Ethnic Studies category: 6968 books
Re-reading the Salaryman in Japan
Crafting Masculinities
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
In Japan, the figure of the suited, white-collar office worker or business executive ‘salaryman’ (or, sarariiman), came to be associated with Japan’s economic transformation following World War Two. The ubiquitous salaryman came to signify both Japanese masculinity, and Japanese corporate culture,...
Pakistan's Nuclear Policy
A Minimum Credible Deterrence
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
In May 1998, in reaction to India’s nuclear weapons tests, Pakistan tested six nuclear weapons. Following this, the country opted for a policy of minimum deterrence, and within a year Pakistan had altered its policy stance by adding the modifier of minimum ‘credible’ deterrence. This book looks...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
The link between trade liberalisation and poverty has arguably been one of the most debated topics in development policy debate. Existing studies on the subject have primarily used multi-country cross-sectional data, and there is a growing concern about the limitations of this approach in providing...
Prostitution Scandals in China
Policing, Media and Society
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Prostitution Scandals in China presents an examination of media coverage of prostitution-related scandals in contemporary China. It demonstrates that the subject of prostitution is not only widely debated, but also that these public discussions have ramifications for some of the key social, legal...
Tibetan Medicine in the Contemporary World
Global Politics of Medical Knowledge and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
The popularity of Tibetan medicine plays a central role in the international market for alternative medicine and has been increasing and extending far beyond its original cultural area becoming a global phenomenon. This book analyses Tibetan medicine in the 21st century by considering the contemporary...
Daoism in Japan
Chinese traditions and their influence on Japanese religious culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Like an ancient river, Daoist traditions introduced from China once flowed powerfully through the Japanese religious landscape, forever altering its topography and ecology. Daoism’s presence in Japan still may be discerned in its abiding influence on astrology, divination, festivals, literature,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Professionals are a growing group in China and increasingly make their presence felt in governance and civil society. At the same time, however, professionals in the West are under increasing pressure from commercialism or scepticism about their ability to rise above self-interest.
This...
Writing Diaspora
South Asian Women, Culture and Ethnicity
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Issues of cultural hybridity, diaspora and identity are central to debates on ethnicity and race and, over the past decade, have framed many theoretical debates in sociology, cultural studies and literary studies. However, these ideas are all too often considered at a purely theoretical level. In...
Japan and Global Migration
Foreign Workers and the Advent of a Multicultural Society
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Japan and Global Migration brings together current research on foreign workers and households from a variety of different perspectives. This influx has had a substantial impact on Japan's economic, social and political landscape. The book asks three major questions: whether the recent wave of migration...
by Elena Marushiakova, Vesselin Popov
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
This book explores diverse communities living in Central Asia and the Caucasus, who are generally gathered under the umbrella term of ‘Gypsies’, their multidimensional identities, self-appellations and labels given to them by surrounding populations, researcher and policy-makers. The book presents...
Language Learning, Power, Race and Identity
White Men, Black Language
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
This book investigates the strategies and identities of colonials who have learned the languages of colonised people, using the context of isiXhosa in South Africa. While power in language learning research has traditionally focused on the powerful native speaker and the relatively disempowered learner,...
French Food
On the Table, On the Page, and in French Culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
More than a book about food alone, French Food uses diet as a window into issues of nationality, literature, and culture in France and abroad. Outstanding contributors from cultural studies, literary criticism, performance studies, and the emerging field of food studies explore a wide range of food matters.
by Joanna McMillan
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
After decades of near silence on the matter, sex is being talked about in China. But what is being said? Who is allowed to speak? And whose purposes are being served?
This ground-breaking book takes a critical look at how sex in China is thought and talked about. Drawing on the work of the...
Islam in the Era of Globalization
Muslim Attitudes towards Modernity and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2005
Globalization, modernity and identity are fundamental issues in contemporary Islam and Islamic Studies. This collection of essays reflects the wide diversity that characterises contemporary Islamic Studies. The case studies cover regions stretching from China and Southeast Asia to diaspora communities...