Area Studies Books

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31. Soviet Economic Management Under Khrushchev

    The Sovnarkhoz Reform

    By Nataliya Kibita

    Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

    The Sovnarkhoz Reform of 1957 was designed by Khrushchev to improve efficiency in the Soviet economic system by decentralising economic decision making from all-Union branch ministries in Moscow to the governments of the individual republics and regional economic councils. Based on extensive...

    Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
32. Soviet Consumer Culture in the Brezhnev Era

    By Natalya Chernyshova

    Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

    After decades of turmoil and trauma, the Brezhnev era brought stability and an unprecedented rise in living standards to the Soviet Union, enabling ordinary people to enjoy modern consumer goods on an entirely new scale. This book analyses the politics and economics of the state’s efforts to...

    Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
33. Social Work in the Middle East

    Edited by Hussein Hassan Soliman

    Series: Routledge Studies in Social Welfare in Asia

    Countries across the Middle East face a number of social problems such as poverty, unemployment, housing, internal immigration and caring for vulnerable groups such as children, women, the disabled and the elderly. Providing an overview of the wide range of social issues addressed by social work...

    Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
34. Diplomacy in Japan-EU Relations

    From the Cold War to the Post-Bipolar Era

    By Oliviero Frattolillo

    Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

    Since the 1950s, Japan-Europe relations have been characterised by a mutual coldness in terms of diplomatic dialogue, punctuated by a number of trade disputes. This book analyses the development of the political and diplomatic relationship between Japan and Europe, and shows that – especially...

    Published June 16th 2013 by Routledge
35. Pakistan in National and Regional Change

    State and Society in Flux

    Edited by C. Christine Fair, Shaun Gregory

    Pakistan is one of the most important states in the international system and a key concern of western security. This collection identifies a set of national and regional/international trends which will be critical in determining the medium to long-term stability and cohesion of Pakistan, yet which...

    Published June 13th 2013 by Routledge
36. New Indian Cinema in Post-Independence India

    The Cultural Work of Shyam Benegal’s Films

    By Anuradha Needham

    Series: Intersections: Colonial and Postcolonial Histories

    Shyam Benegal is an Indian director and screenwriter whose work is considered central to New Indian cinema. By closely analysing several of Benegal’s films, this book provides an understanding of India’s post-independence history. The book examines the filmmaker’s focus on women by highlighting his...

    Published June 12th 2013 by Routledge
37. A Woman's Ramayana

    Candravati's Bengali Epic

    By Mandakranta Bose, Sarika Bose

    Series: Routledge Hindu Studies Series

    The Ramayana, an ancient epic of India, with audiences across vast stretches of time and geography, continues to influence numberless readers socially and morally through its many re-tellings. Made available in English for the first time, the 16th century version presented here is by Candravati, a...

    Published June 12th 2013 by Routledge
38. Politics and the Religious Imagination

    Edited by John H.A. Dyck, Paul S. Rowe, Jens Zimmermann

    Series: Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics

    Politics and the Religious Imagination is the product of a group of interdisciplinary scholars each analyzing the connections between religious narratives and the construction of regional and global politics, combining a set of theoretical and philosophic insights with several case studies that...

    Published June 12th 2013 by Routledge
39. Post-Tsunami Reconstruction in Indonesia

    Negotiating Normativity through Gender Mainstreaming Initiatives in Aceh

    By Marjaana Jauhola

    Series: Interventions

    This book offers a critical analysis of gender mainstreaming initiatives in the post-tsunami context in Indonesia. Aiming to challenge the terms of the debate in gender mainstreaming and disaster reconstruction efforts, Jauhola offers an important contribution for the discussion of what ‘feminisms...

    Published June 9th 2013 by Routledge
40. Religious Authority and Political Thought in Twelver Shi'ism

    From Ali to Post-Khomeini

    By Hamid Mavani

    Series: Routledge Studies in Political Islam

    Ranging from the time of the infallible Imams, to the contemporary era, this book provides a comprehensive overview of Shi’i religious and political authority, focusing on Iran and Lebanon, without limiting the discourse to Khomeini’s version of an Islamic State. Utilising untapped Arabic and...

    Published June 6th 2013 by Routledge