Regional studies books

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The Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education in the Arabian Gulf Region: Critical Comparative Perspectives in a Neoliberal Era

The Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education in...

Author: Awad Ibrahim (University of Ottawa, Canada) ,  Osman Z. Barnawi (Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes, Saudi Arabia)
ISBN: 9781032315805
Format: Paperback
$81.99

This edited volume contributes a novel understanding of the past, present, and future of higher education across...  Read More >>

Cinematic Representations of Women in Modern Celebrity Culture, 1900–1950

Cinematic Representations of Women in Modern Celebrity...

Author: María Cristina C. Mabrey ,  Leticia Pérez Alonso (Jackson State University, USA)
ISBN: 9781032004303
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This edited volume explores the contributions of women to European, Mexican, American and Indian film industries...  Read More >>

Space and Time in African Cinema and Cine-scapes

Space and Time in African Cinema and Cine-scapes

Author: Kenneth W. Harrow
ISBN: 9781032265704
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book is the first of its kind to bring basic notions of contemporary physics to bear on African cine-scapes....  Read More >>

East Asian Pragmatics: Commonalities and Variations

East Asian Pragmatics: Commonalities and Variations...

Author: Xinren Chen (Nanjing University, China) ,  Doreen Dongying Wu (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
ISBN: 9780367512866
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This volume seeks to present a comprehensive survey of existing outputs of pragmatics research in three major East...  Read More >>

René and Postcolonial Seychelles: An African Chameleon in the Indian Ocean

René and Postcolonial Seychelles: An African Chameleon...

Author: Ashton Robinson (University of Melbourne, Australia)
ISBN: 9781032266848
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Robinson details the life and times of France-Albert René (1935-2019), the second post-independence leader of Seychelles...  Read More >>

Modern Japan

Modern Japan

Author: Louis G. Perez (Illinois State University, USA) ,  R. W. Purdy (John Carroll University, USA)
ISBN: 9781440877568
Format: Hardback
$150.00

"Organized by theme, this comprehensive encyclopedia examines all aspects of life in Japan, from geography and government...  Read More >>

Global Hindu Diaspora: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Global Hindu Diaspora: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives...

Author: Kalpana Hiralal
ISBN: 9781032652665
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book examines Hinduism from both a historical and contemporary perspective. It provides insights into factors...  Read More >>

Tracing Indo-Russian Diplomatic History

Tracing Indo-Russian Diplomatic History

Author: Arun Mohanty
ISBN: 9781032654256
Format: Paperback
$83.99

The detailed history of the India-Russia relationship presented in this volume highlights the continued relevance...  Read More >>

Walking with Pilgrims: The Kanwar Pilgrimage of Bihar, Jharkhand and the Terai of Nepal

Walking with Pilgrims: The Kanwar Pilgrimage of Bihar,...

Author: Ruma Bose
ISBN: 9781032654300
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This volume explores the vital relationship between pilgrimage and society via a focus on a specific pilgrimage...  Read More >>

The Administration of Justice in Assam (1826-1874)

The Administration of Justice in Assam (1826-1874)

Author: Achyut Kumar Borthakur
ISBN: 9781032653938
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Based on original sources, this volume is a pioneering work in the study of the growth and development of judicial...  Read More >>

Twenty Years of BIMSTEC: Promoting Regional Cooperation and Integration in the Bay of Bengal Region

Twenty Years of BIMSTEC: Promoting Regional Cooperation...

Author: Prabir De
ISBN: 9781032654386
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book primarily deals with the regional cooperation and integration issues, and assesses policy priorities,...  Read More >>

Images of the Post-Soviet Kazakhstan: A Cosmopolitan Space with Borderland Anxieties

Images of the Post-Soviet Kazakhstan: A Cosmopolitan...

Author: Suchandana Chatterjee
ISBN: 9781032654072
Format: Paperback
$83.99

The study revolves round the relationship between space and transitional identity in Kazakhstan in the post-Soviet...  Read More >>

From 'People' to 'Citizen': Democracy’s Must Take Road

From 'People' to 'Citizen': Democracy’s Must Take Road...

Author: Dipankar Gupta
ISBN: 9781032653143
Format: Paperback
$83.99

The book brings together social theory with policy practice to enlarge our understanding of democracy. It focuses...  Read More >>

Denotified Tribes of India: Discrimination, Development and Change

Denotified Tribes of India: Discrimination, Development...

Author: Malli Gandhi ,  Kompalli H.S.S. Sundar
ISBN: 9781032654478
Format: Paperback
$83.99

The work tries to present a narrative detailing the conditions of denotified tribes during colonial and post-colonial...  Read More >>

Women’s Education and Empowerment in Rural India

Women’s Education and Empowerment in Rural India

Author: Jyotsna Jha ,  Neha Ghatak
ISBN: 9781032653785
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This is a book about understanding women’s empowerment and pathways as well as roadblocks to women’s economic empowerment...  Read More >>

The Politics and Culture of Globalisation: India and Australia

The Politics and Culture of Globalisation: India and...

Author: Hans Löfgren ,  Prakash Sarangi
ISBN: 9781032653051
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This volume explores Indian-Australian relations. It brings together Indian and Australian experts in the fields...  Read More >>

Monastic Wanderers: Nāth Yogī Ascetics in Modern South Asia

Monastic Wanderers: Nāth Yogī Ascetics in Modern South...

Author: Veronique Bouillier
ISBN: 9781032652610
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book gives a detailed account of two pañcāyati monasteries, the Kadri Maṭh of Mangalore where its head’s enthronement...  Read More >>

‘Good Women do not Inherit Land': Politics of Land and Gender in India

‘Good Women do not Inherit Land': Politics of Land and...

Author: Nitya Rao
ISBN: 9781032652986
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Land for the adivasi Santal women in Dumka, Jharkhand stands for security, social position and identity, and in...  Read More >>

Literature and Nationalist Ideology: Writing Histories of Modern Indian Languages

Literature and Nationalist Ideology: Writing Histories...

Author: Hans Harder
ISBN: 9781032652993
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Writing histories of literature means making selections, passing value judgments, and incorporating or rejecting...  Read More >>

Lived Islam in South Asia: Adaptation, Accommodation and Conflict

Lived Islam in South Asia: Adaptation, Accommodation...

Author: Imtiaz Ahmad ,  Helmut Reifeld
ISBN: 9781032652825
Format: Paperback
$83.99

South Asia is probably the largest area in the world where Islam exists within a mixed composite culture, overlapping...  Read More >>

China, Japan, and Senkaku Islands: Conflict in the East China Sea Amid an American Shadow

China, Japan, and Senkaku Islands: Conflict in the East...

Author: Monika Chansoria
ISBN: 9781032653327
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book chronicles the journey of Sino-Japanese relations in the explicit context of the Senkaku Islands. It discusses...  Read More >>

Persistence of Poverty in India

Persistence of Poverty in India

Author: Nandini Gooptu ,  Jonathan Parry
ISBN: 9781032652580
Format: Paperback
$83.99

What distinguishes Persistence of Poverty from most other poverty studies is the way in which it conceptualises...  Read More >>

The Making of Medieval Panjab: Politics, Society and Culture c. 1000–c. 1500

The Making of Medieval Panjab: Politics, Society and...

Author: Surinder Singh
ISBN: 9781032654409
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book seeks to reconstruct the past of undivided Panjab during five medieval centuries. Please note: Taylor...  Read More >>

The Sultanate of Delhi (1206-1526): Polity, Economy, Society and Culture

The Sultanate of Delhi (1206-1526): Polity, Economy,...

Author: Aniruddha Ray
ISBN: 9781032654522
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book provides an integrated view of the Delhi Sultanate government from 1206 to 1526. Please note: Taylor...  Read More >>

Middle-Class Values in India and Western Europe

Middle-Class Values in India and Western Europe

Author: Imtiaz Ahmad ,  Helmut Reifeld
ISBN: 9781032652733
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book discusses the distinctive attributes of the middle classes in France, Germany and India. Drawing on historical...  Read More >>

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