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Book SynopsisThe Adversaries (1981) examines the post-war world that both the US and the Soviet Union tried to mould in their own images. Their faith in their respective systems came at the cost of a political, economic and military clashing in various parts of the world, an antagonism that rendered the United Nations ineffective as an organ of world government. This book analyses these clashes, as the foreign policy decisions of both superpowers had wide-ranging effects over large portions of the globe.

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Book SynopsisThis book makes a significant addition to the field of literary criticism on African Diaspora literatures. In one volume, it brings together the novels of eight transnational African Diaspora women writers, Yaa Gyasi, Chika Unigwe, Chimamanda Adichie, Imbole Mbue, NoViolet Bulawayo, Aminatta Forna, Taiye Selasi, and Leila Aboulela, and positions them as chroniclers of African immigrant experiences. The book inspires critical readings of these writers' works by revealing emerging trends in women's literature as they are being determined and redefined by immigration. As transnational subjects, the writers engage various meanings of mobility and exhibit innovative aesthetic styles; they create awareness on gender identities and transformations, constructions of home and belonging, as well as the politics of citizenship in the hostland. The book also highlights the importance of reverse migrations and performance returns to the homeland as an expression of human desire for home aTrade Review"Uwakweh’s lucid, highly relevant book compellingly explores the meanings of gendered African migratory experiences from emigration and transnationalism to reverse migration. In this valuable account of contemporary Afrodiasporic women’s writing, the discussion of the aesthetics of mobile technologies and the conceptualization of diasporic returns provide particularly refreshing insights into migration mobilities in fiction."Anna-Leena Toivanen, Academy Research Fellow, University of Eastern Finland, Finland"Uwakweh takes us beyond the now familiar concept of the Afropolitan to consider other matters of interest to female writers of the new African diaspora, including perceptions of history, generational differences, and professional development among others. In so doing, she opens up new vistas for critical engagement with these writers." Moradewun Adejunmobi, University of California, Davis, USA"Women Writers of the New African Diaspora provides a timely addition to dialogs about African women writers’ explorations of the combined impact of mobility, transnationalism, religion and Afropolitan identities on gender and immigration. A compelling examination of the roots-and-routes of Black identity in contemporary Africa’s ongoing transnational literary project." Anthonia C. Kalu, University of California-Riverside, USA"With eight outstanding works of fiction as a lens, Uwakweh illuminates foundations and feeders of female Diasporan transformations, agency and empowerment. This is a groundbreaking work that offers historic and current perspectives in contextualizing the modern African woman in a manner that is at once thoroughgoing, erudite, insightful and accessible." Benjamin Kwakye novelist and poet, winner of the 1999 and 2006 Commonwealth Writers Prizes (Africa Region) "Uwakweh’s comprehensive study of eight, transnational African women writers exploring the different intersectionalities specific to women migrants significantly adds to the growing scholarship of Afrodiasporic literature. Her insightful analysis of the characters’ complex relationships between their host and home countries underscores the need for new paradigms for theorizing African literature." Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka, Professor Emerita, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: Transnationalism and New African Diaspora Women Writers: An Overview PART I: EMIGRATION: (En)gendering Transnationalism, Mobilities, and Politics of Representation 1. Power of the Story: Mediating Africa’s Diasporic Ruptures in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing 2. Specters of Slavery, Sites of Violence: Reading Chika Unigwe’s On Black Sisters Street as a Neo-Slave Narrative 3. Mobilities as Transnational Literary Aesthetics in Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah PART II: NEGOTIATION: Transnational Identities, Home, and Intersectional Contexts 4. Navigating the American Dream: Diaspora Families and Transnational Dilemmas in Mbolo Mbue’s Behold the Dreamers 5. ‘The Home of Things Falling Apart’: Narrating and Performing Home(land) in NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names 6. Enter the Afropolitan: Taiye Selasi’s Cultural Significations in Ghana Must Go 7. Narrative Identity in Ancestor Stones: Aminatta Forna’s Postcolonial and Revisionist Discourse 8. Gendered Journeys and Self-Discovery: The Transnational Context in Leila Aboulela’s Bird Summons PART III: RETURNS: Reverse Migration, Ambivalent Returns, and Making Sense of Homeland 9. Theorizing Homeland Returns in Transnational Women’s Narratives 10: Conclusion: Telescoping the Future of New African Diaspora Women’s Literature

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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 provides a comprehensive account of the patterns of university and academics' societal engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), considering knowledge production and the resulting outputs, outcomes, and benefits that are yielded from such engagement for society.Responding to the call for increased visibility of otherwise marginalised voices in SSA's extant global literature on knowledge production, chapters in the book explore questions around Knowledge-based Economies and forms of knowledge, and suggest an alternative framework to overcome conventional bias and limits present in prominent concepts, such as National Systems of Innovation, Triple Helix, and Mode 2. Further, the authors examine the main drivers, constraints, and barriers to this engagement, and the typology of those with a vested interest in its development.Ultimately exploring how higher education institutions in SSA engage with, and transfer knowledge to, different e

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Book SynopsisDagestan History, Culture, Identity provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of Dagestan, a strategically important republic of the Russian Federation which borders Chechnya, Georgia and Azerbaijan, and its people.It outlines Dagestan's rich and complicated history, from 5th c ACE to post USSR, as seen from the viewpoint of the Dagestani people. Chapters feature the new age of social media, urban weddings, modern and traditional medicine, innovative food cultivation, the little-known history of Mountain Jews during the Soviet period, flourishing heroes of sport and finance, emerging opportunities in ethno-tourism and a recent Dagestani music revival. In doing so, the authors examine the large number of different ethnic groups in Dagestan, their languages and traditions, and assess how the people of Dagestan are coping and thriving despite the changes brought about by globalisation, new technology and the modern world: through which swirls an increasing sensTable of Contents1 Introduction – what is Dagestan? 2 Shaitans, monsters, magic places and substances 3 The Sasanian walls against the Huns 4 Trade with the Kievan Russ and the Golden Horde 5 Trade with the Moscow Tsardom XV-XVI centuries 6 Trade with Muscovy XVII-XVIII centuries 7 Under Russian governance 1801-1859 8 XIX Century historical consciousness 9 Shamil’s Ethno-religious Imamate 10 Legal systems under the Russian government 11 Repression and Sovietization 12 Language policy of the USSR 13 Schools, literacy and publishing under the Tsar and Soviets 14 Poems written in Avar and Archi languages 15 Re-Islamization of public consciousness 16 Pre-Soviet and contemporary cultures 17 New traditions in urban weddings 18 Social media – the XXI century 19 Surviving covid-19 and traditional medicine 20 Traditional medicine of mountain Dagestan 21 Dagestan mountain-valley horticulture 22 About Mountain Jews 23 Meat and Fish of the Mountain Jews 24 Heroes of sport and finance 25 Monetizing the Mountains 26 A virtual tour to Archi 27 In Dagestan, as they say, everyone sings and everyone dances

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1990, this volume discusses the broad theme of rural restructuring looking at the nature of rural related responses to global processes of change.

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations explores China's relations with the Eurasian continent's regions and countries in a multipolar era, providing an equal and balanced platform for scholars and practitioners from East, West, North, and South. This diversity enriches the contribution, giving it a dynamic ability to examine sources in different languages and cover a vast geography.Divided into ten parts, this handbook analyses the major powers in a Multipolar World Order; China's political and economic interests in post-Soviet Eurasia, Middle East, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Arctic; and China''s relations with the US, Russia, Eurasian Economic Union, NATO and other players. International technology and environmental experts consider the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative, along with other international economic and transport corridors, and examine China's multilateral relations and Digital Silk Road and e-governance roles. The R

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the historical trajectory of the spread of Islam in South Asia and how the engagements of the past have played a crucial role in the making of the present outfits of South Asian Islam.Islam in South Asia has maintained a distinct role while imbibing cultural, social, ethnic, folk, and artistic networks of the subcontinent in diverse echelons. In an unequivocal analysis, this volume showcases the visible varieties of Islam from an array of regional cultural, ethnic, and vernacular groups. While many characteristics remain distinct in different provinces or regions of South Asia, similarities are palpable in etiquettes, customary laws, art, and architecture. More than regional differences, various ethnic groups from all poles of the Indian subcontinent have paved the way for the dissimilar landscapes of Islam, in tandem with differences in language, culture, and festivals. The case studies in this book exhibit forms of cultural pluralism in the communities,Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Indigenization of Islam PART I: Theology, Jurisprudence, and Syncretic Traditions 1 Monsoon Landscapes of Integrated Islam 2 The Chishtıs and Cross-Cultural Interactions in Medieval South Asia 3 Islamic Law: State Policies, Sharia, and Promotion of Syncretic Practices PART II: State and Society 4 Multifaith Relationships and Civilization-Building in Muslim States and Societies 5 Muslim South Asia: A Thousand Years of Travel Accounts 6 Cultural Integration in Muslim Communities: The Cases of Malabar and Assam PART III: Architecture, Arts, and New Cultures 7 Localizing Islam in South Asia 8 Architectural Diversity in South Asian Islam 9 Muslim Epigraphy and Ornamentation: Its Diversity in South Asian Culture

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Book SynopsisThe definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data.General SurveyThoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues.Country SurveysIndividual chapters on every country incorporating:essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economiesan extensive statistical survey of economic indicatorsa full directory containing names, addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government, diplomatic representation, the media, finance, trade and industry, and defencea useful bibliography, providing sources for further research.Regional InformationDetailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals.

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Book SynopsisThis volume considers spirit possession in the Himalayas and the various ways in which invisible powers are made present. It does so by examining material representations of these powers through artefacts, animals, plants and natural substances, while also focusing onnarratives of people's encounters with the invisible that mayhelpthem to reconfigure reality. Through these two approaches, the contributions examine new phenomena associated with the concepts of possession and shamanism, which otherwise tend to lead research into well-worn furrows. The book addresses a range of themes, including the gods of the Western Himalayas, death and ritual dissolution among Hyolmo Buddhists in Nepal, gods and rivers as legal persons in India, and the problem of conversion disorder in Nepal.Rich in ethnography, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of anthropology, religion, spiritualism, sociology of religion, Himalayan studies, sociology and South Asia.

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Book SynopsisThis book makes sense of the finance world from a non-finance perspective. It introduces, explains and demystifies essential ideas of business finance to those who do not have a financial background or training. The book delineates the financial workings of businesses and offers an overview of financial management in a global context. The volume: Discusses fundamental concepts and applications of accounting and finance at the global level Contains effective tools for financial analysis, communication, monitoring and resource allocation Provides important instructional aids such as figures, tables, illustrations and real-world corporate case studies to facilitate learning Is concise in form yet comprehensive in content, delivering in-depth coverage of the five key constituents and entire gamut of the finance domain financial accounting, cost accounting, financial management, financial markets and tax planning Is thoroughly upd

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the crucial political and diplomatic issue of migration, which over the past decade, has become a central theme in relations between Africa and Europe. It discusses the diverse perspectives of African and European actors on migration and presents a more just and sustainable migration governance agenda, against the backdrop of the more detailed reflections on the key policy priorities, drivers, regional dynamics, and actors influencing AfricanâEU migration. By providing an insight into the complexities and challenges of AfricaâEurope relations with regard to migration governance, this book aims to generate an understanding about the disparities within this policy field to work towards more common ground and long-term policy solutions.Print edition not for sale in Sub Saharan Africa

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Book SynopsisThis book is a definitive guide to using Right to Information (RTI) or Freedom of Information (FOI) or Access to Information (ATI) for journalists, journalism students, social activists, researchers and concerned citizens. In the age of fake news, the smart quip on Twitter, the cheap shot, the put-down, the hyperbolic rant that passes for reportage, this book shows how effective use of the RTI can be a bedrock for investigative journalism and for speaking truth to power.The volume: Presents a comprehensive history of transparency laws across the world Includes pioneering stories from the field that map how ideas were conceived, how questions were framed, how RTI applications were filed, how those were followed up, how the information was processed into a news story and what their impact was Shows how to write stories beyond the classical inverted pyramidâwho, why, what, where, when and how Lists attempts to make the laws ineffective

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Book SynopsisThe Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will not only be Africa's largest dam, but it is also essential for future cooperation and development in the Nile River Basin and East African region. This book, after setting out basin-level legal and policy successes and failures of managing and sharing Nile waters, articulates the opportunities and challenges surrounding the GERD through multiple disciplinary lenses. It sets out its possibilities as a basis for a new era of cooperation, its regional and global implications, the benefits of cooperation and coordination in dam filling, and the need for participatory and transparent decision making. By applying law, political science and hydrology to sharing water resources in general and to large-scale dam building, filling and operating in particular, it offers concrete qualitative and quantitative options that are essential to promote cooperation and coordination in utilising and preserving Nile waters. The book incorporatesTrade Review"The multidisciplinary volume The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Nile Basin: Implications for Transboundary Water Cooperation is published at the right time to take a closer look at the impacts of the GERD on the Nile and its riparians from the perspectives of law, political science, economics and hydrology.[The book] serves as an initial platform for the urgently needed analysis and discussion of pertinent problems and potential solutions for transboundary water cooperation in the Eastern Nile Basin at a crucial point in time. By providing ample space for varying views within and between disciplines, it makes a valuable contribution to the future resolution of conflicts and the fostering of cooperation on the sharing of the Nile waters in the future." - Götz Reichert in the Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law 2017 "This important and unique collection captures a living experiment in the Nile Basin. Ethiopia shattered the basin's status quo by launching construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa's largest hydroelectric project. Important precedents in managing transboundary resources may be set as Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia thrash out sharing benefits as well as water. The contributors address the legal issues, the regional politics and the projected economic impact of Ethiopia's unilateral action." - John Waterbury, President Emeritus, the American University of Beirut, Lebanon 'This important volume examines the impacts of the GERD project through an interdisciplinary lens, incorporating insights from the fields of law, political science, economics and hydrology. As the contributors show, the game-changing nature of the GERD may introduce a new era of cooperation on the Nile." - Stephen McCaffrey, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, USA"Cooperative management of transboundary fresh waters is a great challenge of our time – nowhere more so than in the Nile basin, with eleven riparian nations and the world’s longest river. This scholarly book makes an invaluable contribution at a turning point in Nile history. The authors, many with long experience studying Nile issues, have woven together an important interdisciplinary study of the risks and opportunities arising from the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, linking Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt." - David Grey, Visting Professor of Water Policy, University of Oxford, UKTable of Contents1. A Multi-disciplinary Analysis of the Risks and Opportunities of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam for Wider Cooperation in the Nile 2.The Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement: Disentangling the Gordian Knot? 3.Agreement on Declaration of Principles on the GERD: Levelling the Nile Basin Playing Fields? 4.International Law developments on the Sharing of Blue Nile Waters: a fairness perspective 5.Changing cooperation dynamics in the Nile Basin and the role of the GERD 6. GERD and hydropolitics in the Eastern Nile: from water to benefit sharing? 7. Analyzing the Economy-Wide Impacts on Egypt of Alternative GERD Filling Policies 8. Economic Impact Assessment of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Under Different Climate and Hydrological Conditions 9. From Projecting Hydroclimate Variability to Filling the GERD: Upstream Hydropower Generation and Downstream Releases 10. Managing risks while filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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Book SynopsisMany East Asian states have undergone profound economic transformations over the last two decades. Singapore and Hong Kong especially have adapted to shifting economic and technological conditions by transforming themselves into smart developmental states'. In these cities, the proliferation of digital technologies has given rise to new growth sectors and opened up new areas of political contestation within these early proponents of the developmental state model.Providing a theoretical and empirical discussion of the Asian developmental state model, the book assesses the evolution of the developmental state model, considers recent developments in the field and evaluates the development state's continued relevance as a conceptual framework for understanding the politics of economic development. Focusing on digital and technology-enabled economic activities in Hong Kong and Singapore, the author explores the various policies that allow developmental states to stimulate economicTrade Review"This book provides a much overdue contribution to our understanding of the developmental dynamics of some of Asia’s most celebrated city states: Singapore and Hong Kong. By revisiting the developmental state thesis and analysing the policy challenges posed by the rise of the knowledge economy and the increasing impact of digitization, the author is able to demonstrate how the adoption of smart city strategies is increasingly supplanting traditional approaches to developmental policy, planning and economic management. A timely, thoughtful and innovative book that speaks to students of international political economy, development and policymakers alike." - Darryl S.L. Jarvis, Professor and Head of Department of Asian and Policy Studies, Education University of Hong Kong.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Developmental States: A Conceptual Overview Chapter 3 Singapore Inc. Chapter 4 Hong Kong: Administrative Developmental State Chapter 5 Becoming Smart Cities Chapter 6 Conceptual and Theoretical Implications Chapter 7 The Smart Developmental State

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays collects the leading scholars on British colonial thought in Southeast Asia to consider the question: what was the relationship between liberalism and the British Empire in Southeast Asia? The empire builders in Southeast Asia: Lord Minto, William Farquhar, John Leyden, Thomas Stamford Raffles, and John Crawfurd - to name a few - were fervent believers in a liberal free trade order in Southeast Asia. Many recent studies of British imperialism, and European imperialism more generally, have addressed how the anti-imperialist tradition of Eighteenth century liberalism was increasingly intertwined with the discourses of empire, freedom, race and economics in the nineteenth century. This collection extends those studies to look at the impact of liberalism on. British colonialism in Southeast Asia and early nineteenth century Southeast Asia we see some of the first attempts at developing multicultural democracies within the colonies, experiments in free trTable of ContentsChapter 1 – Mapping Liberalism and Empire in Southeast AsiaGareth Knapman and Mary QuiltyChapter 2 – Before Liberalism: William Marsden’s Late Enlightenment Imperial CritiqueDiana J. CarrollChapter 3 – Pragmatism at Play: Farquhar, Raffles and the Founding of SingaporeNadia WrightChapter 4 – The Ideological Origins of the Founding of SingaporeTze Shiung NgChapter 5 – Potato and Rice-eaters: Labour, Wages and Racial Anxiety in Classical Political Economy and British Colonial Administrators in Southeast AsiaMary QuiltyChapter 6 – The Gaze of a Liberal Imperialist: Observing and Interpreting Oriental Despotism in John Crawfurd’s workMartin MüllerChapter 7 – John Crawfurd’s 1829 Pamphlet on Free Trade and Colonisation and his Liberal Campaign for British Imperial Reforms in India and Southeast AsiaWilbert WongChapter 8 – Protector of aborigines or War Criminal: Two Opposing Liberal Views of James BrookeGareth Knapman and Martin MüllerChapter 9 – The Liberal Security Experiment in Southeast AsiaGareth KnapmanChapter 10 – The Liberalism Narrative in Southeast Asia, and AustraliaAnthony Milner

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Book SynopsisMore than one billion people still live below the poverty line most of them in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Financial inclusion is a major issue, as more than three-quarters of the numbers of poor and disadvantaged women and men do not have access to financial products and services, such as bank accounts, affordable and suitable loans, and insurance. The key objective of this book is to provide practical case studies of financial inclusion, rather than focus on academic debates such as the ideological basis of promoting microfinance. Using the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals as an overall framing of the issues, it shows how poor and disadvantaged women and men can be bankable if the right facilitation for maximizing opportunities and addressing constraints are in place. Case studies confirm that achieving inclusive and sustainable access to financial products and services goes beyond simply enabling poor and disadvantaged women and men to have access to Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. From Access to Progress: Setting Our Sights on a Worthier Goal 3. The Bangladesh Experience on Financial Inclusion: A Market Systems Review 4. Financial Inclusion: Understanding Concept, Barriers and Measurement 5. Towards inclusion through lessons from informal money lenders 6. Extending access to the formal financial system: the Banking Correspondent business model 7. Savings as Forward Payments: Innovations on Mobile Money Platforms 8. Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion: The Case of Susu Operations in Ghana 9. Towards a gender transformative approach to financial inclusion: Lessons from CARE’s Village Savings and Loan Associations in sub-Saharan Africa 10. Gender-based barriers and opportunities to financial inclusion: New evidence from Ghana 11. Islamic Finance Approach to Financial Inclusion to Enhance Shared-Prosperity 12. Vulnerability Reduction Efficacy of Financial Inclusion to Climate and Economic Changes: Evidences, Bottlenecks and Way Forward 13. Green Microedit-Assisted Microenterprises in a Wetland Area of Bangladesh and its Implications for Women Empowerment and Ecological Sustainability 14. Where to from here?

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Book SynopsisWith thirty-two original chapters reflecting cutting edge content throughout developed and developing Asia, Women of Asia: Globalization, Development, and Gender Equity is a comprehensive anthology that contributes significantly to understanding globalization's transformative process and the resulting detrimental and beneficial consequences for women in the four major geographic regions of AsiaEast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Eurasia/Central Asiaas it gives voice to women and provides innovative ways through which salient understudied issues pertaining to Asian women's situation are brought to the forefront.Table of ContentsPreface; Part I: Introduction and Overviews of Women in Asia; Chapter 1: Globalization, Development, and Gender Equity: A Thematic Perspective on Women of Asia; Chapter 2: Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and the Sustainable Development Agenda in Asia; Chapter 3: Gendering Aid and Development Policy: Official Understanding of Gender Issues in Foreign Aid Programs in Asia; Part II: East Asia; Chapter 4: Globalization and Gender Equity in China; Chapter 5: China’s "State Feminism" in Context: The All-China Women’s Federation From Inception to Current Challenges; Chapter 6: Gender Equality and the Limits of Law in Securing Social Change in Hong Kong; Chapter 7: Women’s Experiences of Balancing Work and Family in South Korea: Continuity and Change; Chapter 8: Gender Equality in the Japanese Workplace: What Has Changed Since 1985?; Chapter 9: Addressing Women’s Health through Economic Opportunity: Lessons from Women Engaged in Sex Work in Mongolia; Part III: Southeast Asia; Chapter 10: Women, Globalization, and Religious Change in Southeast Asia; Chapter 11: Adapting Human Rights: Gender-Based Violence and Law in Indonesia; Chapter 12: Experiences of Financial Vulnerability and Empowerment among Women who were Trafficked in the Philippines; Chapter 13: Women as Natural Caregivers? Migration, Healthcare Workers, and Eldercare in Singapore; Chapter 14: Elected Women Politicians in Singapore’s Parliament: An Analysis of Socio-Demographic Profile; Chapter 15: Globalization and Increased Informalization of Labor: Women in the Informal Economy in Malaysia; Chapter 16: Women Politicians in Cambodia: Resisting and Negotiating Power in a Newly "Implemented" Democracy; Chapter 17: Freedom to Choose? Marriage and Professional Work among Urban Middle-Class Women in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Chapter 18: Entrepreneurial Women in Lao PDR; Chapter 19: Persisting Inequality, Rural Transformation, and Gender Relations in the Northeast of Thailand; Chapter 20: Challenging Gender Inequalities through Education and Activism: Exploring the Work of Women's Organizations in Myanmar's Transition; Part IV: South Asia; Chapter 21: Young Women’s Situation and Patriarchal Bargains: The Story of a Son-Less Family in Rural Bangladesh; Chapter 22: Livelihoods, Households, and Womanhood in Nepal; Chapter 23: Negotiating Gendered Violence in the Public Spaces of Indian Cities: Globalization and Urbanization in Contemporary India; Chapter 24: The Promises and Pitfalls of Microfinance in Pakistani Women’s Lives; Chapter 25: Afghan Women: The Politics of Empowerment in the Post-2001 Era; Part V: Eurasia and Central Asia; Chapter 26: Women in Azerbaijan: Decades of Change and Challenges; Chapter 27: Female Religious Leaders in Uzbekistan: Recalibrating Desires and Effecting Social Change; Chapter 28: Project Kelin: Marriage, Women, and Re-Traditionalization in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan; Chapter 29: "Women Move the Cradle with One Hand and with the Other, the World!" Methodological Reflections on "The Woman Question" in Tajikistan; Chapter 30: Tradition, Islam, and the State: International Organizations and the Prevention of Violence against Women in Tajikistan; Chapter 31: Rural Women’s Encounters with Economic Development in Kyrgyzstan; Chapter 32: Women as Change Agents: Gender in Post-Soviet Central Asia; Notes on Contributors

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Book SynopsisRapid structural transformation and urbanization are transforming agriculture and food production in rural areas across the world. This textbook provides a comprehensive review and assessment of the multi-faceted nature of  agriculture and rural development, particularly in the developing world, where the greatest challenges occur. It is designed around five thematic parts: Agricultural Intensification and Technical Change; Political Economy of Agricultural Policies; Community and Rural Institutions; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health; and Future Relevance of International Institutions. Each chapter presents a detailed but accessible review of the literature on the specific topic and discusses the frontiers in research and institutional changes needed as societies adapt to the transformation processes. All authors are eminent scholars with international reputations, who have been actively engaged in the contemporary debates around agricultural developTrade Review"How do agriculture and rural development practices need to adapt to meet the needs of a world experiencing rapid globalisation and urbanisation? Such a broad but timely question demands in-depth and wide-ranging analysis, and this volume in Earthscan's Food and Agriculture series provides just that." - Spore (the newsletter of CTA), number 185Table of Contents1. Introduction Prabhu Pingali and Gershon Feder Part 1: Agricultural Intensification and Technical Change 2. Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Four-Country Analysis Gershon Feder and Sara Savastano 3. Revisiting the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship: New Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Countries Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo and Sara Savastano 4. From Land Grabs to Land Development: The Past and Potential of Private Investment in Frontier Agriculture Derek Byerlee, William A. Masters, and Daniel S. Robinson 5. Staples Production: Efficient "Subsistence" Smallholders Are Key to Poverty Reduction, Development, and Trade Michael Lipton Part 2: Political Economy of Agricultural Policies 6. Transforming African Economies and the Evolving Structure of African Agriculture Johann Kirsten and Frikkie Liebenberg 7. Origins and Some Empirical Tests of Theories of Agricultural Evolution John Murray McIntire 8. Toward More Evidence-based Decision-making in the Land Sector: Can It Help to Close Implementation Gaps? Klaus Deininger 9. Food Price Changes, Domestic Price Insulation, and Poverty (When All Policymakers Want to Be Above Average) Kym Anderson, William J. Martin, and Maros Ivanic 10. Institutional Constraints and Options for Expanding the Biotechnology Revolution in Developing Countries Greg Traxler Part 3: Community and Rural Institutions 11. Beyond Hype: Another Look at Index-based Agricultural Insurance Peter Hazell and Ulrich Hess 12. Beyond Water Markets: Second-best Water Allocation Policy? Mark W. Rosegrant, Man Li, and Wenchao Xu 13. Reflections on Community-Driven Development Jacomina de Regt Part 4: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health 14. Agricultural Change and Health and Nutrition in Emerging Economies Joachim von Braun 15. Understanding the Multidimensional Nature of the Malnutrition Problem in India Prabhu Pingali and Tanvi Rao Part 5: Future Relevance of International Institutions 16. Structural Transformation and the Transition from Concessional Assistance to Commercial Flows: The Past and Possible Future Contributions of the World Bank Uma Lele, Sambuddha Goswami, and Gianluigi Nico 17. The Relevance of the CGIAR in a Modernizing World: Or Has It Been Reformed ad infinitum into Dysfunctionality? Alex F. McCalla

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Book SynopsisGeographies of Plague Pandemics synthesizes our current understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of plague, Yersinia pestis. The environmental, political, economic, and social impacts of the plague from Ancient Greece to the modern day are examined. Chapters explore the identity of plague DNA, its human mortality, and the source of ancient and modern plagues. This book also discusses the role plague has played in shifting power from Mediterranean Europe to north-western Europe during the 500 years that plague has raged across the continent. The book demonstrates how recent colonial structures influenced the spread and mortality of plague while changing colonial histories. In addition, this book provides critical insight into how plague has shaped modern medicine, public health, and disease monitoring, and what role, if any, it might play as a terror weapon.The scope and breadth of Geographies of Plague Pandemics offers geographers, hiTable of ContentsChapter 1 Plague, its emergence and persistence through recent human history Chapter 2 The Athenian Pandemic Chapter 3 Antonine Pandemic and Justinianic Plague Chapter 4 The medieval Black Death Arrives in Europe Chapter 5 The scourge of Y. pestis re-emerges and persists from 1361 to 1879 Chapter 6 Re-emergence in China and spread to Singapore, Taiwan, Bombay, San Francisco and Australia before 1901 Chapter 7 1901 to present Chapter 8 Weaponized Plague and Plague Surveillance

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the causes, course and consequences of warfare in twentieth century Africa, a period which spanned colonial rebellions, both World Wars, and the decolonization process. Timothy Stapleton contextualizes the essential debates and controversies surrounding African conflict in the twentieth century while providing insightful introductions to such conflicts as: African rebellions against colonial regimes in the early twentieth century, including the rebellion and infamous genocide of the Herero and Nama people in present-day Namibia; The African fronts of World War I and World War II, and the involvement of colonized African peoples in these global conflicts; Conflict surrounding the widespread decolonization of Africa in the 1950s and 1960s; Rebellion and civil war in Africa during the Cold War, when American and Soviet elements often intervened in efforts to turn African battlegrounds into Cold War Table of ContentsPart One: Introduction Part Two: War and Conflict in Africa (1900-1945) Chapter 1: Wars of Colonial Conquest (1900-36) Chapter 2: Africa and the World Wars (1914-18 and 1939-45) Part Three: War and Conflict in Africa (1945-2000) Chapter 3: Decolonization Wars (1947-90) Chapter 4: Civil Wars (1955-2000) Chapter 5: Inter-state Wars (1960-2000) Part Four: Documents Timeline Glossary Who’s who? Select Documents Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book shows how a constructivist account of bargaining sheds new light on the emergence of impasse situations in international trade negotiations. It uncovers the subtle ways in which misperceptions and the problems of overcoming them complicate negotiations. It brings to the forefront misperceptions and sticky beliefs that complicate trade talks between the Global South and the Global North.Empirically, the book examines the recent negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union (EU) and West Africa (20022014). In doing so, it enriches the study of negotiations of development-oriented trade agreements in the context of a major North-South partnership. By exploring a constructivist perspective on game theory, the author uncovers how the repeated impasse situations followed from the different games both sides expected to be playing. The author shows that such misperceptions endured because they reflected deep-seated normative disagreements not Trade Review"Scholars have long asked about the games nations play. Clara Weinhardt takes us a step further by dissecting with profound analytical flair a decade of fraught negotiations between Europe and West Africa over their new economic relations. Beyond diverging interests, she shows how impasse can be rooted in radically diverging expectations over which game the parties are playing in the first place. If only such disjunctures could be acknowledged and overcome, we would live in a much more cooperative world. This book will be of critical interest to anyone interested in game theory and international affairs, the political economy of trade or EU external relations and Africa." – Kalypso Nicolaïdis, University of Oxford, UK"States sometimes fail to cooperate, even when cooperation is in their interests. This impressive book combines elements of economic and sociological thought to show how states inability to understand one another leads to breakdowns in trade negotiations. Scholars and practitioners interested in global cooperation, difference in international politics, or the future of trade need to address Weinhardt’s important book." – Eric Grynaviski, George Washington University, USA"Clara Weinhardt’s book breaks new ground by deploying constructivist theory to clarify how uncertainty about the rules of the game between the EU and ACP countries led to misperceptions about the interests and expectations of the negotiating partners. The unique contribution of the book lies in the creatively way in which the author convincingly demonstrated how these misperceptions led to miscalculation of possible equilibrium outcomes as well as the ongoing impasse in the negotiations. This book will be a valuable resource to academics working on North-South trade relations, policy makers and trade negotiators on both sides of the Atlantic." – Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa, South Africa.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1.Negotiating in uncertain worlds: on the different games states play. 2.The impasse in EPA negotiations. 3.Misperceiving the rules of the game: EPA negotiations 2002-2007. 4.Contesting the rules of the game: EPA negotiations 2008-2012. 5.Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisStandard' employment relationships, with permanent contracts, regular hours, and decent pay, are under assault. Precarious work and unemployment are increasingly common, and concern is also growing about the expansion of informal work and the rise of modern slavery'. However, precarity and violence are in fact longstanding features of work for most of the world's population. Lamenting the loss' of secure, stable jobs often reflects a strikingly Eurocentric and historically myopic perspective.This book argues that standard employment relations have always co-existed with a plethora of different labour regimes. Highlighting the importance of the governance of irregular forms of labour the author draws together empirical, historical analyses of International Labour Organisation (ILO) policy towards forced labour, unemployment, and social protection for informal workers in sub-Saharan Africa. Archival research, extensive documentary research and interviews with key ILO staff are Trade Review"In this extremely well researched book Nick Bernards takes aim at, and dispatches, various theories of precarious and forced labour. His critique of the ILO’s role in generating a mythical ideology of properly functioning contract-based labour markets is excellent. This book represents an important academic and political intervention into debates around, and campaigns against, diverse forms of labour exploitation." - Benjamin Selwyn, University of Sussex, UK"This is a timely book as the International Labour Organization (ILO) approaches its first century. It shows through meticulous scholarship the ILO’s efforts to regulate forced labour, labour migration and informal labour in sub-saharan Africa. It is the missing story of labours’ marginalised . It is is a must read for students of International Political Economy (IPE) , labour and development studies." - Edward Webster, University of Witwatersrand, South AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Irregular Labour in Global Capitalism Chapter 2: The Governance of Forced Labour and the Antinomies of Colonialism Chapter 3: Urbanization, Colonial Crisis, and Social Policy Chapter 4: Irregular Work in the Postcolonial Social Order: The ILO Discovers the ‘Informal’ Chapter 5: Neoliberal Crises and the Politics of Informality Chapter 6: Reviving the Governance of Forced Labour: ‘Traditional Slavery’ and Child Trafficking in West Africa Conclusion

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Book SynopsisOne of the most successful dictators of the twentieth century, Stalin transformed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union into one of the world's leading political parties. Stalin and Stalinism explores how he ammassed, retained and deployed power to dominate, not only his close associates, but the population of the Soviet Union and Soviet Empire.Moving from leader to autocrat and finally despot, Stalin played a key role in shaping the first half of the twentieth century with, at one time, around one-third of the planet adopting his system. His influence lives on despite turning their backs on Stalin's anti-capitalism in the later twentieth century, countries such as China and Vietnam retain his political model the unbridled power of the Communist Party. First published in 1983, Stalin and Stalinism has established itself as one of the most popular textbooks for those who want to understand the Stalin phenomenon. This updated fourth edition draws on a wealth oTrade Review'McCauley’s work is indispensable for courses in modern Russian history. It not only provides primary sources that make clear the oppression of the Stalin era, but also explains the historiography of this period, and provides an assessment of Stalin’s legacy, which resonates to this very day.'Patricia Kollander, Florida Atlantic University, USA"Stalin and Stalinism has long been a work critical to the introduction of the Stalinist history of the Soviet Union. Part of the Seminar Series published by Routledge Press, it is now in its fourth edition. In this new edition (revised third edition published in 2013), McCauley continues to show his broad-based knowledge of the history of Stalin and Stalinism. In addition to some physical rearrangement, he has added three new chapters of analysis, focusing on the years before Stalin came to power. He has also added a new chapter on the legacy of Stalinism, which includes a discussion of the differences between Stalin and Putin. One of the most helpful sections of this title in all editions has been the inclusion of the translation of several critical documents. The fourth edition has them all and includes Khrushchev’s secret speech to the XXth Party Congress in 1956. McCauley has also expanded and updated the additional readings, creating another great edition of a foundational volume in the study of Stalin and Stalinism."J. C. Sandstrom, New Mexico State University LibraryTable of ContentsForeword to the Fourth Edition List of Maps and Figures Chronology Who’s Who Glossary Map and Charts PART ONE THE CONTEXT 1 Introduction: The Problem PART TWO ANALYSIS 2 Early Years 3 The October Revolution, State Capitalism, War Communism and Civil War, 1917-21 4 The New Economic Policy, 1921-28 5 The Thirties 6 The Great Fatherland War, 1941-45 PART THREE ASSESSMENT 8 Personality and Power 9 The Judgement 10 The Legacy PART FOUR DOCUMENTS Further Reading References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is an introduction to the wide-ranging topic of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and development, combining a critical overview of the main research literature with a set of up-to-date theoretical and practical insights drawn from experience in Asia, Europe, Africa and elsewhere.The revised second edition highlights the continuing importance of NGOs in development, while fully engaging with the criticisms that their increased profile now attracts. It considers issues such as securitization, changing technologies, and recent concerns about safeguarding as well as going into more detail around topics such as market-based development and social enterprise. The diversity of NGOs and their roles is discussed against the broader historical background of struggles for social justice in different societies, as well as within the shifting ideological contexts of neoliberalism and populism. Using a broad range of short case studies of both successful and unsuccessful intTable of Contents1. Introduction: what are non-governmental organizations? 2. Understanding development NGOs in historical context 3. NGOs and development theory 4. NGOs and development: from alternative to mainstream? 5. NGO roles in contemporary development practice 6. NGOs and civil society 7. NGOs and globalization 8. NGOs and the aid system 9. NGOs and international humanitarian action 10. Development NGOs in perspective

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the challenges facing food security, sustainability, sovereignty, and supply chains in the Arctic, with a specific focus on Indigenous Peoples.Offering multidisciplinary insights and with a particular focus on populations in the European High North region, the book highlights the importance of accessible and sustainable traditional foods for the dietary needs of local and Indigenous Peoples. It focuses on foods and natural products that are unique to this region and considers how they play a significant role towards food security and sovereignty. The book captures the tremendous complexity facing populations here as they strive to maintain sustainable food systems â both subsistent and commercial â and regain sovereignty over traditional food production policies. A range of issues are explored including food contamination risks, due to increasing human activities in the region, such as mining, to changing livelihoods and gender roles in the maintenance of traditional food security and sovereignty. The book also considers processing methods that combine indigenous and traditional knowledge to convert the traditional foods, that are harvested and hunted, into local foods.This book offers a broader understanding of food security and sovereignty and will be of interest to academics, scholars and policy makers working in food studies; geography and environmental studies; agricultural studies; sociology; anthropology; political science; health studies and biology.Table of ContentsPart 1: Food Security, Traditional Knowledge and Livelihoods 1. ‘The Role of Stockfish in Local Food Security: Traditional Knowledge, Transmission and Change in Lofoten, Norway’ 2. Traditional Reindeer Rangeland Management and a (Human) Rights-Based Approach to Food Sovereignty 3. Sami Reindeer Herders and the Radioactive Reindeer: Food Security from Different Voice 4. Traditional Nutrition of Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic Zone of Western Siberia: Challenges and Impact on Food Security and Health 5. Dietary Issues in Contemporary Greenland: Dietary Patterns, Food Insecurity, and the Role of Traditional Food Among Greenlandic Inuit in the Twenty-First Century Part 2: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on Food (In)Security 6. Human Rights Begin with Breakfast: Maintenance of and Access to Stable Traditional Food Systems with a Focus on the European High Arctic 7. Sami Identity and Traditional Livelihood Practices: From Non-Indigenous to Indigenous Food Frameworks 8. Food Security Management in the Western Russian Arctic Zone: Current Status and Information Support Issues 9. Arctic Food Crisis Management 10. Food Security from a Food Regimes Perspective Part 3: Arctic Food Security Keys to the Future 11. Some Reflections on Swedish Food Strategies from a Sami and an Arctic Perspective 12. Bridging Food Security Gaps in the European High North Through the Internet of Food 13. Food Security and Fertiliser Supply: The Role of Arctic Deposits 14. Community-Led Initiatives as Innovative Responses: Shaping the Future of Food Security and Food Sovereignty in Canada 15. Building Traditional Food Knowledge: An Approach to Food Security Through North-South Dialogue

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Book SynopsisThe volumes in this set, originally published between 1970 and 1998, draw together research by leading academics in the area of urban planning, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine teaching, urban markets, planning, transport planning, poverty, politics, forecasting techniques and an examination of the inner city in Europe and the US, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of planning. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology, geography, planning and urbanization respectively.

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Book SynopsisThis book sets itself apart from much of the burgeoning literature on war commemoration within human geography and the social sciences more generally by analysing how the Second World War (194145) is remembered within Singapore, unique for its potential to shed light on the manifold politics associated with the commemoration of wars not only within an Asian, but also a multiracial and multi-religious postcolonial context. By adopting a historical materialist approach, it traces the genealogy of war commemoration in Singapore, from the initial disavowal of the war by the postcolonial government since independence in 1965 to it being embraced as part of national historiography in the early 1990s apparent in the emergence since then of various memoryscapes dedicated to the event. Also, through a critical analysis of a wide selection of these memoryscapes, the book interrogates how memories of the war have been spatially and discursively appropriated today by state (and non-state) agencTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; The history of war remembrance in Singapore; ’Localizing’ war representations at the Changi Chapel and Museum; The reflections at Bukit Chandu and the politics of ’race’; ’Rescaling’ war memories at Kranji Cemetery and Memorial; Intimations of postmodernity at Fort Siloso as a site of dark tourism; Everyday war memories at the Old Ford Factory Museum (Moff); Memoryscapes of war in everyday public spaces in Singapore; Conclusions; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe growing influence of Russia on the Western far right has been much discussed in the media recently. This book is the first detailed inquiry into what has been a neglected but critically important trend: the growing links between Russian actors and Western far right activists, publicists, ideologues, and politicians. The author uses a range of sources including interviews, video footage, leaked communications, official statements and press coverage in order to discuss both historical and contemporary Russia in terms of its relationship with the Western far right. Initial contacts between Russian political actors and Western far right activists were established in the early 1990s, but these contacts were low profile. As Moscow has become more anti-Western, these contacts have become more intense and have operated at a higher level. The book shows that the Russian establishment was first interested in using the Western far right to legitimise Moscow's politics anTrade Review‘Anton Shekhovtsov is the world's leading expert on Russian political warfare against the West. His book is a masterly investigation of the Kremlin's tactics and strategy, highlighting both successes—and failures. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to defend our freedom from our most formidable adversaries: Russia's crony-capitalist ex-KGB regime.’ – Edward Lucas, Senior Editor, The Economist'Events in Ukraine, Syria, and the US elections have thrust Putin’s foreign policies to the centre of the attention of the Western media. Meanwhile, the growing nexus of informal contacts between his government and the far right, both inside and outside Russia, has been practically ignored. Shekhovtsov has deployed his rare combination of expertise in fascist studies and fluency in the relevant languages and cultures to good effect, filling in with meticulous scholarship what turns out to be a disturbingly large gap in the conventional understanding of Putinism. The result is a book relevant not just to observers of right-wing extremism and Russia-watchers everywhere, but to anyone prepared to be even more concerned about the new Cold War, where firewalls, encryption, and maskirovka have replaced watchposts, spies, and Pravda.' - Roger Griffin, Author of Modernism and Fascism'This path-breaking book is the first comprehensive investigation into, and political analysis of, the Soviet and post-Soviet Russian regimes' paradoxical relations with various Western right-wing extremists. The book discloses numerous hitherto un- or little known facts about Moscow's semi-secret outreach to European ultra-nationalists during the 1920s and 1950s, as well as about Putin's recent undisguised utilization of Western anti-liberal forces. Shekhovtsov follows meticulously and interprets revealingly the various motivations, strategies and challenges of the Kremlin's intensifying cooperation with the international radical right. His book makes important contributions to both, political science sub-fields such as right-wing extremism and Russian studies, as well as to the current public discourse on the nature, methods and repercussions of Moscow's escalating confrontation with the West.'- Andreas Umland, Senior Fellow, Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Kyiv"In his impressive Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir, Shekhovtsov argues that overtures by Russia to far-right parties, and the eagerness of the latter to be co-opted, has been driven by — of all things — a mutual search for recognition and legitimacy. Shekhovtsov’s command of the detail is stunning, and he paints a troubling picture of a number of political structures in each country acting as fronts and conduits for Russian influence."Charles Clover, Financial Times."This subject takes us into the realm of expertise of Anton Shekhovtsov, who has been tracking and cataloguing the Russian relationship with the European far right for many years. In Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir, Shekhovtsov lays out the historical background of the relationship, going back to the Soviet era…Shekhovtsov’s goal is not to find solutions but rather to lay out the parameters of a problem that few really understand." Anne Applebaum, New York Review of Books."The author sheds more light on the inner workings of Putin's power structure and how Russia's disinformation offensive has developed from that. He argues that it is a conglomerate of clans competing for attention and resources from the center - Putin - in a complex marketplace. But as Shekhovtsov makes clear in this valuable, if not complete book, Russian tactics are constantly evolving, always with one eye on the future." Bradley Jardine, Coda Story. Table of ContentsList of tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Soviet Russia in the Western Far Right Perspective: Ideology, Collaboration, Active Measures Chapter 2. Russia’s Opening to the Western Far Right Chapter 3. Putin’s Russia, an Authoritarian Kleptocracy with a Twist Chapter 4. Far Right Election Observers in the Service of the Kremlin’s Domestic and Foreign Policies Chapter 5. Undermining the West through Mass Media Chapter 6. Far Right Structures in Europe as Pro-Moscow Front Organisations Chapter 7. The Moscow-Strasbourg-Brussels Axis Index

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Book SynopsisThe growing influence of Russia on the Western far right has been much discussed in the media recently. This book is the first detailed inquiry into what has been a neglected but critically important trend: the growing links between Russian actors and Western far right activists, publicists, ideologues, and politicians. The author uses a range of sources including interviews, video footage, leaked communications, official statements and press coverage in order to discuss both historical and contemporary Russia in terms of its relationship with the Western far right. Initial contacts between Russian political actors and Western far right activists were established in the early 1990s, but these contacts were low profile. As Moscow has become more anti-Western, these contacts have become more intense and have operated at a higher level. The book shows that the Russian establishment was first interested in using the Western far right to legitimise Moscow's politics anTrade Review‘Anton Shekhovtsov is the world's leading expert on Russian political warfare against the West. His book is a masterly investigation of the Kremlin's tactics and strategy, highlighting both successes—and failures. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to defend our freedom from our most formidable adversaries: Russia's crony-capitalist ex-KGB regime.’ – Edward Lucas, Senior Editor, The Economist'Events in Ukraine, Syria, and the US elections have thrust Putin’s foreign policies to the centre of the attention of the Western media. Meanwhile, the growing nexus of informal contacts between his government and the far right, both inside and outside Russia, has been practically ignored. Shekhovtsov has deployed his rare combination of expertise in fascist studies and fluency in the relevant languages and cultures to good effect, filling in with meticulous scholarship what turns out to be a disturbingly large gap in the conventional understanding of Putinism. The result is a book relevant not just to observers of right-wing extremism and Russia-watchers everywhere, but to anyone prepared to be even more concerned about the new Cold War, where firewalls, encryption, and maskirovka have replaced watchposts, spies, and Pravda.' - Roger Griffin, Author of Modernism and Fascism'This path-breaking book is the first comprehensive investigation into, and political analysis of, the Soviet and post-Soviet Russian regimes' paradoxical relations with various Western right-wing extremists. The book discloses numerous hitherto un- or little known facts about Moscow's semi-secret outreach to European ultra-nationalists during the 1920s and 1950s, as well as about Putin's recent undisguised utilization of Western anti-liberal forces. Shekhovtsov follows meticulously and interprets revealingly the various motivations, strategies and challenges of the Kremlin's intensifying cooperation with the international radical right. His book makes important contributions to both, political science sub-fields such as right-wing extremism and Russian studies, as well as to the current public discourse on the nature, methods and repercussions of Moscow's escalating confrontation with the West.'- Andreas Umland, Senior Fellow, Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Kyiv"In his impressive Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir, Shekhovtsov argues that overtures by Russia to far-right parties, and the eagerness of the latter to be co-opted, has been driven by — of all things — a mutual search for recognition and legitimacy. Shekhovtsov’s command of the detail is stunning, and he paints a troubling picture of a number of political structures in each country acting as fronts and conduits for Russian influence."Charles Clover, Financial Times."This subject takes us into the realm of expertise of Anton Shekhovtsov, who has been tracking and cataloguing the Russian relationship with the European far right for many years. In Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir, Shekhovtsov lays out the historical background of the relationship, going back to the Soviet era…Shekhovtsov’s goal is not to find solutions but rather to lay out the parameters of a problem that few really understand." Anne Applebaum, New York Review of Books."The author sheds more light on the inner workings of Putin's power structure and how Russia's disinformation offensive has developed from that. He argues that it is a conglomerate of clans competing for attention and resources from the center - Putin - in a complex marketplace. But as Shekhovtsov makes clear in this valuable, if not complete book, Russian tactics are constantly evolving, always with one eye on the future." Bradley Jardine, Coda Story. Table of ContentsList of tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Soviet Russia in the Western Far Right Perspective: Ideology, Collaboration, Active Measures Chapter 2. Russia’s Opening to the Western Far Right Chapter 3. Putin’s Russia, an Authoritarian Kleptocracy with a Twist Chapter 4. Far Right Election Observers in the Service of the Kremlin’s Domestic and Foreign Policies Chapter 5. Undermining the West through Mass Media Chapter 6. Far Right Structures in Europe as Pro-Moscow Front Organisations Chapter 7. The Moscow-Strasbourg-Brussels Axis Index

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Book SynopsisStephen Philip Cohen can rightly be called the doyen of South Asian security analysis, especially traditional security concerns in the region and advocacy on US foreign policy.The contributors to the volume have all, at different at different points in time, been Cohen's students, and are now well-known scholars in their own right. Broadly dividing Cohen's work into categories, the contributors deal with the following issues: how security is understood and how important strategic relationships are framed approaches to and choices made in the areas of military structure, arms production, and investment in science and technology how and why civil society groups are mobilized towards political endsspecifically looking at ethnic mobilization in diaspora communities, non-official initiatives for peace in South Asia, and the role of state and non-state actors in disaster management Table of ContentsIntroduction Swarna Rajagopalan 1. Stephen Philip Cohen, the Teacher Shonali Sardesai 2. Stephen Cohen: Academic, Advisor, and Institution Builder Amit Gupta 3. Steve Cohen’s Contribution to American Policy-making Sumit Ganguly 4. Securing Rama’s World Swarna Rajagopalan 5. Indian Strategic Culture and the Problem of Pakistan Kanti Bajpai 6. The Indian Army and the Problem of Military Change Sunil Dasgupta 7. Same as it Ever Was? India’s Arms Production Efforts Amit Gupta 8. Ideas and Technology Policy Dinshaw Mistry 9. Diaspora Populations, the Internet and Ethnopolitical Mobilisation Kavita Khory 10. Citizens’ Initiatives in South Asia: Lessons from the Indo-Pak Conflict Chetan Kumar 11. Disasters in India: Patterns of Institutional Response C V Raghavulu. Index

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Book SynopsisAny city is a product of politics and economics, organizations and people. Yet, the life experiences of women uprooted from its poorest quarters seldom inform urban resettlement plans. In this ethnographic field study, Ramya Ramanath, Associate Professor at DePaul University, examines the lives of women displaced by slum clearance and relocated to the largest slum resettlement site in Asia. Through conversations with diverse women of different ages, levels of education, types of employment, marital status, ethnicity, caste, religion, and household make-up, Ramanath recounts how women negotiate a drastic change in environment, from makeshift housing in a park slum to ownership of a high-rise apartment in a posh Mumbai suburb. Each phase of their city lives reflects how women initiate change and disseminate a vision valuable to planners intent on urban and residential transformations. Ramanath urges the concerted engagement of residents in design, development, and evaluTrade Review‘Ramya Ramanath skillfully engages an incredible range of women whose experiences vividly illustrate their struggle to make homes, access livelihoods, rebuild lives and construct new identities in the aftermath of their resettlement. These voices are a powerful mode to understand the dynamics of the brutal dislocations, disruptions, and transitions that the poor experience in Mumbai.’Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning, Harvard University, USA‘Ramanath shows us the value to be gained when women are ‘listened’ to. Most literature on slums and relocation/rehabilitation takes particular stances on the existence of informal settlements and state intervention in them. The author adds nuance and complexity to these conventional narratives on both fronts. Above all, these narratives also expose the falsehood of the claims of participatory processes by movements, its politics and dynamics and their vulnerability to pressures of the larger political economy. This book will be a learning tool for cities around the world.’Amita Bhide, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India‘A Place to Call Home sensitively highlights the everyday rhythms of the lives, aspirations and frustrations of a diverse group of 120 women before and after their displacement from a slum in Mumbai’s famous national park to Asia’s largest urban resettlement scheme. It is a must read for anybody interested in gender, place making, urban resettlement and public policy.’Lyla Mehta, Institute of Development Studies, UK ‘There is much to learn from Ramanath’s work about the importance of relationality, behaviours, memory and materiality within place. The book is a pragmatic, cogent argument for resettlement and rehabilitation policy to give more sensitive attention to the lifeworlds of future residents. The documents of master-planners and consultants frequently contain content, based on ‘consultation’, that purports to identify what is important about a place. The power of this book is that it shows how engagement that is more open and more genuine than what consultants usually achieve generates less quantifiable and less monetisable, yet more profound and infinitely more important findings.’Housing Studies'The ethnographic methodology adopted by Ramanath yields a depth of humanity that would otherwise be lost or overlooked in the aggregate facts and figures summarizing the effectiveness of such policies and programs. Yet, it also leaves the reader with the acute awareness of the effort needed to ensure that these voices reach the ears of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners working on the ground in resettlement and rehabilitation efforts in India and around the world. We are left wondering, how might the rules of newly constructed apartment buildings that enforce "benevolent segregation" accommodate the social capital lost in the resettlement process? An excellent read for those who wish to hear the voices on the ground during the resettlement process.'Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 'A Place to Call Home: Women as Agents of Change in Mumbai convincingly argues, a gendered perspective has sorely been missing from the discussion. To this end, the book makes a timely and original contribution, offering a nuanced interpretation of the role of gender in rehousing processes in rapidly urbanizing regions. However, due to the pervasiveness of the displacement phenomenon worldwide, the book could also be of great value to scholars and practitioners in the global north.'Journal of Planning Education and ResearchTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Vibrant Matter of The Past: A Woman’s Theory of Place 3. Deliberation Over Legitimate Benefactors in A Neoliberal Bazaar 4. Hazards of A New Fortune 5. Buildings and Business, Love and Forgiveness 6. The Depth of Place

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Banking and Finance in Asia brings together leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to provide a comprehensive and cutting-edge guide to Asia's financial institutions, markets, and systems.Part I provides a country-by-country overview of banking and finance in East, Southeast, and South Asia, including examples from China, Japan, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore.Part II contains thematic chapters, covering topics such as commercial banking, development banking, infrastructure finance, stock markets, insurance, and sovereign wealth funds. It also includes examinations of banking regulation and supervision, and analyses of macroprudential regulation, capital flow management measures, and monetary policy. Finally, it provides new insights into topical issues such as SME, green, and Islamic finance.This handbook is an essential resource for scholars and students of Asian economics and finance and for professionals worTable of Contents1. Introduction: characteristics of Asian financial systems in comparative perspective, Peter J. Morgan, Ulrich Volz, and Naoyuki Yoshino PART I Country Chapters 2. The development and transformation of the financial system in the People’s Republic of China, Damian Tobin and Ulrich Volz 3. Financial sector in Hong Kong, China, Andrew Sheng 4.Indian financial sector: structure, trends, and turns, Rakesh Mohan and Partha Roy 5. Development and shortcomings of Indonesia’s financial sector, Iwan Azis 6. Japan’s financial system and its challenges, Naoyuki Yoshino and Shinichi Nakabayashi 7. Banking and finance in the Republic of Korea, Kiseok Hong and Jong-Wha Lee 8. Financial system in Malaysia, Sukudhew Singh 9. The Philippine financial system: developments, challenges, and opportunities, Nestor Espenilla 10. Financial sector in Singapore, Hwee Kwan Chow and Sai Fan Pei 11. Banking and finance in Thailand, Yothin Jinjarak and Ulrich Volz 12. The financial economy of Viet Nam in an age of reform, 1986–2016, Quan Hoang Vuong PART II Thematic Chapters 13. Commercial banking in Asia, Ilhyock Shim 14. Development banks in Asia: magic bullets that invariably disappoint, Vikram Nehru 15. Developing local currency bond markets in Asia, Cyn-Young Park 16. Asian stock markets, Jonathan A. Batten, Igor Loncarski, and Peter G. Szilagyi 17. Institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds in Asia, Choong Lyol Lee 18. Insurance markets in Asia, W. Jean Kwon 19. Infrastructure finance of Asia, Shubhomoy Ray 20. Financial inclusion in Asia, Peter J. Morgan 21. Remedies for mitigating Asian SMEs’ access-to-finance difficulties, Naoyuki Yoshino and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary 22. Monetary policy and central banking in Asia, Takatoshi Ito 23. Macroprudential regulation and capital flow management measures in Asia, Pornpinun Chantapacdepong 24. Capital flows and exchange rate policies, Joshua Aizenman and Hiro Ito 25. Financial integration in Asia, Hans Genberg 26. Banking regulation and supervision in Asia, Michael J. Zamorski 27. Fostering green finance for sustainable development in Asia, Ulrich Volz 28. An overview of Islamic banking and finance in Asia, Akbar Komijani and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary

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Book SynopsisIn this moment of unprecedented humanitarian crises, the representations of global disasters are increasingly common media themes around the world. The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action explores the interconnections between media, old and new, and the humanitarian challenges that have come to define the twenty-first century. Contributors, including media professionals and experts in humanitarian affairs, grapple with what kinds of media language, discourse, terms, and campaigns can offer enough context and background knowledge to nurture informed global citizens. Case studies of media practices, content analysis and evaluation of media coverage, and representations of humanitarian emergencies and affairs offer further insight into the ways in which strategic communications are designed and implemented in field of humanitarian action.Table of ContentsPreface by Sir Peter Sutherland, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Migration and Development Introduction The Power of Media in Times of Humanitarian Crisis: Global Challenges, Constraints and Consequences - Robin Andersen and Purnaka L. de Silva Section 1: Theories and Practice of Media and Their Impact on Humanitarian Action 1) Media, Politics, Compassion and Citizenship in the Post-Humanitarian Debate: Visual Storytelling and the Humanitarian Imaginary - Robin Andersen 2) Communicating for Impact, The Voice of the Victims: The Role of Media Design in Humanitarian and Human Rights Organizations- Tamara Alrifai 3) The Aljazeera Effect: News Media Coverage of Global Humanitarian Emergencies - Yehia Ghanem 4) Dignity in Times of Crises: Communicating the Need for Global Social Climate Change - Evelin Gerda Lindner and Linda Hartling 5) When Media is Used to Incite Violence: The United Nations, Genocide and Atrocity Crimes - Adama Dieng and Simona Cruciani Section 2: Documentary, News, Human Traffickers and the Rescue Narratives of Global Migrations: Humanitarianism and Human Rights in an Age of Crisis 6) Frontline Doctors: Winter Migrant Crisis, BBC 1 - Alexander Van Tulleken 7) A Humanitarian Battlefield: Redefining Border Control as Saving Victims - Pierluigi Musarò 8) From Pity to Control: Regulated Humanitarianism in German Media Coverage of Refugees and Asylum - Elke Grittman 9) Regional Implications of Human Trafficking and Forced Migration: Looking for Solutions in Libya - Purnaka L. de Silva 10) The Drowning of SPHERE in the Mediterranean: What Has Happened to Humanitarian Standards in Fortress Europe?- Pamela DeLargy

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary study offers a comprehensive analysis of the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Providing full historical context and drawing on a wide range of literature, this book explores the continuous economic and social transformation of the post-socialist world. While the future is yet to be determined, understanding the present phase of transformation is critical. The book's core exploration evolves along three pivots of competitive economic structure, institutional change, and social welfare. The main elements include analysis of the emergence of the socialist economic model; its adaptations through the twentieth century; discussion of the 1990s market transition reforms; post-2008 crisis development; and the social and economic diversity in the region today. With an appreciation for country specifics, the book also considers the urgent problems of social policy, poverty, income inequality, and labor migration. Trade Review“A new book on transition economies, with a strong historical perspective, knowledge of the area and languages, lots of empirics and discussion of new issues like migration and remittances.” – Branko Milanovic, Visiting Presidential Professor, Graduate Center – CUNY; Former Lead Economist, World Bank Research Department.‘This comprehensive analysis of transition processes is a welcome addition to the transition literature. It is rich in historical analysis and presents a sobering and factually rich presentation of the diverse evolutions in Central and Eastern Europe. A must-read for all those interested in transition and countries of the region.’ – Gerard Roland, E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA‘Professor Gevorkyan’s book is a must-read for those interested in the cataclysmic changes that occurred in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, and that are still playing out towards as yet unknown destinations. The author has produced a thorough and insightful, yet questioning, account of the transition economies of that vast region and diverse collection of countries. As an economist, he has analyzed that aspect well and thoroughly, but has gone far beyond that rather simplistic view of economic transition to analyze the far more complex topic of broad societal transformation. He has done so with attention to the historical, social, political and institutional changes that occurred during and as result of the transition. Another important contribution is the author’s insistence on viewing the transition and transformation of the individual countries involved, as he has done in his analyses, rather than considering the region as a single entity as might have been implied from the book’s title. Professor Gevorkyan has provided a highly analytical and nuanced view of an enormously important topic, but with a framework and writing style that produce a comfortable, as well as valuable, reading experience.’ – Daniel J. McCarthy, Emeritus University Distinguished Professor and McKim-D’Amore Distinguished Professor of Global Management & Innovation, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, USA‘In his enlightening book, Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan systematically unpacks the nuanced complexities of economic history and social dynamics of the post-socialist Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union. This creatively novel exploration will be an interesting and engaging must-read!’ – Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group, Executive Director for Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Philippines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago‘This excellent book is an important tool for graduate students, scholars and policy makers.’ – Andrea Bernardi, Senior Lecturer in Employment and Organization Studies at Oxford Brookes University in the UK‘Transition Economies […] summarises the major economic and many social indicators of the changes which have taken place in the 29 European and Central Asian countries of what was previously called the Soviet bloc […] Its strength lies in summarising an enormous amount of statistical information concerning post-socialist developments in this area […] Transition Economies will prove a useful source for many students of transformation seeking detailed knowledge of the recent economic history of the European post-socialist states.’ - David Lane, Emeritus Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, UK, in LSE Review of Books“This monograph is an invaluable reference book for classrooms to understand the rocky paths for transition in post-Communist states in this mega-region, and a great general interest resource on economic history, international economics, or comparative economic systems.”- Hovhannes Nikoghosyan is an Adjunct Lecturer, Political Science and International Affairs program at American University of Armenia“I hope Gevorkyan’s book will re-ignite further research into the topic […] I highly recommend the book and applaud the method, analysis and conclusions. A must-read for students and scholars of international development.” – John Marangos in Eurasian Geography and Economics.“This book is much needed on the bookshelves of those who want to understand how historical experiences can inform state-market relationships and dynamics of capital accumulation at the start, during and at the end of the Former Soviet Union.” – Lorena Lombardozzi in Review of Radical Political Economics“This fascinating account of the dramatic and complex transformation of 29 countries is essential reading not just for students of development and economics—for which it would be a great classroom resource—but also for seasoned economists and development professionals. Its lessons go beyond those of the countries and period in question and remind us of the importance of paying attention to institutional details, cultural and historical contexts, and the general complexity of human systems—social, economic and political.” – Jacob Assa, Policy Specialist, UNDP, Human Development Report Office, USA, in Europe-Asia Studies, 72:7, 1265-1266."Aleksandr Gevorkyan’s study is an absorbing exploration of the economic history of the former socialist bloc, of what went wrong, of what went right, and of what could have been. … Gevorkyan is consistently effective in dismantling the optimistic myths surrounding the rapid liberalization of the economies of the former USSR and Eastern Europe." - Artyom H. Tonoyan (University of Minnesota), Review of Political Economy"Professor Gevorkyan’s book represents a successful attempt to shed light on one of the greatest unknowns of development economics: the transformation that the countries which used to be under the direct sphere of influence of the Soviet Union experienced when they faced the traumatic transition from planned to market economies. [...] This book is equally relevant for researchers in the field, providing in-depth and critical analysis, and for the curious reader with a reasonable degree of technical knowledge, since every issue is presented in a very accessible manner. At the same time, the book contributes to the filling of the knowledge gap, by offering a well-reasoned heterodox interpretation of Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries’ transition processes. […] This book will certainly prove to be very useful for several courses on the region for years to come." – Gonzalo Luis Fernández in Review of Keynesian EconomicsTable of Contents1. The great unknowns – post-socialist economies and societies in motion2. Transition vs. transformation: what is clear and not so clear about transition economics3. The economic and social context at the turn of the twentieth century: from the Russian Empire to the Soviet Union4. The war economy and the post World War II reconstruction in the USSR5. From war to wall to common market: the dialectics of the Eastern European socialist economy6. The socialist economic model, market socialism, stagnation, perestroika, and the end of plan7. Free market reform: liberalization, privatization, shock therapy, and policy misfortunes8. Poverty, income inequality, labor migration, and diaspora potential9. Contours of the new era post-transition economy: they are all different10. Facing the present by knowing the past

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Book SynopsisA stimulating account of the wide range of approaches towards conceptualising emotions in classical Indian philosophicalreligious traditions, such as those of the Upanishads, Vaishnava Tantrism, Bhakti movement, Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga, Shaivism, and aesthetics, this volume analyses the definition and validity of emotions in the construction of identity and self-discovery. Trade Review'The contributions by Rafaele Torella, Bettina Sharada Bäumer and Aleksandra Wenta are uniformly rewarding, combining exacting philological rigour with sophisticated interpretations.'Sonam Kachru, University of VirginiaTable of ContentsPreface. Emotions in Indian Thought-Systems: An Introduction Purushottama Bilimoria and Aleksandra Wenta Part 1: Tantrism 1. Passions and Emotions in the Indian Philosophical-Religious Traditions Raffaele Torella 2. Intensity of Emotions: A Way to Liberation in the Advaita Śaiva Āgamas and their Exegetes Bettina Sharada Bäumer 3. Between Fear and Heroism: The Tantric Path to Liberation Aleksandra Wenta Part 2: The Bhakti Movement 4. Principal Emotions Contributing to the Supreme Love of Śiva: A Study of Early Śaiva Hymnal Corpus T. Ganesan 5. Love Never Tasted Quite Like This Before: Śṛṅgāra-rasa in the Light of Two Texts from a Sahajiyā Vaiṣṇava Notebook Neal Delmonico and Aditi Nath Sarkar Part 3: Buddhism, Pātañjala Yoga and Śaiva Siddhānta 6. The Buddhist Psychology of Emotions Varun Kumar Tripathi 7. Between Impetus, Fear, and Disgust: ‘Desire for Emancipation’ (Saṃvega) from Early Buddhism to Pātañjala Yoga and Śaiva Siddhānta Andrea Acri Part 4: Aesthetics 8. Moha Kāla: Aporia of Emotion in Indian Reflective Traditions Venkat D. Rao 9. Aesthetics of Despair Sharad Deshpande

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Book SynopsisWithin the modern Western lifestyle increasing conflict is becoming apparent between that patchwork of isolated points such as the home or the office, which are linked by a mechanical system of transportation and communication devices, and a growing sense of homelessness and isolation. This work, first published in 1979, adopts a phenomenological perspective illustrating that this malaise may have partial roots in the deepening rupture between people and place. Whereas the problems of terrestrial space may have been overcome technologically and economically, it has been less successful regarding people. Experience indicates that people become bound to locality, and the quality of their life is thus reduced if these bonds are disrupted or broken in any way. The relationship between community and place is investigated, as is the opportunity for improving the environment, both from a human and an ecological perspective. This book will be of interest to students of human gTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures; Preface; Part 1: Seeing Anew; 1. A Geography of Everyday Life 2. A Phenomenology and Environmental Experience Groups; Part 2: Movement in the Geographical World; 3. Cognitive and Behaviourist Theories of Movement 4. Habit and the Notion of Body-Subject 5. Merleau-Ponty and Learning for Body-Subject 6. Body and Place Choreographies 7. Implications for Environmental Theory and Design; Part 3: Rest in the Geographical World; 8. At-homeness and Territoriality 9. Centres, Places for Things and Notion of Feeling-Subject 10. The Home and At-Homeness 11. Implications for Environmental Theory, Education and Design; Part 4: Encounter with the Geographical World; 12. Perception and a Continuum of Awareness 13. Fluctuation, Obliviousness and Watching 14. Noticing the Heightened Contact 15. Basic Contact, Encounter and At-Homeness 16. Implications for Environmental Theory and Education; Part 5: Searching Out a Whole; 17. Movement and Rest 18. The Triad of Habitually 19. Place Ballet as a Whole 20. An Education of Understanding: Evaluating the Environmental Experience Groups 21. Behavioural Geography, Phenomenology and Environmental Experience; Appendices; References; Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume deals with the relation between heritage, history and politics in the Balkans. Contributions examine diverse ways in which material and immaterial heritage has been articulated, negotiated and manipulated since the nineteenth century. The major question addressed here is how modern Balkan nations have voiced claims about their past by establishing 'proof' of a long historical presence on their territories in order to legitimise national political narratives. Focusing on claims constructed in relation to tangible evidence of past presence, especially architecture and townscape, the contributors reveal the rich relations between material and immaterial conceptions of heritage. This comparative take on Balkan public uses of the past also reveals many common trends in social and political practices, ideas and fixations embedded in public and collective memories. Balkan Heritages revisits some general truths about the Balkans as a region and a category, in scholarship and in poTable of ContentsPreface / Introduction, Couroucli and Marinov / Part I Modern Nationalism and Its Rooting in Urban Space: Ethnonyms in the pre-national era: what’s in a name?, Detrez / Urban space and Bulgarian-Greek antagonism in Thrace, 1870-1912, Aarbakke / Part II The Invention of National Architecture and Urban Heritage: The pavilions of Greece, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, Hajdu / Constructing Bulgarian heritage: the nationalisation of the Byzantine and Ottoman architectures of Melnik, Marinov / ‘Skopje 2014’: erasing memories, building history, Janev / Part III Destruction of Heritage and the Memories of War: Of bridges and borders: post-war urban geographies in Mostar, Mazzucchelli / Memory of war in Croatia: between tourism and nationalism, Arnaud / Part IV Ottoman Legacy and the Re-Articulation of Islam in the Balkans: Balkan discourses of the European ‘other’: Turkey’s foreign policy in south-eastern Europe under the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Herzog / Beyond the politics of religion: rationalising popular Islam among the Slav-speaking Muslims in Greece, Tsibiridou / Conclusion: Escape from the future: anthropological practice and everyday life, Bošković / Index.

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Book SynopsisAll recent books on international social work mention Africa only briefly and few engage with the broader field of development studies. This book focuses solely on the unique African context engaging with issues relating to social work and development more broadly thus enabling a deeper examination and more complex and nuanced picture to emerge. Unlike most academic works, this book highlights multiple practitioner voices, with authors or co-authors that have recently been or are currently practising social workers. As an edited book, it draws from both academic research as well as lived practice experience, supported by strong theoretical positioning and guidance in introductory chapters, drawing on African literature, wherever possible. Looking at case-studies from Lesotho, Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Namibia, Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia and Tanzania and covering established areas of practice such as child protection; working with older people; woTrade Review'What a treasure! Mel Gray brings the hidden gems of African social work and social development to light. Thirty chapters cover the challenges and strengths of working with vulnerable groups across Africa. This is an essential resource for anyone interested in developmental social work—in Africa and around the world.' – Alice K. Butterfield, University of Illinois at Chicago, U.S.ATable of ContentsLists of figuresList of tablesList of contributors Foreword Acknowledgements List of acronymsIntroduction: Setting the Parameters1. Discourses shaping development, foreign aid, and poverty reduction policies in Africa: Implications for social work (Mel Gray and Samuel Ben Ariong)2. Has social work come of age? Revisiting authentisation 25 years on (Ibrahim Ragab)Part 1: Established Areas of Practice3. Social work practice in Lesotho’s Ministry of Social Development (Jotham Dhemba and Masealimo Marumo)4. Social work practice within state social provision in Ghana (Rose Korang-Okrah, Alice Boateng, Augustina Naami, and Akosua Obuo Addo)5. Social protection and social work practice in Zambia (Fred Moonga)6. Social work practice with children in Botswana: Issues, challenges, and future prospects (Pelonomi Letshwiti-Macheng and Rodreck Mupedziswa)7. Social work practice in child and family welfare in Ghana (Anastasia Kpei Mawudoku and Kwabena Frimpong-Manso) 8. The role of social work in the protection of vulnerable children: Lessons from Zimbabwe (Mildred Mushunje)9. Decolonising childcare practice in rural Zimbabwe: Embracing local cultures (Edmos Mtetwa and Munyaradzi Muchacha)10. Social work practice with older people: Perspectives from East Africa (Helmut Spitzer and Zena M. Mabeyo) 11. Social work engagement in the community-based care of older people in Namibia (Janetta Ananias, Leigh-Ann Black, and Herman Strydom)12. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) in Uganda: A role for social work? (Charlotte Persson)13. The role of social workers in the social management of epilepsy in Africa (Jacob Mugumbate, Harmiena Riphagenn, and Rosemary Gathara)14. Improving mental healthcare in Ghana: The role of social work practice (Mavis Dako-Gyeke and Humphrey Kofie)15. Social work practice in Ethiopian civil society organisations for people living with HIV and AIDS (Wassie Kebede and Ashenafi Hagos)16. Providing a Lifeline for female survivors of human trafficking in Ghana (David Okech and Alexis Danikuu)17. Social justice and the moral question: Foregrounding the paradox of teenage motherhood and education in Uganda (Annah Kamusiime and Doris M. Kakuru)18. Same-sex relationships among women in Botswana: Developmental challenges for society and social work (Gloria Jacques)Part 2: Developmental Social Work- Emerging Areas of Practice19. Poverty alleviation, development, and social work practice in West Africa: A focus on Senegal (Jessica H. Jönsson)20. Social protection and social work in Uganda (Paul Bukuluki, Ronard Mukuye, John-Bosco Mubiru, and Jane Namuddu)21. Decolonising social work practice in Nigeria: From indigenisation to development (Ernest Osas Ugiagbe)22. Violence against children in Malawi and social work (B. Ross, Karen Rotabi, and N. Maksud)23. Vyama in Kenya: An Afrocentric strengths-based approach to community development (Gidraph G. Wairire and John Muiruri)24. Community development in South Africa: Collective action for social change (Lambert Engelbrecht and Mornay Pretorius) 25. Social work practice in Rwanda: The challenge of adapting Western models to fit local contexts (Charles Kalinganire, So`Nia Gilkey, and Laura J. Haas)26. Post-conflict humanitarian assistance in Northern Uganda: The social work role (Victoria Flavia Namuggala and David Kinyumu Katende)27. Social work practice with war-related humanitarian refugees through the Refugee Law Project in Uganda (Peninah Kansiime and Sharlotte Tusasiirwe)28. Strengthening Tanzania’s social welfare workforce to provide ongoing support services to vulnerable children and families (Leah Omari, Nathan Linsk, and Sally Mason)29. Social work practice in the NGO sector in Uganda and Kenya: Opportunities and challenges (Janestic M. Twikirize) 30. Addressing gender inequality among girls and women: Role of social work in the Girl Power Programme in Zambia (Michelo Chilwalo, Joseph Mumba Zulu and Lazarus Mwale)Index

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Book SynopsisThis book, originally published in 1992, describes the Soviet environment at its crisis point in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Beolorussia and the Ukraine had, as a result of the Chernobyl accident, been declared ecological disaster zones and across the country as a whole as many as 20 per cent of the population lived in environmental danger areas and another 35â40 per cent in unsatisfactory conditions. According to a Supreme Soviet Environment Committee report of 1989, 80% of all illness in the USSR related either directly or indirectly to environmental problems. In this book, leading specialists from both the West and the Soviet Union present a comprehensive analysis of these problems. The contributors examine the aftermath of Chernobyl, the catastrophic causes and effects of the Aral Sea's shrinkage, the environmental issues and public unrest. The depth of analysis in this volume together with the breadth of topics addressed will ensure that it is read by students and specialists Table of ContentsNotes on contributors; Preface; 1. Environmentalism and nationalism: an unlikely twist in an unlikely direction Marshall I. Goldman; 2. The environmental basis for ethnic unrest in the Baltic republics Philip R. Pryde; 3. Political participation, nationalism and environmental politics in the USSR Charles E. Ziegler; 4. BAM after the fanfare: the unbearable ecumene Victor L. Mote; 5. The massive degradation of ecosystems in the USSR Zeev Wolfson; 6. The new politics in the USSR: the case of the environment Joan Debardeleben; 7. Water management in Soviet Central Asia: problems and prospects Philip P. Micklin; 8. Perestroika: how it affects Soviet participation in environmental cooperation Elena Nikitina; 9. US–Soviet cooperation for environmental protection: how successful are the bilateral agreements? Kathleen E. Braden; 10. US–USSR nuclear safety cooperation: prospects for health and environmental collaboration Michael Congdon; 11. The global impact of the Chernobyl accident five years after Zhores Medvedev; 12. Glasnost, perestroika and eco-sovietology Igor I. Altshuler, Yuri N. Golubchikov and Ruben A. Mnatsakanyan; 13. Environmental issues in the Soviet Arctic and the fate of northern natives Alexei Yu. Roginko; 14. Air and water problems beyond the Urals John Massey Stewart; Index.

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