness has been written from a US/European perspective. This work addresses this imbalance with an in-depth study of statelessness and best practice in how to prevent it in an African country. The book appraises international legal regimes on statelessness, their efficacy or otherwise in practice, what can be improved under international law, and the relevance of these regimes in the Nigerian context. The regional frameworks include those of the African Union, the Council of Europe, the EU, the Organization of American States, and the Arab League. Comparisons are also drawn with specific countries that already have an enshrined Statelessness Determination Procedure including Ivory Coast, the UK, France, Moldova, and the Netherlands, which does not have a formal procedure but

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Latin American History Goes to the Movies uses a variety of feature films as a method of studying key historical themes in Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to contemporary debates.The book provides historical context as a way of interpreting Latin American filmography, offering multiple classroom viewing options per chapter theme. Each chapter is dedicated to a central concept or issue, such as stereotypes, conquest and colonialism, revolution, religion, gender, and politics. The second edition includes four additional chapters on dictatorships, LGBTQIA+ issues, the environment, and Indigenous peoples. Twenty new films, including La Fiesta del Chivo, Fresa y Chocolate, Embrace of the Serpent, and Roma appear throughout this edition, presenting additional perspectives and updates for todayâs readers. The discussions of films and the history behind them offer a flexible and nuanced approach to understanding Latin Table of Contents1. Stereotypes of Latin America 2. Pre-Colombian Cultures 3. The Great Encounter – The Enigma of Christopher Columbus 4. The Conquest of Latin America 5. Imperialism and Colonialism 6. The African Atlantic Slave Trade in Latin America 7. Revolutionary Latin America 8. Religion in Latin America 9. Women in Latin America 10. Political Instability and Relations with the United States 11. Poverty, Terrorism, and Violence in Latin America 12. Dictatorships in Latin America 13. LGBTQIA+ Issues in Latin America 14. Environmental Issues in Latin America 15. Indigenous Peoples in Modern Latin America 16. Latino Culture in the United States

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Book SynopsisThis focused study is one of the few analytical resources in English that covers the ancient and early medieval history of one of the least studied areas of the vast mountainous Pamir region of Central Asia: Shughnan.The book brings together scattered fragments of information from a wide range of early Greek, Chinese, Persian, and Arabic sources, the accounts of early European travellers and the scholarly contributions of Soviet and post-Soviet authors, as well as personal accounts and oral history material from the region. Drawing on historical, archaeological, linguistic, and ethnographic data, it provides a holistic overview of the kingdom of Shughnan. It also attempts, for the first time, to identify and locate the town of Kuhán, which the Chinese historical chronicle, the Táng Shu (Book of the Tang Dynasty, 618907 CE) describes as the first capital' of Shughnan. Many archaeological sites are examined and offered as potential candidatesTable of ContentsIntroduction; PART 1: Historical survey of Shughnān; The earliest habitation of the Pamirs (10,000–2,000 BCE); Theories on the ancient peoples and societies of the Pamirs (2,000–1,000 BCE); The Kāfirs and the Mak people; The Sakas/Scythians, Achaemenids, Greeks and Macedonians (6th–2nd centuries BCE); The Yuèzhī, Kushans, Kidarites/Chionites and Hephtalites (2nd century BCE – 6th century CE); The Turkic kaghans (6th–8th centuries CE); Xuánzàng’s description of Shughnān; The rise of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (7th–8th centuries CE); Shughnān during the Chinese–Tibetan confrontation (the first half of the 8th century CE); The Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, Ṭāhirid and Sāmānid states (8th–10th centuries CE); On the names and origins of the earliest kings of Shughnān; Conclusion to Part 1 – Progress, problems and potential for future research; PART 2: The search for the lost capital of Shughnān – the town of Kǔhán; The passage from the Táng Shū, and its Russian, French and German translations; The search for Kǔhán outside present-day Shughnān; The Search for Kǔhán within present-day Shughnān

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges assumptions that poor post-colonial economic performance is always a direct product of colonialism by reconsidering the Belgian Congo (19081959) as a developmental state.The book demonstrates that despite the colonial system's economic exploitation and extraction, brutality, excessive taxation, and inequities, the Belgian Congo achieved successes in developing the economy in a short period of time. The Belgian Congo was able to achieve this by investing its higher rates of fiscal revenue in political stability, physical infrastructure, education, and healthcare. By reconsidering the Belgian colonial state as a developmental state, this book encourages scholars to adopt a more nuanced analysis of African history. Considering state capacity and state autonomy as key features of a developmental state, the book demonstrates that colonial state managers in the Belgian Congo were able to supply these public goods that sustained economic growth for decades. WhilTable of Contents1. An overview of the argument, 2. The Leopoldian State and economy of plunder, 3. Political order and rule of law in the Belgian Congo, 4. Belgian Congo and basic infrastructure for economic development, 5. Property rights and economic development, 6. Revenue imperative, state building, and economic development, 7. From Mobutu to Mobutu and hubris syndrome, 8. From an anarchic to a criminal state, 9. The Belgian Congo state in comparative perspective, Conclusion

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Book SynopsisUsing risk as a conceptual lens, this book analyzes how communities across East Asia responded to the disruption unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The contributors to this book look at how governments, societies, and individuals have perceived, experienced, dealt with and interpreted the pandemic and the transformations it has brought across countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. They examine pressing concerns such as infodemic, digital health literacy, media cynicism, telework, and digital inequalities in conjunction with issues such as public trust, identity formation, nationalism, and social fragmentation. They look at a wide range of questions relating to communication, mediation, and reactions to the challenges of the pandemic. An insightful resource for scholars of risk studies and of East Asian societies, the book is also a valuable reference for students and researchers of media and communication studies and sociology.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the contemporary and contentious question of the critical connections between business and human rights, and the implementation of socially responsible norms in developing countries, with particular reference to Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Business enterprises and transnational corporate actors operate in a complex global environment, especially when operating in high risks sectors such as oil and gas, mining, construction, banking, and health care amongst others. Understanding human rights responsibilities, impacts, and socially responsible behaviour for companies is therefore an essential component of corporate risk management in our current world. The release of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, an instrument consisting of 31 principles on this issue, has further underscored the emergence of a rapidly developing set of international law norms on human rights responsibilities of businesses and transnational corporations. ITable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction PART I Introductory context and principles 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Business and human rights in Africa: legal context, challenges, and overview 1.3 Nature, aim, and scope of the book 1.4 Justification for the book 1.5 Structure of the book 1.6 Conclusion 2 Nature and scope of business and human rights challenges in Africa 2.1 Introduction 2.2 A third world approach to business and human rights in Africa 2.3 Country case studies 2.3.1 Niger-Delta: the Ogoni experience 2.3.2 The Marikana incident (South Africa) 2.3.3 Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (Kenya) 2.4 The role of the African Union 2.5 Africa’s trade regime and human rights implications 2.6 Conclusion 3 Corporate governance paradigms and regulatory framework 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Theoretical basis for implementing business and human rights principles 3.3 Competing theories of corporate governance 3.3.1 Social change as a system of corporate transformation A. Business respect for human rights 3.3.2 Shareholder value principle 3.3.3 Stakeholder theory 3.4 Stakeholder value approach 3.5 The board structure of a firm: correlative rights and duties between corporations and local communities 3.5.1 Social license validates the responsibility and power of firms 3.5.2 Transparency and accountability are sine-qua-non for obtaining social licence to operate 3.5.3 Cost-benefit analysis and environmental impact assessments prevent unmitigated violation of human rights 3.5.4 Firms as moral agents owe society social service responsibility 3.6 Sustainable approach to business and human rights principles 3.6.1 Incentivizing socially responsible projects 3.7 Conclusion PART II Human rights-based approach to business and human rights in Africa 4 Corporate duty to respect human rights 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) 4.3 Corporate Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) 4.4 Conclusion 5 Integrating a rights-based approach to developmental projects 5.1 Introduction 5.2 A human rights-based approach to developmental governance 5.3 What is a human rights-based approach to developmental governance? 5.4 Adaptation of HRBA to development projects 5.4.1 Participation A. The nature of participation B. Scope of participation C. How is participation occurring? 5.4.2 Accountability and transparency 5.4.3 Access to information 5.4.4 Non-discrimination and fairness 5.5 Conclusion 6 Access to effective judicial and non-judicial remedies 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Legitimacy and the question of access 6.3 Effective judicial and non-judicial mechanism6.4 Elements of access to remedies6.4.1 Effective administration of justice 6.4.2 Creating a standard legal framework for corporate liability 6.4.3 Access to appropriate forums 6.5 Conclusion PART III Implementing the protect, respect, remedy framework in Africa’s energy and extractive sectors 7 Policy and legal framework in Nigeria 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Constitution (1999) 7.3 The Petroleum Industry Act (2021) 7.3.1 Regulatory and institutional reforms 7.3.2 Establishment of a host community development trust7.3.3 Environment management plan7.3.4 Gas flaring 7.3.5 Access to information 7.3.6 Transparency and accountability 7.3.7 Abandonment, decommissioning, and disposal 7.4 Transitional provisions 7.4.1 Petroleum Act (1969)A. The Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industry in Nigeria (EGASPIN) 7.4.2 Oil Pipelines Act (1956) 7.5 Environmental Impact Assessment Act (1992) 7.6 The Land Use Act (1978) 7.7 Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 7.7.1 Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) 7.8 The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) 7.9 Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 7.10 National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act 2007 (NESREA Act) 7.11 Nigerian National Human Rights Commission Act (1995) 7.12 Corporate criminal jurisdiction 7.13 Conclusion 8 Policy and legal framework in South Africa 8.1 Introduction8.2 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) 8.3 Companies Act (2008)8.4 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (amended in 2008) (MPRDA) 8.4.1 Social and labour plan8.4.2 Closure and abandonment 8.4.3 Mineral rights ownership 8.5 The National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) 8.6 Environmental impact assessment 8.7 South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) 8.8 Conclusion 9 Policy and legal framework in Kenya 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Constitution of Kenya (2010) 9.3 Companies Act (2015) 9.4 The Petroleum Act (2019) 9.5 Mining Act (2016) 9.5.1 Environmental rehabilitation and restoration plan 9.6 Business and human rights challenges in Kenya 9.7 National Action Plan (NAP) on business and human rights 9.8 Conclusion 10 The future of business and human rights in Africa10.1 Introduction 10.2 Global adaptation of business and human rights principles10.3 The future of business and human rights 10.3.1 Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMOUs) 10.3.2 Business and Human Rights Unit (BHRU) 10.4 Challenges to implementation of business and human rights principles 10.4.1 Gender disparities 10.4.2 Developing national action plans 10.4.3 Political will 10.4.4 Environmental democratisation 10.5 Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive survey of the countries and territories of this region, incorporating the latest economic and political developments.General Survey Essays by acknowledged experts in the region cover a variety of topical issues.In addition, appendices discuss the religions of the region and the Russian Baltic territory of Kaliningrad.Country SurveysIndividual chapters for each country, containing:- information on physical and social geography- a detailed chronology of political events, both recent and historical- essays on each country's political history and economy- a statistical survey - an extensive directory of contact details for political, state and commercial institutions and organizations in the region (covering national and local government, political organizations, diplomatic representation, the judicial system, religion, the media, finance, telecommunications and broadcasting, major companies, transportTable of ContentsPART ONE General SurveyThe Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic in the Western Balkans Prof. BILJANA VANKOVSKARussian Influence in South-Eastern EuropeDr DIMITAR BECHEVThe Visegrad Four and Divisions over the War in UkraineDr KAREN HENDERSON Modern Greece in South-Eastern EuropeDr OTHON ANASTASAKISThe Impact of the People’s Republic of China in South-Eastern EuropeDr ANASTAS VANGELI Appendix 1: The Religions of the RegionAppendix 2: The Kaliningrad RegionPART TWO Country SurveysSections on geography, chronology, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each countryALBANIAHistoryDr CVETE KONESKAEconomy Dr LUCA J. UBERTIBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAHistoryDr MARKO ATTILA HOAREEconomyDr WILL BARTLETTBULGARIAHistoryDr EMILIA ZANKINAEconomyProf. DANIELA BOBEVACROATIAHistory MARCUS TANNEREconomyDr TENA PRELECTHE CZECH REPUBLIC (CZECHIA)History Dr FILIP KOSTELKAEconomyDr LENKA FILIPOVÁ and Dr MARIOLA PYTLIKOVÁESTONIAHistoryProf. ANDRES KASEKAMPEconomy Prof. URMAS VARBLANEGREECE HistoryDAVID LEAEconomyDr PANAGIOTIS BARKAS and Dr THEODORE KOUNADEAS History Dr TOBIAS SPÖRI Economy Dr GÁBOR SCHEIRING and Dr MÁTÉ VERESKOSOVOHistoryDr OTHON ANASTASAKISEconomyDr LUCA J. UBERTILATVIAHistory Dr INDRA EKMANIS EconomyDr DAUNIS AUERSLITHUANIA HistoryDr KĘSTUTIS GIRNIUSEconomy Dr KĘSTUTIS GIRNIUSMONTENEGROHistoryProf. FLORIAN BIEBER EconomyDr MILENA KONATAR and Dr JOVAN ÐURAŠKOVIĆNORTH MACEDONIAHistoryDr DIMITAR BECHEVEconomyDr WILL BARTLETTPOLANDHistoryProf. ANITA J. PRAZMOWSKAEconomyROMANIAProf. ANNA VISVIZIHistory Prof. TOM GALLAGHEREconomy Prof. DANIEL DAIANU and Dr ELLA KALLAI(revised for this edition by the Editorial Staff)SERBIAHistory Dr MARKO ATTILA HOAREEconomyDr CVETE KONESKAAutonomous Province:VojvodinaBibliographySLOVAKIAHistory Dr ANDREW RYDEREconomyDr ANDREW RYDERSLOVENIAHistoryProf. CATHIE CARMICHAELEconomyDr ALEN TOPLIŠEKPART THREE Who’s Who of Central and South-Eastern EuropePART FOUR Regional InformationREGIONAL ORGANIZATIONSRESEARCH INSTITUTESSELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (PERIODICALS)Index of Regional Organizations

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Book SynopsisWith a range of case studies from every continent, the contributors to this book analyze the challenges that arise for states living with much larger neighbors, and the policies they develop to account for this asymmetry.Bringing together the perspectives of bilateral relations and the study of small states, this book analyzes a range of scenarios where one or more smaller countries must manage relations with a much larger neighbor or neighbors, from the perspective of the smaller countries. Each case presents different priorities, depending on the relationship between the states concerned, while highlighting the commonalities across the various scenarios. The range of cases and contributors is wide and diverse, with examples including Togoâs relationship with Ghana, Mongoliaâs with China, and Colombiaâs with Brazil â as well as more widely known examples such as Canada and the United States, or Australia and New Zealand.A valuable resource for scholars and students of international relations, and public policy of small- and medium-sized states.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the significance of Kant's political philosophy in the context of contemporary philosophical and political debates. In the last few decades, Kantian specialists have increasingly manifested a purely exegetic and philological interest in Kant's oeuvre, while contemporary philosophers and scientists tend to use Kant with scant hermeneutical care, thus misrepresenting or misunderstanding his positions. This volume countervails these tendencies by focusing more on specific themes of contemporary relevance in Kant's writings. It looks to Kant's political thought for insight on tackling issues such as freedom of speech, democracy and populism, intergenerational justice, economic inequality, money, poverty, international justice and gender/feminism.Featuring readings by well-known Kant specialists and emerging scholars with unorthodox approaches to Kant's philosophy, the volume fills a significant gap in the existing scholarship on the philosopher and his works. ITable of ContentsIntroductionLuigi Caranti and Alessandro Pinzani1. The practice of sovereignty: Kant on the duties of national and international citizenshipPaul Guyer2. Kant via Rousseau against democracyLuigi Caranti3. A Kantian idea of intergenerational justiceJoel T. Klein4. Taking economic inequality seriously: Kantian viewsNunzio Alì and Alessandro Pinzani5. ‘Money, money, money …’: some reflections on Kant and moneyThomas Mertens6. Kant on social suffering: vulnerability as moral and legal valueNuria Sánchez Madrid7. Transnationalism and popular sovereigntyMacarena Marey8. Autonomy and practical reason in Kant and the feminist criticisms by Benhabib and AllenMonique Huslhof

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the controversial 103rd Constitutional Amendment to the Indian Constitution that introduced an income and asset ownership-based new constitutional standard for determining backwardness marking a significant shift in the government's social and public policy. It also analyses state level policies towards backwardness recognition of upper-caste dominant groups through case studies of Maharashtra, Haryana, and Gujarat. It provides an analytical and descriptive account of the proliferation of reservation policy in India and critiques these interventions to assess their implication on constitutional jurisprudence. Further, it assesses the theoretical and empirical challenges such developments pose to the principle of substantive equality and scope of affirmative action policies in Indian constitutional law and general discrimination law theory. The monograph shows how opening up of reservations for dominant upper-caste groups and general category will have implications

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Book SynopsisInternational Relations and International Law continue to be accented by epistemic violence by naturalizing a separation between law and morality. What does such positivist juridical ethos make possible when considering that both disciplines reify a secular (immanent) ontology? International Law, Necropolitics, and Arab Lives emphasizes that positivist jurisprudence (re)conquered Arabia by subjugating Arab life to the power of death using extrajudicial techniques of violence seeking the implementation of a New Middle East that is no longer resistant to Latin-European modernity, but amenable to such exclusionary telos. The monograph goes beyond the limited remonstration asserting that the problématique with both disciplines is that they are primarily Eurocentric. Rather, the epistemic inquiry uncovers that legalizing necropower is necessary for the temporal coherence of secular-modernity since a humanitarian logic masks sovereignty inherently being necropolitical by cat

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to study how Haitian authors â from independence in 1804 to the modern Haitian diaspora â have adapted Greco-Roman material and harnessed it to Haitiâs legacy as the worldâs first anti-colonial nation-state.In nine chronologically organized chapters built around individual Haitian authors, Hawkins takes readers on a journey through one strand of Haitian literary history that draws on material from ancient Greece and Rome. This cross-disciplinary exploration is composed in a way that invites all readers to discover a rich and exciting cultural exchange that foregrounds the variety of ways that Haitian authors have âhacked classical formsâ as part of their creative process. Students of ancient Mediterranean cultures will learn about a branch of the Greco-Roman legacy that has never been deeply explored. Experts in Caribbean culture will find a robust register of Haitian literature that will enrich familiar texts. And those interested in anti-colonial movements will encounter a host of examples of artists creatively engaging with literary monuments from the past in ways that always keep the Haitian experience in central focus.Written in a broadly accessible style, Hacking Classical Forms in Haitian Literature appeals to anyone interested in Haiti, Haitian literature and history, anti-colonial literature, or classical reception studies.

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Buddhist-Christian dialogue has a long and complex history that stretches back to the first centuries of the common era. Comprising 42 international and disciplinarily diverse chapters, this volume begins by setting up a framework for examining the nature of Buddhist-Christian interreligious dialogue, discussing how research in this area has been conducted in the past and considering future theoretical directions. Subsequent chapters delve into: important episodes in the history of Buddhist-Christian dialogue; contemporary conversations such as monastic interreligious dialogue, multiple religious identity, and dual religious practice; and Buddhist-Christian cooperation in social justice, social engagement, pastoral care, and interreligious education settings. The volume closes with a section devoted to comparative and constructive explorations of different speculative themes that range from the theological to

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Book SynopsisThe Florentine traveler, merchant, and academician Filippo Sassetti was one of the premier economic thinkers of the late Renaissance. Well known for his ethnographic observations, Sassetti was also a commercial writer of the highest caliberâat once an original thinker and a remarkable witness to how Europeans even at the margins of empire were beginning to reconceptualize power and wealth.Unique among commercial theorists of the period, Sassetti offers a first-hand perspective on commerce in both the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. This volume translates (for the first time) the Discourse on Mediterranean Trade and a selection of the principal Indian Letters, with extensive historical notes. These are preceded by a lengthy essay positioning Sassetti as a figure in late Renaissance political economy. It makes the case that Sassetti was an early theorist of what might be termed the pragmatic tradition of free tradeâin his case, a project linked to his analysis of commercial institutions in the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.Provoking an invaluable overview of trade in the Indian Ocean in the late sixteenth century, this volume is an excellent specialist text for postgraduate students and professional historians.

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Book SynopsisIndia Migration Report 2022 is one of the first volumes to focus comprehensively on Indian health professionals' migration. The essays in the volume discuss the reasons, challenges and opportunities that daunt and prompt health professionals to migrate within and outside India.This volume:  Explores the history of migration of health professionals, especially nurses from India; Focuses in economic and social drivers of migration among health professionals; Examines shifting patterns in migration as well as emergence of new destinations for migrants; Studies the economic and social impact of COVID-19 among migrant health professionals; Highlights the influence of remittances on rural economies in India.Timely, data-driven and drawing on exhaustive fieldwork, the volume looks at Indian health professionals in North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific and South Asia. It will be of interest to scholars and researchers of develoTable of Contents1. The women who paved the way: at the beginning of Indian nurses’ migration 2. Decision-Making of International Migration: A Case Study of Indian Nurses in New Zealand 3. Analysing Health professional Mobility from India to Canada 4. Becoming a Migrant Health Care worker: Interrogating Gender and Migration 5. Beyond the Caring Obligation: Indian Nurses Negotiating Nursing Care and Migration 6. Indian-EU Healthcare workforce migration in data, 2010-2020 7. An Analysis of Nurses’ Intention not to Migrate: Evidence from Nurses in Tamil Nadu 8. Health Worker Mobility from India: Trends and Opportunities for International Cooperation 9. The transmutation of care and emotional labour for a technologically advanced workplace: A case of Indian nurse migration 10. India and the global provision of health professionals: Recent developments and potential policy responses 11. Aspirations of Health Professionals in India for Migration Abroad: A Pre-Covid and Covid-time Comparison of Nurses 12. South-South migration: Southern interpretations of a Northern discourse 13. Non-payment of Wages among Gulf returnees in the first wave of COVID 19 14. Do remittances affect labour supply decisions at a household level in India? 15. COVID 19 and International Migrants: Results from Post-Flood Migrant Survey in Kerala 16. Internal Migrant Enumeration and Service Provision: A Municipal Governance Approach 17. Shutdown Workers during the COVID-19 pandemic times in Tamil Nadu 18. Understanding Economic Well-Being of the Elderly Return Migrants in India 19. Emerging Relationship between Migration and Development in West Bengal 20. Migration, Remittances and Welfare in Rural Maharashtra 21. Drivers of Economic and Social Change: The Impact of Indian Workers to the Gulf

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the contradictions in Britain's humanitarian and military intervention in Libya and Syria, beginning with the Arab spring in 2010. The book assesses the contradictions between the expressed humanitarian intentions of British military interveners and the impact of their actions on the putative beneficiary states. It demonstrates that, as a result of foreign intervention, both Libya and Syria were rendered non-functional as unitary nations and suffered extensive harm to their people and infrastructure. To evaluate the effectiveness and credibility of humanitarian warfare, the author conducts a thematic analysis of debates on Libya and Syria in the House of Commons. The book provides a detailed study of intentions and motives expressed by Members of Parliament, of consequent British state actions and their outcomes, and of MPs' reactions to outcomes. It provides ample evidence of duplicity, insincerity, indifference to harm, and ulterior motives for Table of ContentsChapter One: Introduction and Research Method Introduction The Research Method Chapter Two: Five Centuries of Humanitarian Intervention Chapter Three: The Libya Debates Top Five Themes: Variation over Four Years Chapter Four: Regime Change in Libya Chapter Five: The Syria Debates Top Five Themes: Variation over Four Years Chapter Six: Regime Change in Syria Chapter Seven: Libya and Syria Theme Comparison Theme Differences Ranked 1–20 Chapter Eight: Credibility of Humanitarian Warfare Chapter Nine: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the role of microfinance in the construction of livelihoods for poverty reduction in the Northern Savannah of Ghana, analysing the current microfinance landscape and financial services in the region. The book analyses the current microfinance landscape and financial services in Ghana. In doing so, it demonstrates the key factors for designing microfinance products and services to ensure greater uptake and outreach enhancing the sustainability of microfinance service providers. Chapters explore the impact of access to microfinance on livelihood diversification, asset accumulation patterns and welfare outcomes. In addition to assessing the role as well as of microfinance as an anti-poverty tool, the book presents new theoretical frameworks and models, including the microfinance livelisystem framework (MFL). This unique framework, which combines and goes beyond existing frameworks, situates the microfinance industry within national and international financial Table of Contents1 Microfinance and Poverty Reduction: An Introduction 2 The Conceptual, Theoretical and Epistemological Perspectives of Livelihoods, Microfinance and the Rhetoric of Poverty Reduction 3 The Context of the Global Microfinance Industry 4 The State of Financial Services and Financial Inclusion in Ghana 5 Designing Microfinance Products and Services for Financial Inclusion in Ghana 6 Determinants of Microfinance Uptake in Ghana 7 Impacts of Household Access to Microfinance in Ghana 8 Conclusions

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Book SynopsisAt Home With Ivan VladislaviÄ is the first comprehensive analysis of the works of Ivan VladislaviÄ. Bringing a flaneurâs internal GPS to postcolonial Johannesburg, VladislaviÄ established a critical sense of home via an intimate knowledge of geography and history. This sense of belonging can have positive ecological effects as we tend to protect what we know. The flaneurâs deep word hoard also helped him to develop a minimalist style, which was not only a means of living sustainably in the city, but in its humour and close attention to detail a way to make greening the city more of a joy than a duty. In this way, VladislaviÄ created a culture of sustainability.Introduction and Chapter 6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an analysis of both contemporary Tokyo and the contemporary Olympic Games, emphasizing the role of late-stage capitalism and political economy in shaping both.The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games were mired in scandal from the beginning of the bidding process all the way through to the end of the games. This was further exacerbated by the emergency postponement to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with many public opinion polls supporting further postponement or cancelation in 2021. The contributors to this volume look at the Tokyo 2020 Games in the context of other modern games and the struggle to use the games as an economic stimulus. They reveal the reality of the Olympic development in Tokyo based on evidence and concrete policy analysis.This is a valuable resource for scholars both of contemporary Japan and of the Olympics and other mega-events.Trade ReviewDid we really witness the Olympics? Tokyo under the pandemic seems to have quickly forgotten the bizarre experience of mega-events with no spectators. This book is a critical challenge that explores the undisclosed secrets of a megacity still chasing global illusions in the age of digitalization and post-globalization. Yet Tokyo is by no means an exception to the world. The genealogy of mega events continues with London, Paris, and Los Angeles. Readers of this book will learn both the multi-layered urban meaning of mega-events and the new possibilities of cross-disciplinary urban research from the "thick description" of the city.Takashi MachimuraProfessor of Tokyo Keizai University, Professor emeritus of Hitotsubashi University, Former trustee of IJURR FoundationThis is a first-rate collection of chapters that critically, analytically, and empirically refutes the view that the Olympic Games are merely a massive sporting event. The focus of most of the chapters is on the way in which ‘Tokyo 2020’ (the Tokyo Summer and Paralympic Games) – unprecedentedly postponed for one year due to the COVID 19 pandemic – was used by various stakeholders to attempt to create an economic stimulus, give urban planning a boost, and sow the seeds for greater capital development in Japan. Primarily the work of Japanese urban geographers, with a more theoretical contribution by Hyun Bang Shin (LSE) on mega-events as spectacles, the other chapters deal with topics such as the rescaling of former global cities, the wastefulness of the construction of elite sports facilities for short periods of time, and the increasing securitization of public space. This book is a great addition to the stock of works that critically reflect on the hosting of the Olympics.John HorneFormerly Professor in the Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, JapanTable of ContentsIntroduction Miyo Aramata1. Inter-City Competition and Rescaling of Global Cities: London, Tokyo, and Paris Miyo Aramata2. The Political Economy of Mega-events as Spectacles in the Global East Hyun Bang Shin3. The 1964 and 2020 (2021) Tokyo Olympics: Memorandum on Aspects of Urban (Re)Development Naoki Oshiro4. Mega Events and Urban Socio-Economy: Urban Development through Tokyo 2020 and Osaka 2025 Ryo Koizumi5. National Projects and their Local Consequences: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and the "Symbiotic Society Host Town" Atsushi Naruse6. Bobsleigh Tracks, Materiality and Affect: A Note on the Olympic Legacy Susumu Yamaguchi7. Securitization at the Tokyo 2020 Games: The Transformation of Public Space before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic Kazuaki SugiyamaConclusion Miyo Aramata

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Book SynopsisIn this superbly illustrated book Xiaofei Chen presents the first analysis in English of a ubiquitous East Asian urban phenomenon: the supergrid and superblock urban structure. The book opens with an introductory essay by Barrie Shelton in which he sets the scene for what is to follow, emphasizing how alien this structure was to Western urban design culture where radial patterns of development were the norm. Then, in her first chapter, Chen explains the make-up of the supergrid and superblock urban structure and its contrasting Chinese and Japanese forms. In the following three chapters she digs deep into the history, cultural origins, and underlying design philosophy of the supergrid and superblock to show how, under different cultural influences, the model has developed into two distinct forms. Two further chapters (5 and 6) provide detailed analysis of two sample superblocks in China (in Xi'an and Nanjing) and two in Japan (in Kyoto and Osaka) to reveal the relative advantages an

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Book SynopsisStudies of racism against migrants have recently attempted to move away from the presumed dichotomy between ''white'' and ''Others'', yet the focus of much research remains predominantly trained on ''white'' people racializing Others': whether Black, Asian or Muslim. Attending only to this ''white''/''Other'' binary homogenises select groups of non-''white'' including Asians. This approach also ignores racialisation and racism by Asians and among Asians. Consequently, there is a dearth of studies on issues of race in non-''white'' settings. Through engaging the themes of co-ethnicity, intersectionality and postcoloniality, this book contributes to extant studies of migration in three ways through: (1) examining new geographical sites of racialisation and racism; (2) illuminating racialisation and racism beyond the ''white''/''Others'' binary; and (3) introducing new dynamics in racialisation and racist discourses, including intersectional factors such as nationality, class, gender,

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Book SynopsisThe Art of a Corporation is a comprehensive study of artworks that were commissioned and collected by the East India Company from the early seventeenth to the midnineteenth centuries. These items range from oil paintings on canvas and marble statuary, to sandstone Buddhas and metal figurines of Hindu deities. The book takes a chronological approach and focuses on provenance to show that objects are valuable primary resources for understanding the East India Companyâs history. The artworks illustrate how one of the longest-surviving multinational corporations in the Western world changed over its three-century history and provide a powerful visual account of its perpetually reinvented image.This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of art history, colonial art, colonial studies, British history, economic history, business history, South Asian history, post-colonial studies, and cultural studies.Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloaTrade Review‘This is the first attempt to look at all the artworks produced by the East India Company, as a corporate entity. Through detective investigation, Howes brings the dispersed collection back together both as a narrative and as a collection, connecting also to current debates about empire, capitalism and memorials.’—Giles Tillotson ‘The complexity of the East India Company is one of the reasons British Empire is so poorly understood. Howes does vital work shining light on one particular aspect of its history – a real education for me.’—Sathnam Sanghera“This is the first attempt to look at all the artworks produced by the East India Company, as a corporate entity. Through detective investigation, Howes brings the dispersed collection back together both as a narrative and as a collection, connecting also to current debates about empire, capitalism and memorials”.Giles Tillotson“The complexity of the East India Company is one of the reasons British Empire is so poorly understood. Howes does vital work shining light on one particular aspect of its history – a real education for me”.Sathnam SangheraTable of ContentsList of illustrationsPreface AcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction1 Chaos to confidence 2 Landscape and imperialism3 Romans4 Scandals5 Indian sculpture6 Bureaucracy7 ContinuitiesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book critically examines the intersection of religion, public health and human security in Nigeria. Focusing on Christianity, Islam, traditional religions and intra-religious doctrinal divergencies, the book explores the impact faith has on health-related decisions and how this affects security in Nigeria. The book assesses the connection between religion and five contemporary major health and medical issues in the country. This includes the issue of epidemics and pandemics such as the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccines, contraception, blood transfusion and the controversies associated with miracle healing. In particular, this book explores situations where individuals have the power of choice but instead embraces faith and religious positions that contradict science in the management of their health and, in the process, expose themselves and others to personal health insecurity. It investigates aspects of human security including the wider international ramifications of health issuesTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction:Passion, Concerns and Tension: Overview of God, Public Health, and Security in Nigeria. Chapter 1:Religion, Human Security and Health in Nigeria: Complex Dimensions of Linkage. Chapter 2:Religion, Human Security and Epidemics in Nigeria. Chapter 3:Religion, Human Security, and the Politics of Vaccines in Nigeria. Chapter 4:Religion, Human Security and Contraception in Nigeria. Chapter 5:Blood Transfusion, Religion and Human Security in Nigeria. Chapter 6:Human Security and “Miracle Healing” in Nigeria. Chapter 7:Governance in the Politics of Religion, Public Health, and Human Security in Nigeria. Conclusion: “It is Well” … Even when it is not so well. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at the ways in which archaeological methods have been used in debates concerning the early medieval and medieval periods in South Asia. Despite the incorporation and use of archaeological data to corroborate historical narratives, the theories and methods of archaeology are largely ignored in and excluded from the dominating, institutionalized, and hegemonic disciplinary discourses. The volume offers contesting insights, polemical narratives, and new data from archaeological contexts to initiate a debate on many foundational premises of archaeological and historical narratives. It focuses on the much-neglected region of the Eastern Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin as a spatial frame to do this and studies themes such as spatial and temporal scales of concepts and methods, multi-scaler factors and processes of continuity and changes, the settlement archaeology of the alluvial landscape, changing patterns of agrarian transformation, and material cultures, including coins, inscr

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at the trajectories of reproduction and abortion rights in diverse socio-cultural contexts in various countries, and the regional concerns which animate these discourses.Abortion as practice and rhetoric has historically drawn attention to the reproductive body in the public sphere. This book traces the continuities and discontinuities in the debates around abortion rights, and its relationship with the State, in different countries â US, Korea, China, Poland, Argentina, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, South Africa, and New Zealand. It presents a comparative analysis that is grounded thematically around issues of race, class, technology, politics, and law, through interactions with institutionalized religion and the state. Central to this endeavour is an understanding of feminist mobilization on issues of abortion rights, in different cultural-historical contexts and its implications for the articulation of reproductive justice. For instance, it looks at the specific and diverse ways in which religion and culture intersect with state practice and national identities; the emergence of social action, activism and mobilization; the international politics of population control; and the place of reproductive justice and feminist resistance in processes of democratization. Lucid and topical, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of gender studies, sociology, political science, human rights, policy around reproductive and womenâs rights, law, and reproductive justice.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the findings of a ten-year longitudinal study on the experience of Chinese immigrants from Wenzhou in Paris. The author examines the impact of the evolving spaces people from Wenzhou have built for themselves in the French capital, both within immigrant communities and French society at large.The study discovers that over the course of a decade, immigrants from Wenzhou in Paris have experienced notable changes in the industries they work in, where they live, their organizational structure, how they interact with one another, and their inter-generational dynamics. This book investigates four specific spaces: economic, social, cultural, and policy-related, all of which emerge from immigrants' integration into local society and in turn impact their own integration. The author aims to reveal the paths and mechanisms of the community and how their social spaces have been constructed while the production mechanism of society from the theoretical point of view is

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Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1965 Anglo - Egyptian Relations 1800-1956 provides a comprehensive overview of the political history of Egypt from 1800-1956. John Marlowe discusses important themes like the first British occupation; Great Britain and Mohamed Ali; second British Occupation; the 1936 treaty; the second German war; Egypt and the Arab League; post-war nationalism; revolution and the road to Suez. This book is a must read for students and scholars of Egyptian history, African history, and history in general.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive assessment of anti-cartel enforcement and investigative procedures in India. It makes a case for enhanced sanctions for cartel conduct in India. Cartels are considered the most pernicious violation of competition law, referred to as cancer to the free market economy. While competition laws in most jurisdictions prescribe strict sanctions against cartels, Indian Competition Law provides only civil penalties, with an upper ceiling for proven cartel conduct.This volume assesses the effectiveness of anti-cartel enforcement of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). It explores investigative procedures of the CCI through multiple qualitative and quantitative indicators and the extent to which enforcement of anti-cartel laws in India has led to cartel deterrence. Further, it also examines the priorities and processes of the CCI in terms of anti-cartel enforcement, their sanctioning mechanism and their dependency of computation of penalty on var

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Book SynopsisContemporary China: A New Superpower? is a unique textbook introducing the complexity and diversity of China's society, politics, economics, and international affairs, and the multiple ways in which their dynamics corroborate to simultaneously construct and challenge perceptions of China.Structured thematically in three sections History, Society and Culture; Politics and Economy; and International Relations this textbook provides answers to one of the most frequently asked general questions in relation to China. Will it become a new superpower and equal the international power and influence of the United States? Chapters written by some of the most recognized commentators and researchers of China cover a broad range of topics and offer an in-depth analysis of issues in contemporary China, such as the impact of the Tiananmen 1989 events, the economic development of the country, the environmental and demographic crises, social control and propaganda, and the role of Trade Review"This textbook addresses the timely question of whether China will become a 21st century superpower. Each of its 21 chapters addresses a key challenge to China’s rise – from international relations to politics, economics, and historic and cultural legacies – with a clear empirical question. Together, they equip students to better assess China’s future trajectory. Kristina Kironska and Richard Q. Turcsanyi have done valuable work in making a difficult topic accessible to globally minded students around the world." - Peter Gries, Lee Kai Hung Chair and Director of the Manchester China Institute, and Professor of Chinese Politics at the University of Manchester, UK.[This] book provides much needed information in the time of China’s growing global influence. In the Taiwan chapter, Dr. Kristina Kironska portrayed a comprehensive picture of the evolution of Taiwan’s political system, the economic pathway, as well as the progresses made in human rights. A must read for people who wish to gain understanding about the complexities and realities that Taiwan faces on the quest for establishing its identity with the historical depth tracing back to its Austronesian origin. - Sho Lin, Chair of Amnesty International TaiwanContemporary China: A New Superpower? is a very pertinent and timely overview of what China has become today, both domestically and on the international stage. Authored mainly by Czech and Slovakian established China experts, the collection of chapters that it includes provides fresh views on China's history, politics, economic development, society and international relations. It is a nuanced yet comprehensive analysis of the trajectory of a country that has triggered many ill-founded myths and clichés. On the contrary, this Central European view of China is rich and accurate, putting into perspective the changes that Mao Zedong's Deng Xiaoping's and Xi Jinping's China has gone through to better assess the most likely scenarios for the future. It is a great read -- a must read in my opinion -- not only for scholars and students of China but also for business people and educated men and women at large who are curious to better comprehend a rising power that may not overtake the United States as fast as some had predicted but which is actively contributing to shaping the future of this planet. - Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Senior Research Fellow, Asia Centre, Paris, FranceTable of ContentsNote on the transcription of Asian names and nomenclatures; Introduction: A new superpower? PART I: History, society, and culture 1. Historical legacy: A humiliated 5000-year-old civilization? 2. Mao Zedong: Why does the revolutionary leader “live forever”? 3. Tiananmen 1989: How did the massacre change China? 4. Religion, traditions, and values: What do the Chinese believe in? 5. Living standards and social issues: What is it like to live in China? PART II: Politics and economy 6. China’s political system: How does the Communist Party rule China? 7. Chinese economic miracle: How did an underdeveloped country change into a world leader? 8. Social control and propaganda: What is “social credit” and how has China handled COVID-19? 9. Rule by law: Is there justice in China? 10. Technological power: Can China innovate? 11. Environment: Does China care about it? 12. Xinjiang: Why has China imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs in re-education camps? 13. Tibet: Why is the mysterious “snowy kingdom” part of China today? 14. Hong Kong: How did the “pearl of the Orient” become a city of protests? 15. Taiwan: Why does China consider it its own and what does it mean for Taiwan? PART III: International relations 16. China in the world: A New Silk Road to world dominance? 17. China in its immediate neighborhood: A benevolent power or a hegemon? 18. Territorial disputes: Will China go to war? 19. Relations with the United States: Are the two great powers headed for a collision? 20. Relations with Europe and Russia: Partners or competitors? 21. China’s relations with the Global South: On the rise or past their peak? Index

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Book SynopsisFocused on three Egyptian revolutionsin 1919, 1952, and 2011this edited book argues that each of these revolutions is a milestone which represents a meaningful turning point in modern Egyptian history.Revolutions are typically characterized by a fundamental change in political and social infrastructures as well as in the establishment of new values and norms. However, it should be noted that this may not be entirely applicable when examining the context of the three Egyptian revolutions: the 1919 revolution failed to liberate Egypt from British colonial hegemony; the 1952 revolution failed to rework the country's social and economic systems and unify the Arab world; and the Arab Spring revolution of 2011 culminated in a chaotic economic and social catastrophe, thus failing to solve the young generation's crisis. Nevertheless, by revisiting and re-defining these revolutions through diverse theoretical frameworks, the book proposes that each of them played a significant role in

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the strategic linkages that the Korean Peninsula shares with the Indo-Pacific and provides a succinct picture of issues which will shape the trajectory of the Korean Peninsula in the future.This book analyses how critical actors such as the United States, China, Russia and Japan are caught in a tightly balanced power struggle affecting the Korean Peninsula. It shows how these countries are exerting control over the Korean Peninsula while also holding on to their status as critical actors in the broader Indo-Pacific. The prospects of peace, stability and unity in the Korean Peninsula and the impact of this on Indo-Pacific power politics are explored as well as the contending and competing interests in the region. Chapters present country-specific positions and approaches as case studies and review the impact of power politics on stakeholdersâ relationships in the Indo-Pacific. The book also argues that the Korean Peninsula and the issue of denuclearization Trade ReviewThis is a smart and timely contribution on a key dimension of Asia’s geopolitics. Dr. Panda, one of India’s foremost scholars of East Asia, has assembled an excellent group of analysts to probe the place of the Korean Peninsula in a dynamic and fast-changing region. This volume will make for essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Asia, and in international relations on the whole. - Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Centre for International Scholars, Washington DC Brings India back in, on Asia-wide issues where its perspective is very much needed. The editor assembles a fine group of scholars from throughout the continent and beyond. Creative, original theme and high-quality papers.Kent E. Calder, Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC.The Korean Peninsula have overlooked the space for many potential regional actors for long. However, the changing power dynamics post the DPRK-US bilateral summits has allowed many regional actors to step in and aim to play different roles in the region. This book fills a very interesting research gap, particularly as the Indo-Pacific region has not been addressed as a third-party actor in the Korean Peninsula sufficiently. Therefore, this book makes a very relevant contribution to a dynamic and potentially unstable region of the world. - Niklas Swanstrom, Director, Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden.This is a magnificently comprehensive volume on a topic of vital importance. The diverse chapters are accessible to general readers but will also provide unique insights to experts. Highly recommended. - Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis, Hudson Institute, Washington DCThis volume provides keen insight into the Korean Peninsula's role in shaping Northeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific's emerging dynamics. Through linking peninsula security and diplomatic dynamics to broader geopolitical trends in the Indo-Pacific, the contributors to this volume have demonstrated that the Korean Peninsula is an important stakeholder in contributing to stability, security, and a rules-based order in the region. - Stephen R. Nagy, Senior Associate Professor, International Christian University, Japan, & Distinguished Fellow, Asia-Pacific Foundation, Canada. In his edited volume The Korean Peninsula and Indo-Pacific Power Politics: Status Security at Stake Dr. Jagannath P. Panda has compiled chapters of immediate relevance that are at the same time remarkably diverse in both the geographic spread of focus and authors. The Republic of Korea may remain sceptical about the Indo-Pacific as a construct, however, it is clear from this work that the Indo-Pacific as a region is deeply interested in and important to Korea. - Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre, The University of Western Australia, Perth[…] the book is a timely and a much-required contribution […] the editor has done an excellent job in bringing together a diverse set of scholars in providing a diverse set of strategic and security issues of the Korean Peninsula and its broader regional implications. This volume is highly recommended for students, scholars and policymakers who are interested in the developments in the security and international affairs in the Korean Peninsula and Indo-Pacific. - Jojin V. John, Reserach Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs, IndiaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Critical Perspectives 1. America's Conflicted Strategy for the Korean Peninsula: From "Fire and Fury" to "Denuclearization" 2. China’s Relations with North Korea: Surmounting the "Great Wall" 3. Japan’s Security Pledge in the Korean Peninsula 4. The Twists and Turns of Russia’s Relations with North Korea Part 2: Contending Perspectives 5. Denuclearization and Peace Regime on the Korean Peninsula: Perspectives of the Two Koreas 6. Korean Peninsula and the Evolving Sino-US Strategic Stability in the Indo-Pacific 7. DPRK’s Proliferation Activities and the Denuclearization Talks: Security in the Indo-Pacific and Beyond 8. Russia and the Two Koreas 9. Mongolia and the Northeast Asian Peace Process 10. India and the Korean Peninsula: Between Dialogue, Diplomacy and Denuclearization Part 3: Competing and Cooperating Perspectives 11. Unification of Koreas and North Korea’s Changing Political System: Models and Movements 12. Negotiating Mechanisms in the Korean Peninsula: What Has Worked? Any Lessons for the Indo-Pacific? 13. Geoeconomics of the Indo-Pacific: Competing Economic Architectures and South Korea 14. Between Security and Insecurity: Resource Politics in Northeast Asia

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Book SynopsisThis book provides real stories about the South Korean semiconductor community. It explores the lives and careers of six influential semiconductor engineers who all studied at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) under the mentorship of Dr. Kim Choong-Ki, the most influential semiconductor professor in South Korea during the last quarter of the twentieth century. Kimâs students became known as âœKimâs Mafiaâ because of the important positions they went on to hold in industry, government, and academia. This book will be of interest to semiconductor engineers and electronics engineers, historians of science and technology, and scholars and students of East Asian studies.âœThey were called âKimâs Mafia.â Kim Choong-Ki himself wouldnât have put it that way. But it was true what semiconductor engineers in South Korea whispered about his former students: They were everywhere. â Kim was the first professor in South Korea to systematically teach semiconductor engineering. From 1975, when the nation had barely begun producing its first transistors, to 2008, when he retired from teaching, Kim trained more than 100 students, effectively creating the first two generations of South Korean semiconductor experts.â (Source: IEEE Spectrum, October, 2022.)Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations. Note on Romanization of Korean. Preface. Introduction. 1. Historical Background: Science and Technology in South Korea, KAIST, and the Semiconductor Industry. Part I Mentor 2. Godfather of the South Korean Semiconductor Community: Kim Choong-Ki. Part II Mentees 3. Teacher, Chip Designer, Patron of Startups, and Spokesperson: Kyung Chong-Min. 4. Mr. NAND Flash: Lim Hyung-Kyu. 5. Exploring New Semiconductor Areas: Cho Byung-Jin. 6. Master of TFT-LCD and OLED: Ha Yong-Min. 7. Treasure of SK Hynix: Park Sung-Kye. 8. Engineer-Entrepreneur: Chung Han. Epilogue: Who Will Become the Next Kim Choong- Ki?. References. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book foregrounds the voices of women in educational leadership to draw on the power of diverse perspectives and to create an environment that better embraces a broad range of leadership styles.Chapters explore formal and informal women''s educational leadership practices and examine the methods and approaches used by successful women leaders across West Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia. The book examines how best to humanize educational leadership in a way that invests in the unique skills and talents that women leaders possess, and it identifies a leadership model that is situated within a range of intersecting theoretical frameworks that revolve around collective leadership, transformation theories, and community partnerships. In doing so, the book elevates education into the sphere of comprehensiveness, inclusion, equity, sustainability, and social justice.By sharing the lived experience of women leaders using a multi-perspectTrade Review‘Women in Educational Leadership and Community Building: Voices Across the Globe provides an outstanding collection of and valuable addition to research on women in educational leadership that expands the conversation on women leaders in countries typically underrepresented. This multicultural tapestry makes a critical yet constructive examination of the progress, successes, and challenges women leaders face as they strive for equity and justice. The authors explore women's experiences in a variety of educational leadership positions, highlighting their courage and hope for women globally. I highly recommend this important work for all scholars and practitioners to expand on and amplify the voices of women in education leadership.’- Elizabeth C. Reilly, Chair International SIG, AERA, Professor, Educational Leadership and Administration, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA‘This book makes a timely and long overdue contribution to research on women and leadership. It moves beyond the 'anglosphere' where much of the research has engaged and in doing, provides a unique and fresh lens on this topic. This book is a 'must-read' for all those committed to equity and social justice in education.’ - Professor Jane Wilkinson, Monash University, Joint editor, Journal of Education Administration and History. ‘Brilliant book that is well overdue and gives voice to the many women that are still to be heard.’ - Victoria Showunmi, Associate Professor of Education, University College London. ‘The voice of women leaders in education sing out in this book. The authors explore educational leadership through the lens of underrepresented groups with a welcome inclusion of Islamic and Eastern education systems. Individual voices share how they overcome cultural and ethnic barriers. Their collective voice recognizes women leaders need to be supported and celebrated from where they stand. A glorious way to disrupt the status quo!’- Vivienne Porritt, OBE, Co-founders and Strategic Leaders of WomenEdTable of Contents1. Women in educational leadership and community building: An introduction 2. Women leaders: Space, place, role, and change 3. Women enhancing change through social justice 4. Women's collective leadership: A comprehensive transformation 5. Women and power dynamics: A covert revolution 6. A new wave of women’s educational leadership 7. Beyond education: Empowerment model 8. Women’s educational leadership: Concluding thoughts

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Book SynopsisIn the opinion of the general public, universities and NGOs would be natural partners for effective collaboration in many fields. They are indeed, but mainly in theory. This book examines the reasons why this is the case and what possible models of cooperation and facilitated dialogue between institutions of higher education system and NGOs could transform this theoretically optimal union into practice. The authors start with Poland and analyse legal, cultural and socio-economic factors, which impact upon the current state of affairs. Subsequently they move on to consider cases from four other European countries: Portugal, Austria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. Then they propose possible solutions, areas for further research and formulate recommendations for strengthening future cooperation between the two main types of actors which shape education and increase awareness in civil societies. Universities and Non-Governmental Organisations will appeal to scholars across th

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Book SynopsisHistory has always dealt with people, yet often gazing at the people from the perspectives of the non-people colonizers, intruders, outsiders and the privileged elite insiders who seem to have internalized the mainstream' perspective framed by the outsiders. In this context a group of scholars working on Darjeeling felt that there was a need for an inclusive people's history of the Darjeeling hills.The present volume tries to fill this gap of the missing voices of the people of the Darjeeling hills and their cultures through re-writing inclusive history of society and culture from below', not only by de­coding the elements that are treated as tradition, but also the trans­formations in the realms of arts and ecology. For, the tribal-scape of the Darjeeling hills is not a static/frozen zone and the people (hence, the geo-space) are in continuous transition from traditional beings towards becoming neo-traditional. Accepting history as constantly extra mural' the objecTable of ContentsIntroduction PART 1: THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND CONCERNS 1. Do ‘People’ Exist?: The Problems of Writing People’s History 2. Darjeeling: In Search of People’s History PART 2: DARJEELING HILLS AND THE COLONIZERS 3. A Discourse on Control, Discipline and Punishment: Prisons in Colonial Darjeeling (1835-1947) 4. Transforming Land and Landscape in Colonial Darjeeling: Readings in History 5. Popularizing Western Sports in Darjeeling Hills: The Context of Educational Institutions 6. Tourism and Recreation in Colonial Darjeeling: A Social History of Leisure PART 3: PEOPLE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN IDENTITY 7. Multiple Imaginations: Exploration of the Different Notions of Homeland Present in the Darjeeling Hills 8. The Formation of Nepal, Nepali and Gurkha in the Colonial Discourse 9. Contextualizing Nepali Nationalism in the History of Darjeeling: Issues and Challenges 10. Geographies of Exclusion, Identity and Gorkhaland Movement PART 4: PLURALITY AND SYNCRETISM 11. Cultural Pluralism in Darjeeling and Kalimpong: Reflections from Oral History 12. Christianity and Indigenization: Sociocultural Impact on the Lepchas of Darjeeling Hills 13. Politics of Ethnic Solidarity: A Post-colonial Analysis in Darjeeling Hills and sub-Himalayan Region of North Bengal 14. Cultural Synthesis of Darjeeling Concerning Leisure during Colonial Rule PART 5: POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION: LANGUAGE, ARTS AND LITERATURE 15. Origin and Growth of Nepali Language in India: An Exploratory Survey 16. The Third Space in the Tea Garden Literature: Revisiting Select Works from Darjeeling 17. Birth of ‘Gorkha Janapustakalaya’ in Kurseong: An Outcome of People’s Consciousness during the Colonial Period 18. Ethnic and Cultural Identity in Music: Study of the Ethnomusic of Some of the Ethnic People of Darjeeling PART 6: HISTORIES FROM THE PERIPHERY 19. The Unwritten History of the Balmiki Community in Darjeeling Hills: History from ‘Below’ 20. Misery of the Tea Garden Workers: Immediate Effect of the Garden Shutdown

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at China's May Fourth Movement and how it has been contextualised in modern Chinese history. Tracing the roots of the movement and of modern Chinese literary and intellectual traditions, the book analyses how the movement transformed ideas, culture, and social practices in the country.The volume presents a critical in-depth study of the May Fourth Movement from interdisciplinary perspectives. With essays written by scholars and experts from India, China, and the West, it discusses concepts and themes such as nationalism; the citizen and revolutionary morality in the late Qing dynasty as well as Lu Xun's struggle with the aporetic temporalities of capitalist modernity; the May Fourth spirit and the Communist Party of China; the birth of the New Woman'; and the literature, cinema, and art produced during the movement. It also examines how the waves created by the movement in Chinese culture and society continue to influence and shape events and thoughts in conteTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsForeword Introduction Rethinking May Fourth Movement: An Interdisciplinary Approach The May Fourth Movement of 1919: Nationalism and Predicaments of Nation-State in China Kamal Sheel Modernising the Inner Sage: Citizen and Revolutionary Morality in the Late Qing Viren Murthy Life after Death in the Chinese Revolution: The Dialogism of Ritual and Political Discourse in the May Fourth Period Patricia Uberoi Evolution, Eternal Recurrence, and Lu Xun’s Struggle with the Aporetic Temporalities of Capitalist Modernity: Reapproaching Lu Xun’s Yecao (Xu, Guoke, Ying de gaobie) Christian Uhl Creating New Culture Movement/May Fourth Binaries: Are Contemporary Chinese Interpretations of Wusi (五四) Unhistorical? Hemant Adlakha Making of May Fourth Spirit The May Fourth Spirit and the Communist Party of China: Evolution and Significance of an Umbilical Relationship Prashant Kaushik Contribution of Youth Activism in Shaping May Fourth Spirit in China Rakesh Kumar One Movement Illuminating Another: The Birth of "New Women" from within the ‘May Fourth Movement’ Usha Chandran Legacy of May Fourth Movement: View from India The May Fourth Movement in Indian Newsprint: Glimpses through the Times of India Natasha Nongbri 1919 in Chinese and Indian History: Analysing the Legacies of the May Fourth Movement and the Jallianwala Bagh incident Nirmola Sharma IV. New Literature and New Cultural Formations The Historic Role of Hu Shi in the May Fourth Movement Avijit Banerjee Female Subjectivity and Consciousness: A ‘New Culture’ in Women’s Literature of Early Twentieth-Century China Manju Rani Hara The Interaction between Nationalism and the Chinese Film Industry: Multiimensionality of the May Fourth Movement and Nationalism in Modern China Wang Chaoguang The New Culture Movement and Huaju: From an Art Form to an Agent of Change Nishit Kumar V. Construction of New Culture Towards Modernity: New Cultural Constructs and Contestations Poonam Surie The Making of a ‘New Culture’: Literature and Art since the May Fourth Movement Sabaree MitraIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Indian Ocean world has a rich history of socio-economic and cultural exchanges across time and space. This book and its companion, Merchants and Ports in the Indian Ocean World, explore these connections around the wider Indian Ocean world.The book examines the many overlapping linkages that existed from the early modern period and into the colonial era. It offers a clear understanding of the economic networks that extended across the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic during the 19th century. With a critical historical lens, the volume discusses themes like the opium trade in the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago the biggest opium trade market at the time; the Safavid mission to Siam; and the economic relationship between Pondicherry and West Africa, via France.Rich in archival material, this book will be of interest for scholars and researchers of Indian Ocean history, maritime history, Indian history, economic and commercial history, South Asian history, and sociaTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction: Connections in the Indian Ocean World Radhika Seshan and Ryuto ShimadaPART IConnections by Sea 1 Markets and Competition: Opium Trade in the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago from the Late Seventeenth to the Early Eighteenth Century Shohei Okubo2 Safavid Mission to Siam and the Indian Ocean World in the Late Seventeenth Century Tomoko Morikawa3 West Africa and France in the Rebuilding of Pondicherry after 1816: The Case of Textile Industry Kazuo Kobayashi4 Circulation of the Kachchhi Bhatiya in the 19th Century: Towards the Indian Ocean World History Hideaki SuzukiPART IIHinterland Connections5 Ports, Markets, Commercial Networks, and Politics: Case of Tal (South) Konkan in the 17th Century Neelambari Jagtap6 Hinterland Connections in 18th-Century North Konkan: Secondary Ports, Coastal Connections, and Internal Markets Sumitra Kulkarni7 Inland Trade Networks under the Marathas in the 18th–19th Century: With Special Reference to Indāpūr Pargaṇā in Puṇe Subhā Michihiro OgawaIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book presents several perspectives on the COVID-19 crisis as it impacted the United States, focusing on policies, practices, and patterns. It considers the relationship between government policies and neo-liberalism, (anti)federalism, economies of scale, and material culture.The COVID-19 crisis became the primary current event in the United States in March 2020 and continued for several years. In the early days of the crisis, the United States lacked a cohesive, comprehensive approach to combating its spread. As a result, the pandemic was experienced differently in different parts of the United States and at different scales. The chapters in this volume include both quantitative and qualitative explorations of the pandemic as it occurred in the United States. Collectively, they help the reader to better understand this geographically salient issue and provide lessons to learn from so as to improve upon responses to crises in the future.This book will be of interesTable of ContentsIntroduction: Geographical Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis 1. The Coronavirus Pandemic and American Neoliberalism 2. Anti-Federalist Federalism: American “Populism” and the Spatial Contradictions of U.S. Government in the Time of COVID-19 3. What are the Impacts of COVID-19 on Small Businesses in the U.S.? Early Evidence Based on the Largest 50 MSAs 4. Masks and Materiality in the Era of COVID-19 5. COVID-19 Mortality in New York City across Neighborhoods by Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity Status 6. Understanding the Spatial Patchwork of Predictive Modeling of First Wave Pandemic Decisions by U.S. Governors

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Book SynopsisThis book advances our understanding of security and its intricate interactions with geopolitics and the environment in Eurasia.Norman A. Graham and Suhnaz Yilmaz focus on Eurasia, where the energy-water-food nexus has emerged as a vital aspect of political economy and increasinglyas a decisive factor for human security. As clearly revealed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this nexus rests on a precarious balance. Graham and Yilmaz argue that Central Eurasia is currently Running on Empty and highlight the key environmental challenges, including water quantity and quality and food security. The authors draw on their extensive fieldwork in countries including Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkey, and Uzbekistan to assess the interests and impact of pivotal actors and evaluate the competition and complementarities of these actors regarding water, energy, food security, and foreign policy imperatives. They also examine the broader interactTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction and Theoretical Framework2. The Energy Security Strategy of Europe:How did Europe Become So Dependent on Russia?3. Europe’s Energy and Environmental Challenges in the Context of the Geopolitics ofEurasia: Is the Russian Invasion of Ukraine a Game-Changer?4. Linking Energy, Environment and Geopolitics:The Quest for Water, Energy and Food Security in Central Eurasia5. Russia and Central Eurasia: How Strong is Russia’s Hold on its “Near Abroad”?6. China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Challenges and Opportunities for Central Eurasia in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus7. Türkiye and the Energy and Water Supply Network in the South Caucasus and the GreaterMiddle East8. Conclusion: Towards Peace, Prosperity, and Environmental Sustainability in EurasiaIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book provides contemporary knowledge on school effectiveness and proposes strategic interventions for enhancing it. It focuses on improving academic leadership for enhancing the effectiveness of schools and discusses how national education policies are helpful in providing a vision towards improving school effectiveness.It highlights the role of teachers as academic leaders in the implementation of policy recommendations at school and classroom levels. It offers methods and mechanisms for academic leaders to measure the learning of students for school assessment. The author also discusses how academic leadership involves creating a vision and mission based on science and research data for the organisation, inspiring innovation and creative ideas, developing teamwork, and a safe environment for staff to express their views. While providing an understanding of school as an organization, the volume outlines its management functions such as processes and quality of planning,Table of ContentsForeword by Prof Vinayagum Chinapah. Preface. 1: School Effectiveness: An Introduction. 2: Understanding Academic Leadership. 3: Discovering the Leader in You 4: School-based Educational Policy Implementation Model (SEPIM) 5: Understanding School as an Organisation 6: Developing School as a Learning Organization 7: Leading Professional Learning 8: Nurturing and Leading the Leaders 9: Resource Planning and Management 10: Networking for Organizational Learning 11: Reorienting Administrative Management for School Effectiveness 12: Student Services and Parental Involvement for School Effectiveness 13: School Effectiveness Audit 14: Towards Quality Culture and Graduation in Leadership

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Book SynopsisThis book examines key issue areas of Indo-Pacific strategies in the context of deepening US-China rivalry. It will be of interest to scholars and policy makers working on Asian Security, Politics, International Relations and the security dynamics of East Asia and the Indo-Pacific.

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Book SynopsisThe Russian Idea in International Relations identifies different approaches within Russian Civilizational tradition Russia's nationally distinctive way of thinking by situating them within IR literature and connecting them to practices of the country's international relations.Civilizational ideas in IR theory express states' cultural identification and stress religious traditions, social customs, and economic and political values. This book defines Russian civilizational ideas by two criteria: the values they stress and their global ambitions. The author identifies leading voices among those positioning Russia as an exceptional and globally significant system of values and traces their arguments across several centuries of the country's development. In addition, the author explains how and why Russian civilizational ideas rise, fall, and are replaced by alternative ideas. The book identifies three schools of Russian civilizational thinking about international relatTrade Review"The Russian Idea describes the way Russia thinks about itself and its place in the world. As never before, the world needs to understand the concept, and Tsygankov provides a brilliant, historically-grounded and detailed analysis that guides us through the labyrinth. Clear, balanced and supremely well-informed, this is essential reading for all those looking to understand Russia today."Richard Sakwa, University of Kent, UK"As relations between Russia and the West have worsened, Russians have increasingly accepted the idea that their country constitutes a distinct civilization. But the nature of that distinctiveness remains a matter of debate. Andrei Tsygankov ably summarizes the different strands of thought concerning the "Russian Idea", and in the process sheds valuable light on the ideological underpinnings of current East–West conflict."Paul Robinson, University of Ottawa, Canada"The "Russian Idea" in International Relations traces over centuries the three central notions of Russia as a unique civilization and helps us understand how Russian elites' views of their conflict with the West is rooted in such longue durée visions of the country. Andrei Tsygankov's refined analysis is a must-read to comprehend the roots of today's tensions."Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University, USA"In this intellectually persuasive book, Andrei Tsygankov analyses the competing civilizational ideas of the Russian nation that challenge Western liberal ideology. This is an essential contribution to the main debates about Russia and its deteriorating relations with the West."Glenn Diesen, University of South-Eastern Norway"With this book, Professor Tsygankov cements his reputation as America’s preeminent scholar of Russian foreign policy and intellectual thought. Deftly guiding us through the deepest debates over Russian identity, he illuminates Russia’s struggle to preserve its freedom in an interconnected and mutually responsible world. A vital part of this, for Russia, is preventing the global dominance of any one civilization, even the Western civilization of which it is a part. An intellectual tour de force!"Nicolai N. Petro, University of Rhode Island, USA, author of The Tragedy of Ukraine and Russian Foreign PolicyTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Russian Civilizational Ideas 3. Slavophiles 4. Communists 5. Eurasianists 6. The "Russian Idea" for Russia and for the World

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Book SynopsisAntisemitism is a topic on which there is a wide gap between scholarly and popular understanding, and as concern over antisemitism has grown, so too have the debates over how to understand and combat it. This handbook explores its history and manifestations, ranging from its origins to the internet.Since the Holocaust, many in North America and Europe have viewed antisemitism as a historical issue with little current importance. However, recent events show that antisemitism is not just a matter of historical interest or of concern only to Jews. Antisemitism has become a major issue confronting and challenging our world. This volume starts with explorations of antisemitism in its many different shapes across time and then proceeds to a geographical perspective, covering a broad scope of experiences across different countries and regions. The final section discusses the manifestations of antisemitism in its varied cultural and social forms.With an international range of contributions across 40 chapters, this is an essential volume for all readers of Jewish and non-Jewish history alike.

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Book SynopsisThe Latinx Philosophy Reader showcases a wide range of significant philosophical works about Latinx people and their experiences, displaying the breadth, distinctiveness, originality, and diversity of Latinx philosophy. Readings include discussions of what it is like to be perceived as undocumented, ethical quagmires affecting those who interpret for their family members, the difficulty of pursuing career success without compromising oneâs cultural identity and values, the nature of citizenship, disputes about labels, the significance of language, and debates about the nature of Latinx identity.The editorsâ detailed introduction orients readers with an overview of the origins of the field of Latinx philosophy, a guide to terminology, and a history of the idea of Latinx identity in the United States. The volumeâs 35 readings are made up of both widely read and cited articles from journals and books and newly commissioned contributions from the leading voices in the fiel

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Book SynopsisThe rise of Asia has changed the world, now shaped by greater global connectivity, geopolitics and shifting spheres of influence. Tapping into research and decades of experience in the world's fastest-moving markets, this book makes a compelling case for a new and future-ready approach to communications planning and implementation, which the Asian Century demands. Facing a new operating environment, policymakers and business leaders have to act quickly. This book outlines the necessary adjustments to long-established practices and value propositions in both corporate and government communications and provides a step-by-step plan for strategy development, laid out in a two-pronged approach designed to appeal to a multicultural audience. It is an essential read for global practitioners and students in international relations and mass communications.Trade Review"In just the past quarter-century, Asians have resurrected centuries-old commercial corridors that lay dormant due to colonialism and the Cold War, building the largest economic zone on the planet. Businesses worldwide are therefore focused on selling to Asia, but first need to better understand how to communicate with Asia and how Asians themselves interact with each other. This remarkably useful and timely book that captures Asia's rapidly evolving nexus of innovation and influence will guide them on how to do just that."Dr. Parag Khanna, author of The Future Is Asian"Oliver Stelling is an internationally recognized expert on managing reputations within Asia. This breakthrough book is a must-read for policymakers and business leaders dealing with the rapidly changing Asian marketplace. Grounded in research, CommunicAsian lays out a clear methodology for planning and implementing future-ready communications strategies. Stelling’s depth of experience provides practical guidance for any leader faced with the challenge of succeeding in a more connected world."Scott Meyer, Professor, Strategic Communications, University of Minnesota, Former Chairman, Weber ShandwickTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Decoding the Asian Century: How the Bet on Modernization Paid Off 2. Communication vs. Communications: All That Makes Us Human 3. Purpose and Shared Values: Communications’ Best Engagement Model 4. Whatever We Imagine: From Aspiration to Inspiration 5. Looking for Polaris: How to Tackle the Global Disinformation Crisis 6. Public Diplomacy: Leveraging the Strong Side of Soft Power 7. Human Capital: Winning with New Talent Strategies 8. AI and Big Data: Enrolling Technocracy in Communications 9. Shenzhen Speed and Dubai Spirit: Engineering the Asianization of Communications 10. ACCESS and BEAT: Two Ways to Develop Future-Proof Strategies 11. Epilogue

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