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Shotwell Publishing LLC Old Times There Should Not Be Forgotten: Cultural Genocide in Dixie
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Hachette Livre - BNF Choses Haïtiennes: Politique Et Littérature
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Die treibende Kraft des Kollektivs:
Book SynopsisDieses Buch untersucht, warum österreichische Ökonomen es versäumen, den Rahmen der spontanen Ordnung auf kooperative Beziehungen – wie einen dynamischen und sich entwickelnden öffentlichen Sektor – anzuwenden, die einen florierenden Markt ergänzen könnten. Als direkte Antwort auf Israel Kirzners "The Driving Force of the Market" stellt sie die traditionelle österreichische Wirtschaftswissenschaft infrage, indem sie die demokratische Prozesstheorie als Parallele zur Marktprozesstheorie vorschlägt und die Möglichkeiten einer Wirtschaftsorganisation aufzeigt, die sich die Kraft einer transparenten und effektiven Demokratie zunutze macht. Unter Berücksichtigung der zentralen Probleme, die in sozialistischen und kapitalistischen Ländern aufgrund eigennütziger politischer und wirtschaftlicher Akteure aufgetreten sind, hebt "Die treibende Kraft des Kollektivs"die Vorteile des öffentlichen Sektors hervor, die sich daraus ergeben, dass sich Kultur und Institutionen endogen als spontane Ordnung des öffentlichen Sektors entwickeln könnenTable of Contents1. Kollaborative Entdeckung und der konversive demokratische Prozess: Ein post-österreichischer Ansatz2. Der individualistische Subjektivismus der österreichischen Volkswirtschaftslehre3. Subjektivismus, Freiheit und soziales Interesse4. Die Grenzen der Demokratie: Das Reale und das Imaginäre5. Die Ethik des Wettbewerbs und der Zusammenarbeit6. Einige ethische Einsichten über die Natur des Gewinns7. Koordination und Kollaboration: Einigung als Kriterium für demokratische Güte8. Überlegungen zum misesianischen Erbe des Hyperindividualismus9. Wissen und das österreichische Verständnis des demokratischen Systems10. Kultur, Hayek und die Idee der Plan-Koordination11. Konversation und der demokratische Prozess: Einige lehrhafte Prüfsteine12. Die treibende Kraft des Kollektivs: Die Idee der Konversation in der zeitgenössischen Wirtschaftstheorie und in der post-österreichischen Theorie des demokratischen Prozesses13. Fehlallokation und/oder Missverständnis: Eine Neubetrachtung des Mises'schen Berechnungsproblems14. Die Gesellschaft, das Kollektiv und der wirtschaftliche Imperialismus
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Springer International Publishing AG Tourism in Latin America: Cases of Success
Book SynopsisThis book presents eleven case studies of success about Latin America tourism. The cases are embedded in a framework describing the economic and cultural foundations of tourism development in the continent. Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Costa Rica are some of the Latin countries which have become examples and models for touristic development, respect for the environment and social inclusion. The book showcases some of the best practices, along with an analysis of how these projects helped improving the environmental and social surroundings and how return on investments has been ensured. Latin America is shown as an excellent example, with the Gross Domestic Product of the continent expanding intensely in the tertiary sector like leisure, hospitality, travel, tourism, entertainment, gastronomy, events and indoor and outdoor recreation. This book is a valuable resource both for professionals in the tourism industry and for researchers in tourism management.Table of ContentsLatin America: imaginary, reality and tourism.- Latin American economy and tourism.- Brazil - Tourism in Rio de Janeiro from the triad beach-Soccer-carnival to complexity of contemporary tourism experience.- Argentinia - Enotourism in Argentina: the power of wine to promote a region.- Chile - Good practices in private parks: Valdivian Coastal Reservation.- Colombia - Cultural tourism in Villavicencio.- Costa Rica: - Protected wild areas and eco-tourism in Costa Rica.- Cuba - Development of products and system of tourism management in Cuban destinations.- Mexico - Practices of corporate social responsibility in the hospitality of Cancun.- Mexico - Endogenous practices Aculo agritourism , Mexico, based on the valuation of the cultural patrimony of their plantations (haciendas).- Panama - Building "The Way": creating a successful tourism brand for Panama and its consequences.- Peru- Success in Progress? Tourism as a tool for inclusive development in Peru's Colca Valley.- Dominican Republic-Dominican tourism Clusters: pillars of development.: Tourism clusters in Dominican Republic.
£85.49
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Measuring the Value of Culture: Methods and Examples in Cultural Economics
Book SynopsisThis book documents the use of methods that put a value on cultural goods, including theater, cultural events, museums, archeological sites, and libraries. The author sets forth the advantages and disadvantages of each method using case studies to illustrate how they work. Moreover, the theoretical background of the methods and the kind of information they can provide are discussed. Both market and non-market valuation techniques are covered.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:"Snowball explores … some new directions in this well written, lucid, and compact study of valuation studies in the field of the arts. … an important book for anyone interested in valuation studies and especially for those who study the worlds of the arts. … Snowball provides a thorough review, discussion, and evaluation of economic impact studies … and the willingness to pay method. … Those who are about to set up their own willingness to pay study will find this book an excellent source." (Arjo Klamer, Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. XLVII, June, 2009)“Jeanette Snowball succeeds in writing a book of interest to regional scientists … . the entire book has much to recommend it to serious scholars grappling with measuring the regional economic values and impacts of sectors ranging beyond just culture and the arts.” (Bruce A. Seaman, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 50 (3), 2010)Table of ContentsThe Arts, Economics and Valuation.- Using Economic Impact Studies to Value the Arts.- Calculating Economic Impact.- The Contingent Valuation Method.- Using Willingness to Pay Studies to Value Cultural Goods.- The Choice Experiment Method and Use.- Conclusions.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG New Directions in Spatial Econometrics
Book SynopsisThe promising new directions for research and applications described here include alternative model specifications, estimators and tests for regression models and new perspectives on dealing with spatial effects in models with limited dependent variables and space-time data.Table of Contents1 New Directions in Spatial Econometrics: Introduction.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Spatial Effects in Regression Models.- 1.2.1 Specification of Spatial Dependence.- 1.2.2 Spatial Data and Model Transformations.- 1.3 Spatial Effects in Limited Dependent Variable Models.- 1.4 Heterogeneity and Dependence in Space-Time Models.- 1.5 Future Directions.- References.- I-A: Spatial Effects in Linear Regression Models Specification of Spatial Dependence.- 2 Small Sample Properties of Tests for Spatial Dependence in Regression Models: Some Further Results.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Tests for Spatial Dependence.- 2.2.1 Null and Alternative Hypotheses.- 2.2.2 Tests for Spatial Error Dependence.- 2.2.3 Tests for Spatial Lag Dependence.- 2.3 Experimental Design.- 2.4 Results of Monte Carlo Experiments.- 2.4.1 Empirical Size of the Tests.- 2.4.2 Power of Tests Against First Order Spatial Error Dependence.- 2.4.3 Power of Tests Against Spatial Autoregressive Lag Dependence.- 2.4.4 Power of Tests Against Second Order Spatial Error Dependence.- 2.4.5 Power of Tests Against a SARMA (1,1) Process.- 2.5 Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Appendix 1: Tables.- 3 Spatial Correlation: A Suggested Alternative to the Autoregressive Model.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 The Spatial AR Model of Autocorrelation.- 3.3 The Singularity of (I — pM).- 3.3.1 Theoretical Issues.- 3.3.2 Independent Corroborative Evidence.- 3.4 The Parameter Space.- 3.5 A Suggested Variation of the Spatial AR Model.- 3.5.1 The Suggested Model.- 3.5.2 Some Limiting Correlations.- 3.5.3 A Generalization.- 3.6 Suggestions for Further Work.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Appendix 1: Spatial Weighting Matrices.- 4 Spatial Autoregressive Error Components in Travel Flow Models: An Application to Aggregate Mode Choice.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 The First-Order Spatially Autoregressive Error Components Formulation.- 4.3 Estimation Issues.- 4.4 Empirical Example.- 4.4.1 An Illustration Based on Synthetic Data.- 4.5 Conclusions.- References.- I-B: Spatial Effects in Linear Regression Models Spatial Data and Model Transformations.- 5 The Impacts of Misspecified Spatial Interaction in Linear Regression Models.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Aggregation and the Identification of Spatial Interaction.- 5.3 Experimental Design.- 5.3.1 Sample Size.- 5.3.2 Spatial Interaction Structures.- 5.3.3 Spatial Models and Parameter Space.- 5.3.4 Test Statistics and Estimators.- 5.3.5 Forms of Misspecification.- 5.4 Empirical Results.- 5.4.1 Size of Tests Under the Null.- 5.4.2 Power of Tests.- 5.4.3 Misspecification Effects on the Power of Tests for Spatial Dependence.- 5.4.4 Sensitivity of Parameter Estimation to Specification of Weight Matrix.- 5.4.5 Impact of Misspecification of Weight Matrix on Estimation.- 5.5 General Inferences References.- 6 Computation of Box-Cox Transform Parameters: A New Method and its Application to Spatial Econometrics.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The Elasticity Method: Further Elaboration.- 6.2.1 Linearization Bias.- 6.2.2 Discretization Bias.- 6.2.3 Specification Bias.- 6.3 The One Exogenous Variable Test.- 6.4 An Application to Spatial Econometrics.- 6.5 The Multiple Exogenous Variable Computation.- 6.6 Conclusions.- References.- 7 Data Problems in Spatial Econometric Modeling.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Data for Spatial Econometric Analysis.- 7.3 Data Problems in Spatial Econometrics.- 7.4 Methodologies for Handling Data Problems.- 7.4.1 Influential Cases in the Standard Regression Model.- 7.4.2 Influential Cases in a Spatial Regression Model.- 7.4.3 An Example.- 7.5 Implementing Methodologies.- References.- 8 Spatial Filtering in a Regression Framework: Examples Using Data on Urban Crime, Regional Inequality, and Government Expenditures.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Rationale for a Spatial Filter.- 8.3 The Gi Statistic.- 8.4 The Filtering Procedure.- 8.5 Filtering Variables: Three Examples.- 8.5.1 Example 1: Urban Crime.- 8.5.2 Example 2: Regional Inequality.- 8.5.3 Example 3: Government Expenditures.- >8.6 Conclusions.- >Acknowledgments.- References.- II: Spatial Effects in Limited Dependent Variable Models.- 9 Spatial Effects in Probit Models: A Monte Carlo Investigation.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Sources of Heteroscedasticity.- 9.3 Heteroscedastic Probit.- 9.4 Monte Carlo Design.- 9.5 Tests.- 9.6 Monte Carlo Results.- 9.7 Conclusions.- References.- Appendix 1: Monte Carlo Results.- Appendix 2: Heteroscedastic Probit Computer Programs.- Appendix 3: Monte Carlo Computer Programs.- 10 Estimating Logit Models with Spatial Dependence.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.1.1 Model.- 10.2 Simulation Example.- 10.3 Conclusions.- >References.- Appendix 1: Gauss Program for Finding ML Estimates.- Appendix 2: Gauss Program to Estimate Asymptotic Variances of ML Estimates.- 11 Utility Variability within Aggregate Spatial Units and its Relevance to Discrete Models of Destination Choice.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Theoretical Background.- 11.3 Estimation of the Maximum Utility Model.- 11.4 Model Specifications and Simulations.- 11.4.1 Specification Issues.- 11.4.2 Description of Simulation Method.- 11.4.3 Results.- 11.5 Conclusions.- Acknowledgement.- References.- III: Heterogeneity and Dependence in Space-Time Models.- 12 The General Linear Model and Spatial Autoregressive Models.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 The GLM.- 12.3 Data Preprocessing.- 12.3.1 Analysis of the 1964 Benchmark Data.- 12.3.2 Evaluation of Missing USDA Values Estimation.- >12.4 Implementation of the Spatial Statistical GLM.- 12.4.1 Preliminary Spatial Analysis of Milk Yields: AR Trend Surface GLMs.- 12.4.2 AR GLM Models for the Repeated Measures Case.- 12.4.3 A Spatially Adjusted Canonical Correlation Analysis of the Milk Production Data.- 12.5 Conclusions.- >References.- >Appendix 1: SAS Computer Code to Compute the Popular Spatial Autocorrelation Indices.- Appendix 2: SAS Code for Estimating Missing Values in the 1969 Data Set.- Appendix 3: SAS Code for 1969 USDA Data Analysis.- 13 Econometric Models and Spatial Parametric Instability: Relevant Concepts and an Instability Index.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 The Expansion Method.- 13.3 Parametric Instability.- 13.3.1 Example.- 13.4 Conclusions.- 13.4.1 Instability Measures: Scope.- 13.4.2 Instability Measures: Significance.- References.- 14 Bayesian Hierarchical Forecasts for Dynamic Systems: Case Study on Backcasting School District Income Tax Revenues.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 Literature Review.- 14.3 The C-MSKF Model: Time Series Prediction with Spatial Adjustments.- 14.3.1 Multi-State Kaiman Filter.- 14.3.2 Spatial Adjustment via Hierarchical Random Effects Model.- 14.3.3 CIHM Method.- 14.3.4 C-MSKF.- 14.4 Case Study and Observational Setting.- 14.4.1 Data.- 14.4.2 Treatments.- 14.5 Results.- >14.6 Conclusions.- >References.- Appendix 1: Poolbayes Program.- 15 A Multiprocess Mixture Model to Estimate Space-Time Dimensions of Weekly Pricing of Certificates of Deposit.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 A Dynamic Targeting Model of CD Rate-Setting Behavior.- 15.2.1 The Model.- 15.2.2 The Decision Rule.- 15.3 The Spatial Econometric Model.- 15.3.1 Spatial Time-Varying Parameters.- 15.3.2 Parameter Estimation.- 15.3.3 Testing Hypotheses with the Model.- 15.4 Implementing the Model.- 15.4.1 The Data.- 15.4.2 Prior Information.- 15.4.3 Empirical Results.- 15.5 Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Appendix 1: FORTRAN Program for the Spatial Mixture.- Author Index.- Contributors.
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Blue Ocean Press What We Bury at Night: Disposable Humanity
£9.00
Brill Die alte chinesische Religion und das Staatskultwesen
Trade Review'...most welcome...supersending many publications on the subject by its clarity, profoundness and a clear standpoint...' T. Pokora, Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, 1979. '...is organized systematically and contains much valuable information.' Sarah Allan, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1978. '...provides an exact historical survey of the individual cult and the changes in them that will have great value not least as a reference tool for work on the individual cults themselves.' Dr. Rolf Homann, Mundus, 1978.
£167.20
Brill Indonesien: Geschichte eines Entwicklungslandes, 1945-1971
Trade Review'...a concise political history of post-World War II Indonesia.' Paul W. van der Veur, Pacific Affairs, 1980. 'A concise, yet clear survey of the political events in the period 1945-1971.' Irene Hilgers-Hesse, Mundus, 1982. 'Verläßliche Informationen.' Helmut Heinzlmeir in einer Sendung der Hessischer Rundfunk am 13-10-1979.
£119.32
Brill Ritual and Mythology of the Chinese Triads: Creating an Identity
Book SynopsisThis new paperback title in Brill’s Scholars’ List presents a thorough investigation into the phenomenon of the Chinese Triads, their ritual and mythological lore, and their meanings and functions. On the foundations of a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, among which also recent Chinese scholarship, the author interprets Triad myth and ritual in their Chinese religious context.Trade Review"…an important academic breakthrough in the specialty regarding the Chinese Trials… this book is a watershed in the research field on Chinese secret societies in general and the Triads in particular, because it lays the foundation for scholars to use a sociological perspective to explore a topic which has previously been investigated solely by East Asian historians. Ter Haar, by giving socialists an excellent example of interdisciplinary research, deserves to get an encore from both East Asian historians and sociologists." – Hua-Lun Huang, in: Crime, Law & Social Change, 2004 "This massive, exhaustive, one-of-a-kind scholarly masterpiece is truly a tour de force, a work so impressive in its scope and attention to fine detail as to be indispensable to libraries and scholars in the field of sinology." – Michael Saso, in: China Review International, 2004 "Barend J. ter Haar’s latest book is a breathtaking work of scholarship, charting new directions in the study of Chinese secret societies by grounding them in a sophisticated understanding of local popular and religious culture. If it is hardly the last word on this complex topic, no future work on secret societies, sectarian religion, or popular movements can afford to ignore this volume." – David Ownby, in: Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 2000
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Brill The Confucian Quest for Order: The Origin and Formation of the Political Thought of Xun Zi
Book SynopsisXun Zi, one of the principal thinkers of the pre-imperial period and as such still widely read, ought to appear on any reading list on Chinese intellectual history. Dr. Sato's volume deals with the origin and formation of Xun Zi’s political thought, with close focus on the intellectual activity of the Jixia Academy and its impact on this synthesizer’s theory on rituals and social norms. The author convincingly deals with the problems of textual authenticity and biography. The main part of the work treats the shift of intellectual inquiry from an argument of ethical matters to an analysis of the principle(s) of socio-political mechanism, thus showing Xun Zi as a formative synthesizer of the two main streams of early Chinese intellectual discourse.Trade Review“...Masayuki Sato's new books stands out for its unparalleled use of Japanese scholarship and will, for that reason alone, be valuable to scholars and students interested in Xunzi.” – in: Journal of Asian Studies, 2004
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Brill 'Incidental' Ethnographers: French Catholic Missions on the Tonkin-Yunnan Frontier, 1880-1930
Book SynopsisThis book, connecting the fields of social anthropology and missiology, presents a body of colonial ethnographic writing applied to highland societies in the southern portion of the Mainland Southeast Asian massif. The writers under scrutiny are Catholic priests from the Société des Missions Étrangères de Paris. Their texts from the Upper-Tonkin vicariate, in today's northern Vietnam, are paid special attention, notably through its major contributor, F.M. Savina. The author locates this ethnographic heritage against its historical, political and intellectual background. A comparison is conducted with French missionaries-cum-ethnographers who worked among the 'natives' in New France (Canada) in the 17th century, yielding the unexpected conclusion that practically nothing from this early period of experimentation was remembered.Trade Review"This is an amazing piece of work, a real tour de force. It is an invaluable resource for those of us working on MEP, Catholic missionizing in general, and anyone studying the history of colonial Vietnam & Yunnan."- Margaret Swain, anthropologist, University of California, Davis.
£171.45
Brill Africa Yearbook Volume 1: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2004
Book SynopsisThe Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends in sub-Sahara Africa – all related to developments in one calendar year. The Yearbook contains articles on all sub-Saharan states, each of the four sub-regions (West, Central, Eastern, Southern Africa) focusing on major cross-border developments and sub-regional organizations as well as one article on continental developments and one on European-African relations. While the articles have thorough academic quality, the Yearbook is mainly oriented to the requirements of a large range of target groups: students, politicians, diplomats, administrators, journalists, teachers, practitioners in the field of development aid as well as business people.Trade Review'Africa Yearbook 2004 signals the arrival of an English language resource that will unquestionably prove useful to researchers, journalists, scholars, students, teachers, NGOs, politicians and diplomats, as well as businesspeople. [..] Libraries and archives should be encouraged to order this handsomely crafted, easily handled and easily read book, and make space for future volumes.' Thembisa Waetjen in Transformation "Die Chancen, dass sich tatsächlich ein neues Referenzwerk etabliert, stehen nicht schlecht" Volker Weyel in EINS. "The book remains coherent, despite different methodological and theoretical approaches. It is written in a readily-accessible style. The Africa Yearbook is an indispensable resource for scholars, journalists, development cooperation practitioners, diplomats and business people. " Ruben Eberlein in Magazine for Development and Coorporation 8-9/2006Table of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Factual Overview I. Sub-Saharan Africa (Andreas Mehler, Henning Melber & Klaas van Walraven) II. African-European relations (Sven Grimm) III. West Africa (Klaas van Walraven) Benin (Cédric Mayrargue) Burkina Faso (René Otayek) Cape Verde (Carlos Lopes) Côte d’Ivoire (Bruno Losch) Gambia (Ebrima Sall) Ghana (Paul Nugent) Guinea (Mike McGovern) Guinea-Bissau (Carlos Lopes Martim Faria e Maya) Liberia (Stephen Ellis) Mali (Walter E.A. van Beek & Moussa Fofana) Mauritania (Nicolien Zuijdgeest) Niger (Klaas van Walraven) Nigeria (Heinrich Bergstresser) Senegal (Gerti Hesseling) Sierra Leone (Krijn Peters) Togo (Dirk Kohnert) IV. Central Africa (Andreas Mehler) Cameroon (Piet Konings) Central African Republic (Andreas Mehler) Chad (Mirjam de Bruijn & Han van Dijk) Congo (Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga) DR Congo (Denis Tull) Equatorial Guinea (Cord Jakobeit) Gabon (Douglas Yates) São Tomé et Príncipe (Gerhard Seibert) V. Eastern Africa (Rolf Hofmeier) Burundi (Filip Reyntjens) Comoros (Rolf Hofmeier) Djibouti (Roland Marchal) Eritrea (Redie Bereketeab) Ethiopia (Jon Abbink) Kenya (Marcel Rutten) Rwanda (Jonas Ewald) Seychelles (Rolf Hofmeier) Somalia (Roland Marchal) Sudan (Albrecht Hofheinz) Tanzania (Kurt Hirschler & Rolf Hofmeier) Uganda (Susan Steiner) VI. Southern Africa (Henning Melber) Angola (Steve Kibble) Botswana (Matthias Basedau) Lesotho (Roger Southall) Madagascar (Richard Marcus) Malawi (Jan-Kees van Donge) Mauritius (Klaus-Peter Treydte) Mozambique (Joseph Hanlon) Namibia (Henning Melber) South Africa (Ineke van Kessel) Swaziland (John Daniel) Zambia (Gero Erdmann) Zimbabwe (Amin Kamete) List of Authors
£136.04
Brill A Passion for China: Essays in Honour of Paolo Santangelo, for his 60th birthday
Book SynopsisIn this wide-ranging collection of essays on emotions, the social history of China, international relations of the empire, philosophy and literature volume numerous well-known scholars, among which L.Lanciotti, A. Lévy, M. Gálik, W. Kubin, M. Doleželová-Velingerová, pay their tribute to their friend the sinologist Paolo Santangelo, reflecting the wide scope of his research interests over the past decades. A must-read for all those who take an interest the field of the humanities in and on China.
£181.64
Brill Encyclopaedia of Islam - Three 2007-1
Book SynopsisThe Third Edition of Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam is an entirely new work, with new articles reflecting the great diversity of current scholarship. It will appear in four substantial segments each year, both online and in print. The new scope includes comprehensive coverage of Islam in the twentieth century and of Muslim minorities all over the world.Table of ContentsAbbas Hilmi II Abbasid Revolution Abd Razzaq Sanani Abdul Karim Amrullah (Haji Rasul) Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdullah Freres ABIM Ablution Abu Aliya Riyahi Abu Dhuayb Abu Ghanim Bishr b. Ghanim Abu Husayn Basri Abu Nuwas Abu Shadi Ahmad Zaki Abu Ubayda Abu Yaqub Sijistani Aceh Adab Advice and advice literature Ageng Tirtayasa, Sultan Agop Gullu Ahdal Abd Rahman Ahl hall wa-l-aqd Ahmad b. Abi Duad Ahmad Khatib (Sambas) Ahmad Sanusi bin Abdurrahim of Sukabumi Ahmad Siddiq Ahmad Zakariya Ahmadi Yafii Salah Ahmadiyya Ahmed Azmi Efendi Ahmed Cevdet Pasha Ahmed Lutfi Efendi Ahmed Pasha Ahmed Pasha Bursali Ahram Aisha Bauniyya Ajjaj Ajlun Akhbariyya and Usuliyya Alawi dynasty Alawi Muhammad b. Ali Algebra Algiers Alimuddin Sultan (of Sulu) Amal (judicial practice) Ambon Amir I and II Amir Muhammad b Ismail Ammonius (ps.) son of Hermeas Ammuriyya Anbiya Serat Ancients and Moderns Angels art and architecture Animism Antalya Anthologies a) pre-mongol period Anthologies b) post-mongol period Apocalypse Apostasy Aqce Aqqad Abbas Mahmud Aqsa Mosque (art and architecture) Arabic literature Archery Arib b. Sad Qurtubi Arif Artemidorus Ephesus Asceticism Asfar Asik Astrolabe and Quadrant Aswan Atif Efendi Attributes of God Australia Aydid Abdallah b. Abi Bakr Ayn Jalut Ayyubids Ayyubids, art and architecture
£127.20
Brill Art and Archaeology of Afghanistan: Its Fall and Survival. A Multi-disciplinary Approach
Book SynopsisThis volume adopts a multidisciplinary approach with contributions from archaeologists, linguists, an architect and lawyers to the many challenges This comprehensive volume on Afghanistan's cultural heritage with contributions from archaeologists, linguist and lawyers, dealing with the many issues involved in its protection, provides an insiders' reassessment of the situation and well-considered lessons for the future.
£125.40
Brill The Pot-King: The Body and Technologies of Power
Book SynopsisThe king of Mankon, in the western highlands of Cameroon, is an agricultural engineer by training, a businessman, and a prominent politician on the national stage. He partakes in the “return of the kings” in the forefront of an African public space. This book analyses the principles of the sacred kingship which lie at the core of the king’s different roles. While showing that the king’s body acts as a container of bodily substances transformed into unifying ancestral life-essence by appropriate means, and bestowed upon its subjects, it develops an innovative approach to bodily and material cultures as an essential component of the technologies of power. In so doing, it departs significantly from previous approaches to sacred kingship.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The human flesh Chapter 2. The subjects as containers Chapter 3. The skin-citizens Chapter 4. “Smoke must be kept in inside the house” Chapter 5. The gifts of the dead monarchs Chapter 6. The closure of the country Chapter 7. The king’s three bodies Chapter 8. The royal excrement Chapter 9. Unbreakable vital piggy-banks Chapter 10. De-sexualized bachelors Chapter 11. Theoretical question in bodily/material cultures
£73.72
Brill Japan, a Model and a Partner: Views and Issues in African Development
Book SynopsisIn the closing years of the 19th century, the Japanese decided they should modernize economically without culturally westernizing, and they succeeded. Following de-colonization, Africans also pursued the goal of achieving economic modernization without cultural westernization. To some extent, however, Africa became westernized culturally, but failed to attain economic modernization. How can we explain Africa’s failure and Japan’s success? The book addresses these issues from a variety of perspectives also in relation to economic interactions between Africa and Japan and Africa’s place in Japan’s diplomacy and academic discourse.Table of ContentsForeword Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo Editors Introduction S. Adem 1. Meiji Japan as a Model for Africa’s Economic Development E. Wayne Nafziger 2. TICAD after Ten Years: A Preliminary Assessment and Proposals for the Future Shinsuke Horiuchi 3. Japan and Africa after the Cold War Jun Morikawa 4. Education and Modernization: An Examination of the Experiences of Japan and Ethiopia Getachew Felleke 5. Nigeria's Fledgling Friendship with Japan: The Beginning of a 'Special Partnership'? Kweku Ampiah 6. Japanese Contribution to Malaysian Economic Development: Lessons for Africa Toyomu Masaki 7. "Perversion de l'Histoire": George Balandier, his disciples, and African History in Japan John Edward Philips 8. Is Japan's Cultural Experience Relevant for Africa's Development? Seifudein Adem Notes on Contributors Index
£86.64
Brill Africa Yearbook Volume 2: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2005
Book SynopsisThe Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends in sub-Sahara Africa – all related to developments in one calendar year. The Yearbook contains articles on all sub-Saharan states, each of the four sub-regions (West, Central, Eastern, Southern Africa) focusing on major cross-border developments and sub-regional organizations as well as one article on continental developments and one on European-African relations. While the articles have thorough academic quality, the Yearbook is mainly oriented to the requirements of a large range of target groups: students, politicians, diplomats, administrators, journalists, teachers, practitioners in the field of development aid as well as business people.Table of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Factual Overview I. Sub-Saharan Africa (Andreas Mehler, Henning Melber & Klaas van Walraven) II. African-European Relations (Sven Grimm) III. West Africa (Klaas van Walraven) Benin (Cédric Mayrargue) Burkina Faso (Sabine Luning) Cape Verde (Gerhard Seibert) Côte d’Ivoire (Bruno Losch) Gambia (Abdoulaye Saine) Ghana (Paul Nugent) Guinea (Mike McGovern) Guinea-Bissau (Nuno Vaz) Liberia (Stephen Ellis) Mali (Walter van Beek & Moussa Fofana) Mauritania (Nicolien Zuijdgeest) Niger (Klaas van Walraven) Nigeria (Heinrich Bergstresser) Senegal (Gerti Hesseling) Sierra Leone (Krijn Peters) Togo (Dirk Kohnert) IV. Central Africa (Andreas Mehler) Cameroon (Piet Konings) Central African Republic (Andreas Mehler) Chad (Mirjam de Bruijn & Han van Dijk) Congo (Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga) DR Congo (Denis Tull) Equatorial Guinea (Cord Jakobeit) Gabon (Douglas Yates) São Tomé and Príncipe (Gerhard Seibert) V. Eastern Africa (Rolf Hofmeier) Burundi (Eva Palmans & An Ansoms) Comoros (Rolf Hofmeier) Djibouti (Roland Marchal) Eritrea (Nicole Hirt) Ethiopia (Jon Abbink) Kenya (Marcel Rutten) Rwanda (Jonas Ewald) Seychelles (Rolf Hofmeier) Somalia (Roland Marchal) Sudan (Albrecht Hofheinz) Tanzania (Kurt Hirschler & Rolf Hofmeier) Uganda (Susan Steiner) VI. Southern Africa (Henning Melber) Angola (Steve Kibble) Botswana (Matthias Basedau) Lesotho (Roger Southall) Madagascar (Richard Marcus) Malawi (Roger Tangri & Lewis B. Dzimbiri) Mauritius (Klaus-Peter Treydte & Uwe Optenhögel) Mozambique (Joseph Hanlon) Namibia (Henning Melber) South Africa (Ineke van Kessel) Swaziland (John Daniel & Marisha Ramdeen) Zambia (Gero Erdmann) Zimbabwe (Amin Kamete) List of Authors
£136.04
Brill Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb
Book SynopsisThe present work gives a critical survey of all the verbs that may have existed in Proto-Iranian as deduced from the attested Iranian descendants and their archaic sister language, Sanskrit. This is accompanied by an analysis of the morphology and assessment of the provenance. The Iranian group within the Indo-European language family consists of languages that were and are still spoken in Western and Central Asia, among which Persian, Balochi, Kurdish, Pashto, Shughni and Ossetic are the best known today, and Avestan, Old and Middle Persian, Parthian, Bactrian, Khotanese, Sogdian and Choresmian in the past. This work aims to bridge the gap in knowledge that exists between Indo-Europeanists and scholars of Iranian languages with regard to each other's fields.Trade Review"C'est un très beau travail et je me réjouis qu'il soit enfin disponible dans forme de livre. Il est en tout point digne des Leiden Indo-European Etymological Series (IEED)", Prof. Jean Kellens Chaire de Langues et religions indo-irannienes Collège de France 'This is a very valuable guide to the Iranian verb, both for the book's uniqueness in filling a lacuna in the field , and for its intrinsic excellence. It should be of interest for not only Iranists, but also for Indo-Europeanists. The etyma are supported by a great wealth of material from diverse languages, with many interesting analyses, and rich, up-to-date, bibliographical support. While the book, as is inevitable with a work of this sort and scope , may occasionally invite variant views (and some additional entries), the overall comprehensiveness, reliability and utility of this very erudite opus is without question. Indeed, Johnny Cheung has given us a tome which is now indispensable for both advanced scholars and students.' Professor Martin Schwartz, Iranian Studies, Near Eastern Deparment, University of California at Berkeley
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Brill Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 8: Discoveries in Western Tibet and the Western Himalayas: Essays on History, Literature, Archaeology and Art
Book SynopsisRecent archaeological discoveries and scientific research especially focussed on western Tibet and the western Himalayas have resulted in a remarkable redefinition of the historical and cultural processes of the entire Indo-Tibetan civilisation. The present volume reflects these sometimes startling new insights for the first time, covering the wide time range from the Zhang zhung period up to the 20th century, spanning secular, religious and economic history, as well as art and archaeology.
£103.20
Brill Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 9: The Mongolia-Tibet Interface: Opening New Research Terrains in Inner Asia
Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on the interface between Mongolian and Tibetan cultures and aims to create a platform to encourage the development of new forms of scholarship across geographical and disciplinary boundaries. This forum lets new materials emerge and brings to the fore a variety of different approaches to studying Mongolian and Tibetan cultures and societies. The papers in this volume deal not only with the substantial Mongolian contribution to and engagement with Tibetan Buddhism, but also with multiple readings of shared history and religion, reconstruction of traditions, shifting ethnic boundaries and the broader political context of the Mongolian-Tibetan relationship.
£112.00
Brill Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 5: Bhutan: Traditions and Changes
Book SynopsisThis illustrated volume presents a wide variety of themes from the historical and modern periods of Bhutan, illustrating change and adaptation to new realities. Topics covered include the exploration of early history, Buddhism and the lives of Bhutanese Buddhist saints, the changing role of local, non-Buddhist religious practitioners in today’s society, traditional law and the emergence of a modern legal system, and the seasonal celebrations of an aristocratic family from central Bhutan. The book will be of special interest to students of early Tibetan history, legal history, comparative sociology and cultural anthropology of the Himalayan regions.
£93.60
Brill Greek Colonisation: An Account of Greek Colonies and Other Settlements Overseas, Volume Two
Book SynopsisThe 3-volume handbook is dedicated to one of the most significant processes in the history of ancient Greece - colonisation. Greeks set up colonies and other settlements in new environments, establishing themselves in lands stretching from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to North Africa in the south and the Black Sea in the north-east. In this colonial world Greek and local societies met, influenced and enriched each other. The handbook brings together historians and archaeologists, all world experts, to present the latest ideas and evidence. The principal aim is to present and update the general picture of this phenomenon, showing its importance in the history of the whole ancient world, including the Near East. The work is dedicated to the late Prof. A.J. Graham. This second volume contains chapters on Central Greece on the eve of the colonisation movement, foundation stories, colonisation in the Classical period, the Adriatic, the northern Aegean, Libya and Cyprus.
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Brill Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815: Expansion and Reform
Book SynopsisThis study examines the colonial intervention in Sri Lanka at the end of the eighteenth century, when British rule replaced Dutch rule on the island. It focuses on the local reforms in the Dutch administration and policymaking on the island prior to the take-over and the various ways in which the British colonial government dealt with the Dutch legacy. Native agency in the colonial state formation process, the influence of the revolutions that swayed Europe at the time and changes in Dutch and British colonial exploitation are addressed respectively in an effort to characterize the transition of colonial regimes in Asia during this revolutionary era.
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Brill Philosopher, Practitioner, Politician: the Many Lives of Fazang (643-712)
Book SynopsisThe Buddhist monk Fazang (643-712), regarded today mainly as a scholastic monk, was in fact one of the greatest metaphysicians in Asia. This biographical - and hagiographical - study of Fazang seeks to explore his other contributions and in so doing to correct some major mis-presentations and misinterpretations existing in modern scholarship. It highlights and uncovers aspects of Fazang’s complicated life which have been neglected or ignored until now. By experimenting with some methodological innovations in reading medieval Chinese monastic hagio-biography, this study reveals general features, structures and overall governing laws of medieval East Asian monastic hagio-biographic literature. In doing so it is a major contribution to the ongoing discussion among scholars of hagiography in other contexts as well.Trade Review"Nicht nur zum Verständnis der Entwicklung des chinesischen Buddhismus is diese vorzügliche Studie grundlegend, sondern sie vermittelt auch einen differenzierten Einblick in das China der Tang-Zeit über den Buddhismus hinaus, ja sie zeigt, wie sich die Verschmelzungen unterschiedlicher Traditionen und Interessenlage vollzogen. Hier wurden strukturelle Grundmuster eingeübt, die China bis heute prägen." Michael von Brück, München, Theologische Literaturzeitung, 2009:134/12. 'Chen's book is an important contribution to the study of Chinese Buddhist historiography and Huayan studies in particular.' Imre HamarTable of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction Part One A Biographical Reconstruction Chapter One Primary Sources and Secondary Studies 1 Epigraphic Sources 2 Textual Sources 3 Modern Studies: Contributions and Limitations 4 Concluding Remarks: The Nature and Structure of the Primary Sources, and the Problems of Modern Studies Chapter Two Ch’oe Ch’iwŏn’s Biography of Fazang: A Textual Study 1 Format and Contents 2 Sources of Pŏpjang Hwasang Chŏn 3 Values and Limitations 4 Concluding Remarks Chapter Three Fazang’s Basic Biographical Data: Names, Native Land, Familial and Dharma Backgrounds 1 Names 2 Places of Origin and Birth 3 Family Background 4 “Dharma Family” 5 Concluding Remarks Chapter Four The Eminent Monk Who Wasn’t?: Stories about Fazang’s Full Ordination 1 From Yan Chaoyin to Zuxiu: Why Fazang’s Ordination Became an Issue 2 The Fictional Nature of the “Ordination Episode” 3 Fazang and Śākyamitra: Further Evidence 4 Concluding Remarks Chapter Five A Man of Many Faces: Fazang’s Life Reconstructed, I 1 Becoming a Buddhist Monk: 643-670 2 Emergence of a Buddhist Master: 670-690 3 Fazang under Empress Wu’s Reign up to 699 Chapter Six A Man of Many Faces: Fazang’s Life Reconstructed, II 1 Fazang under the Last Five Years of Empress Wu’s Reign (700-705) 2 Under the Reign of Zhongzong: 705-710 3 Under the Reign of Ruizong: 710-712 4 Concluding Remarks Part Two: Thematic and Hagiographical Studies Chapter Seven Fazang the Philosopher 1 Legends Regarding the Composition of the “Treatise on the Golden Lion” 2 The Mirror Hall 3 Concluding Remarks Chapter Eight Fazang the Technical Innovator 1 A Great Secret Wrapped in a Small Package 2 The Provenance of the Printed Dhāraṇī Text: Korea or China? 3 The Promise of Health and Long Life in the Dhāraṇī Text 4 Empress Wu and Daoist Immortality 5 Fazang’s Role in Printing and Spreading Wugou Jingguang Da Tuoluoni Jing 6 Fazang’s Knowledge of Mulberry Paper 7 Concluding Remarks Chapter Nine Fazang the Translator 1 Collaboration with Divākara and Devendraprajña 2 Collaboration with Śikṣānanda and Mitrasena 3 Collaboration with Yijing and Bodhiruci 4 Concluding Remarks Chapter Ten Fazang the Court Politician 1 Fazang and Empress Wu: 670-690 2 Fazang and Empress Wu: 690-705 3 Fazang’s Role in the Transition of Power: 700-705 4 Fazang under the Reigns of Zhongzong (705-710) and Ruizong (710-712) 5 Concluding Remarks Chapter Eleven Fazang’s Religious Life 1 Esoteric Practices 2 Daoist Practices 3 Self-immolation and Relic-veneration 4 Concluding Remarks Chapter Twelve Fazang the Wonderworker 1 Miracle Stories about Fazang’s Mastery of the Avataṃsaka Teachings 2 Fazang the Rain-maker and Disciplinarian 3 The Magician as Warrior?: Fazang and the Suppression of a Khitan Rebellion (696-697) 4 Concluding Remarks Conclusion Part Three: Appendixes Bibliography Index
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Brill Strength beyond Structure: Social and Historical Trajectories of Agency in Africa
Book SynopsisThis book explores the notion of agency in a range of empirical situations in Africa. Agency directs our quest for an understanding of the dynamics and social transformations of African situations to the domains of creativity, inventiveness and reflexivity. It emphasizes the possibilities individuals and social groups perceive when faced with the constraints that tend to mark African social life. The case studies provide an alternative view of people and society in Africa by looking at the ways social strength is created in the hope of overcoming many of the structural limitations encountered in daily life. 'Strength beyond Structure' challenges the optimism that is engrained in the development rhetoric about Africa by making agency the subject of empirical scrutiny.Table of ContentsSocial and Historical Trajectories of Agency in Africa: An Introduction Rijk van Dijk, Mirjam de Bruijn & Jan-Bart Gewald Manchester as the Birth Place of Modern Agency Research: The Manchester School Explained from the Perspective of Evans-Pritchard’s Book The Nuer Wim van Binsbergen Dreams and Agency during Angola’s War of Independence Inge Brinkman Chief Hosea Kutako: A Herero Royal and Namibian Nationalist’s Life against Confinement 1870–1970 Jan-Bart Gewald Agency in Kapsiki Religion: A Comparative Approach Wouter van Beek Les Enveloppes pour Papa Daniel: La Transformation des Relations Domestiques dans les Ménages des Congolais de la Diaspora Julie Ndaya From Individual Act to Social Agency in San Trance Rituals Thomas Widlok The Dynamics of Families, their Work and Provisioning Strategies in the Changing Economies in the Urban Townships of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Otrude N. Moyo Images of Africa: Agency and Nature Conservation in South Africa Malcolm Draper, Marja Spierenburg & Harry Wels Solitary Births in Téra, Niger: A Local Quest for Safety Gertie Janssen Agency in and from the Margins: Street Children and Youth in N’djaména, Chad Mirjam de Bruijn Negotiating the Memory of Fulbe Hierarchy among Mobile Elite Women Lotte Pelckmans The Safe and Suffering Body in Transnational Ghanaian Pentecostalism; Towards an Anthropology of Vulnerable Agency Rijk van Dijk
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Brill Ransom Slavery along the Ottoman Borders: (Early Fifteenth - Early Eighteenth Centuries)
Book SynopsisNotwithstanding the spectacular upswing in the research, there are areas of Ottoman slavery that have still not received the attention they deserve. This volume intends to take a step towards bridging this gap. The twelve studies it contains are organised around connected themes: the hunt for, the trade in and the treatment of captives in the Balkans and in Central Europe. The area under scrutiny is focussed on Hungary, and some other border regions extending from the Crimea to Malta. It offers both an analytic and synthetic approach based on a great deal of so far unpublished Ottoman and European archival material. It not only examines Christian slavery in the Ottoman Empire, but also provides greater insight into the tribulations of Ottoman slaves in the Christian world and sheds light on the devastating effect of captive-related transactions on trade and sometimes on the financial position of whole communities.
£124.00
Brill Money and Violence: Financial Self-Help Groups in a South African Township
Book SynopsisThis ethnographic study reveals how financial self-help groups (burial societies and credit groups) are islands of hope for Xhosa migrants living in the townships and squatter camps of Cape Town, South Africa. Many are caught up in a sea of insecurity, unemployment, murder, rape, AIDS, and social conflict, entangled with apartheid politics as well as post-apartheid development. Particularly women create these de-politicized social spaces to feel secure and trusted, and know that money is subject to their control. This intimate account challenges romanticized views on urban poverty and solidarity groups. It explores the anxiety among members, the fragility of trust and solidarity, as well as the emergence of conflicts with kin, household members, and neighbours, over desperately needed money.
£50.16
Brill Touches of History: An Entry into 'May Fourth' China
Book SynopsisTouches of History represents a groundbreaking attempt to return to a study of “May Fourth” that is solidly grounded in historical fact. Favouring smaller stories over grand narratives, concentrating on unknown, marginal materials rather than familiar key documents, and highlighting “May Fourth”’s indebtedness to the cultural debates of the preceding late Qing period, Chen Pingyuan reconstructs part of the actual historical scenery, demonstrating the great variety of ideas expressed during those tumultuous decades.Trade Review"As a whole, Chen's 'writings on the margins' consistently edify and engage readers; they exemplify the joy and satisfaction to be obtained from literary historical scholarship, once the indeterminacy of the May Fourth's meaning is taken as a virtue. That joy and satisfaction come from such things as the discovery of an obscure text hidden in a far corner of a library that unexpectedly reveals how little we know about early twentieth-century China; or when the hard labor of archival research yields new insights into a presumptively fixed historical account. By reexamining both primary sources and received interpretive paradigms, Chen reminds readers of the complexity of literary historical scholarship, and thereby both reappraises the 'May Fourth' and reinvigorate it as an intriguing subject for research and reflection." Tze-ki Hon, State University of New York at Geneseo, MCLC Resource Center Publication (March 2012) http://mclc.osu.edu/rc/pubs/reviews/hon.htm "Touches of History is a fine work of literary history providing new insights into some of the literary and cultural debates of the May Fourth era, showing Chen’s erudition and meticulous scholarship...[T]he book does provide an “entry” into May Fourth China and makes a valuable contribution to scholarship on the early Republican period." Edmund S.K. Fung, University of Western Sydney, The China Journal, No. 69 (January 2013).
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Brill Nomads of Eastern Tibet: Social Organization and Economy of a Pastoral Estate in the Kingdom of Dege
Book SynopsisThis book presents the first comprehensive anthropological account of premodern Tibetan pastoral economy and social organization in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. It offers a uniquely fine-grained descriptive portrait of traditional Tibetan rural life among nomads in the kingdom of Dege. Based upon extensive ethnographic interviews, this study yields a nuanced analysis of the most crucial and controversial relationship in premodern Tibetan societies, namely, that ensuing between local lords and their dependents. It convincingly readdresses anthropological debates and political claims about feudalism or serfdom in Tibetan societies from a perspective that is more sensitive to local historical, social, and economic contexts.Trade Review"In summary, this book provides a fascinating glimpse of social and economic life in a pastoral society during the early part of the twentieth century. Rinzin Thargyal deserves credit for producing this rich, insightful, clearly written monograph. This book is an admirable accomplishment considering the painstaking task of describing a past way of life through the recollections of people who were spatially and temporally removed from their former homeland." Geoff Childs (Washington University in St. Louis), JAS 68 (2009).Table of ContentsAuthor’s Preface, Editor’s Preface, List of Illustrations TONI HUBER—The Anthropology of Tibet and the First Tibetan Anthropologies RINZIN THARGYAL—Nomads of Eastern Tibet: Social Organization and Economy of a Pastoral Estate in the Kingdom of Dege Chapter One—Introduction Chapter Two—The Genesis of Zilphukhog Chapter Three—Labour Service Chapter Four—Animal Husbandry Chapter Five—Trade and Peripheral Incomes Chapter Six—Strategic Transhumance Chapter Seven—Household Organization Chapter Eight—Marriage and Kinship Chapter Nine—Birth and Death Chapter Ten—The Political Environment Chapter Eleven—Social Organization Bibliography, Index
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Brill Dharma, Disorder and the Political in Ancient India: The Āpaddharmaparvan of the Mahābhārata
Book SynopsisThe Āpaddharmaparvan, 'the book on conduct in times of distress', is an important section of the great Sanskrit epic the Mahābhārata which, despite its significance for Mahābhārata studies and for the history of Indian social and political thought, has received little attention in scholarly literature. This book places the Āpaddharmaparvan within its literary and ideological contexts. In so doing it explores the development of a conception of brahmanic kingship morally justifiable within the terms of a debate largely set by various alternative social movements of the period. This book further explores the implications for our understanding of the Mahābhārata that follow from the Āpaddharmaparvan's presentation as a poetically cohesive unit within itself and within the wider parameters of the Mahābhārata.Trade Review"This very good book is for research scholars and libraries." Frederick M. Smith (University of Iowa), Religious Studies Review, 35:3 (2009)
£165.60
Brill Converting Cultures: Religion, Ideology and Transformations of Modernity
Book SynopsisThis volume fundamentally improves our understanding of processes like the secularization of society, and the growth of mass ideological movements, by looking upon these transformations to modernity as a species of conversion akin to religious conversion. The geographical areas covered by the contributors—the Ottoman domain, India, China, and Japan—provide striking examples of the dynamic force of conversion as a reaction to the tremendous pressures exerted by colonialism and imperialism and by the types of transformations constitutive of modernity.Table of ContentsPart 1: Converting States: Nationalism, Ritual, and Religious Identity The Crisis of “Conversion” and Search for National Doctrine in Early Meiji Japan - Trent Maxey Civic Faith and Hybrid Ritual in Nationalist China - Rebecca Nedostup The Atmosphere of Conversion in Interwar Japan - Alan Tansman Adamant And Treacherous: Serbian Historians On Religious Conversions - Bojan Aleksov Part 2: Converting Institutions: Education, Media, and Mass Movements Gender, Conversion, and Social Transformation: The American Discourse of Domesticity and the Origins of the Bulgarian Women’s Movement, 1857-1876 - Barbara Reeves-Ellington Secular Conversion as a Turkish Revolutionary Project in the 1930s - Ertan Aydin Some Consideration on the Building of an Ottoman Public Identity in the Nineteenth Century -Şerif Mardin Science Without Conscience: Unno Jūza and Tenkō of Convenience - Sari Kawana Charismatic Entrepreneurship and Conversion: Oomoto Proselytization, 1916-1935 - Nancy Stalker Part 3: Converting Selves: Translating Modern Identity Translation and Conversion Beyond Western Modernity: Tolstoian Religion in Meiji Japan - Sho Konishi Civilization and Its Discussants: Medeniyet and the Turkish Conversion to Modernism - Kevin Reinhart The Double Bind of Race and Religion: The Conversion of the Dönme to Turkish Secular Nationalism - Marc Baer The Body as the Locus of Religious Identity: Examples from Western India - James W. Laine The Poetics of Conversion and the Problem of Translation in Endō Shūsaku's Silence - Dennis Washburn Part 4: Converting Others: Hybridity and the Problem of Sincerity “Mass Movements” in South India, 1877-1936 - Eliza F. Kent From Morals to Melancholy: How a Japanese Critic Rejected Bakin and Learned to Love Shakespeare - Patrick Caddeau Hidden Believers, Hidden Apostates: The Phenomenon of Crypto-Jews and Crypto-Christians in the Middle East - Maurus Reinkowski True Believers? Agency and Sincerity in Representations of “Mass Movement" Converts in 1930s India - Laura Dudley Jenkins From Ideological Literature to a Literary Ideology: “Conversion” in Wartime Japan - James Dorsey
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Brill African Brain Circulation: Beyond the Drain-Gain Debate
Book SynopsisIn this book, discussions on African brain circulation and transnational society provide new insights and point to fertile research and policy agendas. Today, a globally important dilemma concerns citizens who either depart from their homeland to enhance their life chances in a rich society - but possibly contribute to a brain drain for their homeland - or stay home and work - but possibly contribute to a brain waste since conditions at home will not allow them to contribute commensurately with their capability. Increasingly, scholars on the subject of global South-to-West emigrants argue that it is not just a possibility of a brain drain occurring when citizens emigrate or brain waste occurring when they stay home, but rather a brain gain when they emigrate strategically and contribute to development in the homeland.Table of ContentsIntroduction Rubia Patterson Going Around the Drain-Gain Debate with Brain Circulation References 13 1. PAN-AFRICAN BRAIN CIRCULATION Cynthia Lucas Hewitt Introduction 15 Pan-Africanism and World-Systems Theory 17 Pan-Africanism and Transnationalism 22 Brain Circulation 25 Testing Brain Circulation 27 African Diaspora Immigration and Brain Circulation 28 Discussion 33 Conclusion 38 References 38 2 .DIASPORA REMITTANCES AND THE FINANCING OF BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA Fondo Sikod and Gérard Tchouassi Introduction 41 Methodology 43 Discussions 44 Conclusion, Lessons Learned and Recommendations 54 References 55 3. GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA John Akokpari Introduction 59 Development 61 The Reality of Africa's Developmental Crisis 62 Globalization and Migration 64 Migration and Africa's Development 68 The Effects of Migration on Africa's Development The Unending Debate 71 Managing Africa's Skill Emigration Prospects and Problems 80 Conclusion 82 References 83 4. ON THE BRAIN DRAIN OF AFRICANS TO AMERICA: SOME METHODOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Bahrour K. Takyi and Jesse R. Mann Background and Problem Statement 87 Measurement Issues and Implications 90 Conclusion 92 References 93 5. CYBERORGANIZING UNITED STATES CONSTITUENCIES FOR AFRICA Jill M. Humphries Introduction 95 The "Non-Democratic" Nature of U.S. Foreign Policy 97 Resources and Communication Networks 99 Methodology 104 The National Summit in Historical Context 107 Results 109 Discussion 120 References 123 6. BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT: A CURRENT TRACE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA Paulo Moreno-Zapata Introduction 127 Globalization, Ethnicity, and the Environment: Finding Similarities, Building Global Communities 130 Ethno-Development and Territory 132 Biodiversity: The Case of African Colombians in the Pacific Coast 134 The African Colombian Institutional Strengthening and the Biodiversity Network 136 Conclusions 138 Acknowledgement 139 References 139 7. BUILDING THE NEW AFRICAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY: CIRCULATING BRAINS AND RECYCLING MATERIALS Rubia Patterson Introduction 143 A New Production Genus: From Destructo-Industrial to Eco-Industrial 146 Pioneering an Ecological Economy 149 Brain Circulation: Digital Asia and Eco-Industrial Africa 154 Building an Ecological Economy: The Potential Case of Liberia 158 Conclusion 163 Acknowledgment 164 References 164 8. BRAIN DRAIN AND ITS IMPACT ON ETHIOPIA'S HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE MILITARY ACADEMIES BETWEEN 1970S AND 2000 Solomon A. Getahun Introduction 168 Context of Migration: The Development of Higher Education in Ethiopia 168 Context of Migration: Political Repression 170 Another "Push" Factor: Lack of Infrastructural Development and Absence of Government Incentive for the Educated 173 The Possibility of Brain Gain 178 Conclusion 181 References 183 Index 185
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Brill International Law as World Order in Late Imperial China: Translation, Reception and Discourse, 1847-1911
Book SynopsisThis is the first systematic analysis of the early introduction and reception of international law as a Western political and legal science in China. International law in late imperial China is studied both as part of the introduction of the Western sciences and as a theoretical orientation in international affairs between 1847 and 1911. The first chapters serve the purpose of analysing the political, institutional, intellectual and linguistic process of adapting the theories of international law to the Chinese context language. The second major part of the book is dedicated to the discourse on China and world order within this framework.
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Brill East Meets West: Civilizational Encounters and the Spirit of Capitalism in East Asia
Book SynopsisOver the past few decades, East Asia developments in terms of production, population and trade have shown remarkable dynamics. Ensuing changes in these regions of non-Western civilization are commonly interpreted in terms of a successful adaptation of modernity. However, experiences such as the regional crisis in 1997 and the tragic incident of September 2001 more than ever ask for more intensive civilizational dialogues, and urge us to carefully consider the implications of capitalist development in the East Asian context(s). This book deals with the issues of Asian values, civilizational encounters between East and West, and the development of capitalism and its culture in East Asian countries. Its focus on inter-civilizational exchanges and the intricate interplays between civilizational and capitalist dynamics helps us to better understand our human story and history.
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Brill Timurids in Transition: Turko-Persian Politics and Acculturation in Medieval Iran
Book SynopsisHow did the the descendants of Tamerlane, collectively known as the Timurids, make the transition from a nomadic empire to a sedentary polity based on the Perso-Islamic model , and what effect did the process of transition have on their Turko-Mongolian customs and identity? This volume seeks to answer these questions by utilizing the Weberian concepts of the “routinization” of charismatic authority and the patrimonial household state. Focusing on the period of the last Timurid ruler, Sulṭān-Ḥusain Bayqara (1469–1506), the author examines the impact of the introduction of Persian modes of bureaucratic administration on the evolution of Timurid government and describes the development of the agrarian economy of the eastern Iranian province of Khorasan through the Islamic institution of the pious endowment. Based on an exceptionally broad range of sources in Persian, Arabic, and Turkic languages, the book provides a new paradigm for understanding the Timurids within the framework of post-Mongol history and offers fresh insights into Turko-Persian relations and the problem of acculturation in medieval Iran.Trade Review"Thoroughly researched and elegantly presented, this volume offers valuable insights into questions that stand at the heart of medieval Islamic and Central Asian history." Ron Sela (Indiana University), Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 68:2 (2009) 'Subtelny has produced a fine book, which draws on an extremely impressive range of sources, many of them still unpublished, and remains clear and admirably readable even wehn dealing with intractable matters like agronomy and fiscal management.' Peter Jackson, Keel University, Speculum July 2009.Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION AND STYLE MAPS, TABLES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE. THE ROUTINIZATION OF CHARISMA: THE TIMURID PATRIMONIAL HOUSEHOLD STATE CHAPTER TWO. POLITICAL VAGABOND TO POTENTATE: THE CAREER OF SULṬĀN-ḤUSAIN BAYQARA CHAPTER THREE. THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: CENTRALIZING REFORMS AND THEIR OPPONENTS CHAPTER FOUR. THE SEARCH FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS: KHORASAN AND THE AGRICULTURAL IMPERATIVE CHAPTER FIVE. PIETY AND PRAGMATISM: THE ROLE OF THE ISLAMIC ENDOWMENT CHAPTER SIX. SAINTS AND SCRIBES: TIMURID SHRINES AS VEHICLES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGROMANAGEMENT CONCLUSION APPENDIX ONE. SURVEY OF ENDOWMENT DEEDS FROM THE TIMURID PERIOD APPENDIX TWO. A TIMURID DEED OF ENDOWMENT: THE VAQFIYYA OF AFAQ BEGIM APPENDIX THREE. AN EDICT OF SULṬĀN-ABŪ SA‘ĪD CONCERNING COMPLETION OF THE GULISTĀN DAM AT MASHHAD APPENDIX FOUR. A DIPLOMA OF APPOINTMENT ISSUED BY SULṬĀN-ḤUSAIN FOR THE SUPERVISOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT THE ‘ALID SHRINE AT BALKH APPENDIX FIVE. BILLS OF PURCHASE AND SALE RELATING TO THE PRIVATIZATION OF STATE LAND IN THE BALKH REGION BY SULṬĀN-ḤUSAIN FACSIMILE EDITION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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Brill The Origin of the Indo-Iranians
Book SynopsisHere then is the fruit of Elena Kuz'mina's life-long quest for the Indo-Iranians. Already its predecessor (Otkuda prishli indoarii?, published in 1994) was considered the most comprehensive analysis of the origins of the Indo-Iranians ever published, but in this new, significantly expanded edition (edited by J.P. Mallory) we find an encyclopaedic account of the Andronovo culture of Eurasia. Taking its evidence from archaeology, linguistics, ethnology, mythology, and physical anthropology pertaining to Indo-Iranian origins and expansions, it comprehensively covers the relationships of this culture with neighboring areas and cultures, and its role in the foundation of the Indo-Iranian peoples.Trade ReviewElena Efimovna Kuz'mina won the Islamic Republic of Iran's World Prize for book of the year for her work : The Origin Of the Indo-Iranians (Brill, 2007). For more info see: http://www.ibna.ir/vdchk6nx.23nx6d10t2.html
£282.40
Brill Contributions to the Cultural History of Early Tibet
Book SynopsisThe study of the rise and institutions of the Tibetan empire of the seventh to ninth centuries, and of the continuing development of Tibetan civilization during the obscure period that followed, have aroused growing interest among scholars of Inner Asia in recent decades. The six contributions presented here represent refinements in substance and method characterizing current work in this area. A chapter by Brandon Dotson provides a new perspective on law and divination under the empire, while the post-imperial international relations of the Tsong kha kingdom are analyzed by Bianca Horlemann. In “The History of the Cycle of Birth and Death”, Yoshiro Imaeda’s investigation of a Dunhuang narrative appears in a revised edition, in English for the first time. The problem of oral transmission in relation to the Tibetan Dunhuang texts is then taken up in the contribution of Sam van Schaik. In the final section, Matthew Kapstein and Carmen Meinert consider aspects of Chinese Buddhism in their relation to religious developments in Tibet.
£132.80
Brill The King of Drinks: Schnapps Gin from Modernity to Tradition
Book SynopsisImported schnapps gin has a remarkable history in West Africa. Gin was imported in great quantities between 1880 and World War I, when its consumption showed access to the modern, international world. Subsequently schnapps was transformed into a good that signified traditional, local culture. Today, imported schnapps has high status because of its importance for African ritual and as symbol of the status of chiefs and elders, but actual consumption is limited. This book explores this unexpected trajectory of commoditisation to investigate how imported goods acquire specific local meanings. This analysis of consumption and marketing of gin contributes to our understanding of patterns of consumption, rejection and appropriation within processes of identity formation, elite formation, and the redefinition of community in colonial and postcolonial West Africa.Trade Review"This book is both provocative and subversive. The evidence that van den Bersselaar provides for his central argument—that “imported goods are likely to be incorporated into African consumptive patterns in ways that make sense in the context of existing yet continually changing African world views, .....” — has important implications not only for our understanding of modern West African history but for broader scholarship on consumption and commodities as well. Better yet, it’s a pleasure to read". Charles Ambler in"African Studies Review 2008 “Like many commodity histories, van den Bersselaar’s book successfully combines aspects of economic, political and social history with, in this case, excursions into the history of trade law and advertising” Insa Nolte in Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, Volume 23, No 2 (Spring, 2009)Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: foreign imports, local meanings Chapter 2. The Rise of Gin Chapter 3. Becoming the King of Drinks Chapter 4. ‘Bird gin’ and ‘money gin’: brands and marketing Chapter 5. Poison or medicine? Changing perceptions of Dutch gin Chapter 6. ‘Your very good health!’ Gin for an independent West Africa Chapter 7. Schnapps gin from modernity to tradition Chapter 8. Bibliography Index
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Brill An Ethnography of Knowledge: The production of knowledge in Mupfurudzi resettlement scheme, Zimbabwe
Book SynopsisThis book contributes to academic debates on knowledge. A resettlement area with people resettling from different agro-ecological regions with different knowledge and approaches to agriculture and farming provides a fascinating area to investigate how knowledge is produced and socialised. The fact that the resettlement scheme became a melting pot of different knowledge makes the term ‘local’ problematic yet farmers still use and produce knowledge that is considered ‘local’. Of interest is how the gender dynamics, politics, power, conflicts, resistance, religious beliefs and government policies impact on farming knowledge and on farming in general. This book unravels how local knowledge makes use of scientifically based state organised interventions. The book is of interest to policy makers and anyone involved in development studies.
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Brill Livelihoods and Landscapes: The People of Guquka and Koloni and their Resources
Book SynopsisDrawing on original data, secondary literature, aerial photographs and archives, this book analyzes changes in the use of the landscape and the nature of rural livelihoods in two South African villages. Taking an interdisciplinary approach on how livelihoods and landscapes in the Eastern Cape link the text provides a comprehensive study of the patterns of land use over time. Three separate chapters focus on cropping and cultivation practices, livestock and foraging as well as the gathering of wild plants. The book gives a vivid picture of the social dynamics and the interaction between ‘urban’ and ‘rural’. It depicts the steady deterioration in agricultural production and the corresponding increase in dependence on social grants and wages. Despite this trend remnants of a peasantry do exist.Table of ContentsList of tables List of figures List of maps List of photos Acknowledgements Editor’s note 1 INVESTIGATING RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND LANDSCAPES IN GUQUKA AND KOLONI: AN INTRODUCTION Paul Hebinck 2 RURAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE EASTERN CAPE Paul Hebinck and Wim van Averbeke 3 AGRO-ECOLOGY, LAND USE AND SMALLHOLDER FARMING IN THE CENTRAL EASTERN CAPE Wim van Averbeke and James Bennett 4 A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GUQUKA AND KOLONI: SETTLEMENT AND RESOURCES Paul Hebinck and Lothar Smith 5 NATURAL RESOURCE BASE AND AGRICULTURAL POTENTIALS Peter C. Lent 6 LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONS Wim van Averbeke and James Bennett 7 THE VIEW FROM ABOVE: A HISTORY OF LAND USE IN GUQUKA AND KOLONI, 1938-1996 Peter C. Lent and Guilty Mupakati 8 PRODUCTION OF CROPS IN ARABLE FIELDS AND HOME GARDENS Paul Hebinck and Nomakaya Monde 9 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND FORAGE RESOURCES James Bennett and Peter C. Lent 10 GATHERING FROM THE LAND Peter Lent 11 MOBILITY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS Lothar Smith and Paul Hebinck 12 CONTEMPORARY LIVELIHOODS Wim van Averbeke and Paul Hebinck 13 LIFE HISTORIES AND LIVELIHOOD TRAJECTORIES Paul Hebinck, Wim van Averbeke, Nomakhaya Monde, Lothar Smith and James Bennett 14 LIVELIHOODS AND LANDSCAPES: PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND LAND USE Paul Hebinck and Wim van Averbeke References List of contributors Index
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Brill International Migration and National Development in sub-Saharan Africa: Viewpoints and Policy Initiatives in the Countries of Origin
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on achieving a better understanding of the implications of international migration for national development from the perspective of the sending countries (with an emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa). More specifically, the purpose of this volume is to explore (1) current perceptions - as seen from the perspective of the countries of origin - of the links between international migration and national development, and (2) current trends in policy making aimed at minimising the negative effects, while optimising the development impact.
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Brill Kingship in Early Medieval China
Book SynopsisThe institution of the Retired Emperor forms the innovative angle from which this study analyzes Classical Chinese political history (4th to 7th centuries A.D.) With the help of the ensuing insights the volume develops into a portal through which to gain understanding of broader patterns of political and social action relevant to the Classical Chinese monarchy. In this truly interdisciplinary approach Weberian historical sociological concepts are engaged as a means of bringing specific historical actions into a wider cross cultural comparative perspective and lays the basis for a new framework to think about kingship and succession in East Asia.
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Brill Korea Yearbook (2007): Politics, Economy and Society
Book SynopsisSouth Korea-oriented articles in the 2007 yearbook deal with online grassroots journalism and participatory democracy, the Lone Star scandal, changing perceptions of inward direct investment, the impact of China’s economic ascendance, modern cityscape and mass housing production, new ancestral shrines, and the political economy of patriotism. The yearbook is essential reading for anyone interested in modern Korea.Trade Review"Korea Yearbook will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in this most fascinating of countries. An international team of top-flight experts not only cover the year's key political and economic developments in both North and South - and the growing relationship between them - but also focus in on an unusually wide range of more specific themes: from foreign investment and the Lone Star affair, via online journalism and new urban landscapes, to North Korean refugees in China. Much more than a compendium, this is an exhilarating tour of Korean economy, politics and society on both sides of the DMZ. Bravo!" Aidan Foster-Carter, Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology & Modern Korea, Leeds University 'This volume is the most comprehensive and important summary of political and economic events published on contemporary Korea. In addition, it has a number of excellent essays on both the North and the South and their interrelations, and a variety of chapters on aspects of the political-cultural Korean scene. This annual work will be an essential companion to any researcher on modern Korea, and one that every library on foreign affairs will need. We look forward to the annual production of volumes of equal caliber.' David I. Steinberg, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University "The 2007 Korea Yearbook provides fascinating and timely analysis on contemporary Korea, both North and South, by some of Europe and North America's most authoritative specialists. Encompassing a broad range of themes, including foreign relations, domestic politics, geography, archaeology, and popular culture, the volume, which includes a particularly helpful chronology of events in 2006, will, I have no doubt, prove indispensable to students, journalists, researchers and specialists working on East Asian affairs. Filling a critical vacuum in the field, the Korea Yearbook will rapidly become the definitive annual publication on modern Korean affairs." Dr. John Swenson-Wright, Lecturer in Japanese Politics and International Relations, East Asia Institute, University of Cambridge "A tremendously thorough, insightful and penetrating analysis, rich with information indispensable to the experts and useful to anyone interested in understanding the political, economic and diplomatic dynamics in both halves of the dynamic Korean Peninsula." Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Arundel House, London '... would benefit those who are interested in the Modern Koreas; it represents the best data currently available. ... Recommended. All college, research, and large public libraries; lower-level undergraduates and above, and general readers.' S. Freedman, Framingham State College Library.Table of ContentsPreface (Patrick Köllner) Chronology 2006 (Susan Pares) Köllner, Patrick: ‘South Korea: ‘Domestic Politics and Economy 2006-07’ Frank, Rüdiger: ‘North Korea: Domestic Politics and Economy 2006-07’ Hoare, James: ‘Relations Between the Two Koreas 2006-07’ Hoare, James: ‘Foreign Relations of the Two Koreas 2006-07’ Hauben, Ronda: 'Online Grassroots Journalism and Participatory Democracy in South Korea' Schopf, James C.: ‘Corruption and the Lone Star Scandal’ Cherry, Judith: ‘Changing Perceptions of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Post-Crisis Korea (1998-2006)’ Lee Chung H. and Kim Joon-Kyung: ‘Emergence of China and the Economy of South Korea’ Gelézeau, Valérie: ‘Korean Modernism, Modern Korean Cityscape and Mass Housing Production: Charting the Rise of Ap'at'u Tanji Since the 1960s’ Kwon Hoenik: ‘New Ancestral Shrines in South Korea’ Morris, Mark: ‘The Political Economy of Patriotism: The Case of Hanbando’ Carlin, Bob: ‘Negotiating with North Korea: Lessons Learned and Forgotten’ Beck, Peter, Gail Kim, and Donald MacIntyre: ‘Perilous Journeys: The Plight of North Koreans in China’ Zabrovskaya, Larisa: ‘A Brief History of the Sino-Korean Border From the 18th to the 20th Century’ About the authors and editors Map
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Brill Cinema and Television in Singapore: Resistance in One Dimension
Book SynopsisThrough close readings of contemporary made-in-Singapore films (by Jack Neo, Eric Khoo, and Royston Tan) and television programs (Singapore Idol, sitcoms, and dramas), this book explores the possibilities and limitations of resistance within an advanced capitalist-industrial society whose authoritarian government skillfully negotiates the risks and opportunities of balancing its on-going nation-building project and its “global city” aspirations. This book adopts a framework inspired by Antonio Gramsci that identifies ideological struggles in art and popular culture, but maintains the importance of Herbert Marcuse’s one-dimensional society analysis as theoretical limits to recognize the power of authoritarian capitalism to subsume works of art and popular culture even as they attempt consciously—even at times successfully—to negate and oppose dominant hegemonic formations.Trade Review“. . . an extremely impressive overview of film and television in Singapore with very strong contextualization in an analysis of the polity, arts culture, and culture industries in Singapore. The author provides a powerful synthesis of Frankfurt School critical theory and British cultural studies to provide an original mapping of Singapore and its key forms of television and film culture. The book is extremely well-written, organized, and argued and . . . could be a classic on its subject. . . . Drawing on a wealth of critical material, the author provides an insightful mapping of these cultural forms and creators of popular culture in Singapore. The author has a definite talent for providing excellent analysis with detailed reading of cultural texts and producers and a sharp critical eye that appeared very illuminating. These studies are exemplary works of concrete analysis of Singapore film and television . . . . " Douglas Kellner, Philosophy of Education Professor at UCLA and author of Media Culture and Media Spectacle. “The author’s mediations on the battles inside the PAP-fortress have yielded insightful commentaries about contemporary Singapore society, made the book an interesting and compelling read . . ., and . . . offered a welcome spark to much of the extant scholarship on Singapore media, culture and society that have come out of Singapore . . . . the author has done an admirable job in tackling the ‘thinking-out-of-the box’ task he has set out for himself. In so doing, the book highlights the contradictions of contemporary Singapore framed by state apparatuses that foster ‘one-dimensional’ thinking and behaviour on the one hand, and on the other, residents who are, or appear, less one-dimensional in their outlook and praxis. This book[’s] . . . revealing light over the epistemology of the Singapore cultural closet lends fodder to the ongoing debates about contemporary cultural formations in regards to media, state, and society in the interdisciplinary areas of critical/cultural studies, transnational media studies, multicultural/postcolonial studies, and Asian/globalization studies . . . . It has appeal for both conservative and liberal academics, researchers and university students in these areas, Singaporean or otherwise – for different reasons, of course.” Professor Tan See Kam, FSH-Communication, University of MacauTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. One-Dimensional Singapore 2. The Culture Industry in Renaissance-City Singapore 3. Singapore Idol: Consuming Nation and Democracy 4. Under One Ideological Roof: TV Sitcoms and Drama Series 5. Imagining the Chinese Community through the Films of Jack Neo 6. The Tragedy of the Heartlands in the Films of Eric Khoo 7. The Films of Royston Tan: Local Notoriety, International Acclaim Conclusion Appendix A: Cited Television Programs and Episodes Appendix B: Cited Films by Jack Neo, Eric Khoo, and Royston Tan References Index
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