Area Studies Books

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11. South America and Peace Operations

    Coming of Age

    Edited by Kai Michael Kenkel

    Series: Cass Series on Peacekeeping

    This volume is the first English-language work to focus specifically on South America in the context of peace operations. The region of South America has been undergoing significant changes recently with regard to its attitudes towards participation in peace operations. Leaving behind a strong...

    Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
12. Feminist Geopolitics

    At the Sharp End

    Edited by Deborah P. Dixon, Sallie A. Marston

    Building on a trans-disciplinary, feminist project that foregrounds the bodies of those at the ‘sharp end’ of various forms of international activity, such as immigration, development and warfare, the chapters included in this book cover a variety of sites, concerns, and hopes. These range from the...

    Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
13. Human Capital Formation and Economic Growth in Asia and the Pacific

    Edited by Wendy Dobson

    Series: PAFTAD (Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series)

    The entire planet looks to Asian and other emerging markets to sustain growth momentum as traditional markets in the USA and Europe struggle with the slow and arduous processes of deleveraging after the global financial crisis. At the same time, there is growing recognition in Asia that the sources...

    Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
14. Gender and Neoliberalism in India

    The All India Democratic Women’s Association and Globalization Politics

    By Elisabeth Armstrong

    Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society

    This book explores how one socialist women’s organization based in India has flourished in neoliberalism’s shadow. From 1991 to the present, the doctrine of liberalization has guided Indian politics and economic policy. These neoliberal measures have vastly reduced poverty alleviation schemes,...

    Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
15. Re-Evaluating Education in Japan and Korea

    De-mystifying Stereotypes

    By Hyunjoon Park

    Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia

    International comparisons of student achievement in mathematics, science, and reading have consistently shown that Japanese and Korean students outperform their peers in other parts of world. Understandably, this has attracted many policymakers and researchers seeking to emulate this success, but...

    Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
16. Sport and Nationalism in China

    By Zhouxiang Lu, Fan Hong

    Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

    This is the first book to comprehensively map the relationships between sport, nationalism and nation building in China. By exploring the last 150 years of Chinese history, it offers unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage and provides a clear grasp of Chinese sports nationalism from both macro...

    Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
17. Politics and the Art of Commemoration

    Memorials to struggle in Latin America and Spain

    By Katherine Hite

    Series: Interventions

    Memorials are proliferating throughout the globe. States recognize the political value of memorials: memorials can convey national unity, a sense of overcoming violent legacies, a commitment to political stability or the strengthening of democracy. Memorials represent fitful negotiations between...

    Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
18. Popular Culture in Taiwan

    Charismatic Modernity

    Edited by Marc Moskowitz

    Series: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series

    The growing field of popular culture studies in Taiwan can be divided into two distinct academic trends; a different analytical framework is used to examine either locally oriented popular culture or transnational pop culture. This volume combine these two academic trends, firstly by revealing that...

    Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
19. Asian Popular Culture

    The Global (Dis)continuity

    Edited by Anthony Y.H. Fung

    Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

    This book examines different aspects of Asian popular culture, including films, TV, music, comedy, folklore, cultural icons, the Internet and theme parks. It raises important questions such as – What are the implications of popularity of Asian popular culture for globalization? Do regional forces...

    Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
20. Analyzing American Democracy

    Politics and Political Science

    By Jon R. Bond, Kevin B. Smith

    Analyzing American Democracy teaches students to think analytically by presenting current political science theories and research in answering the engaging, big questions facing American politics today. It serves as both an introduction to American politics and to the discipline of political...

    Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge