Donald M Nonini: 4 books
"Getting By"
Class and State Formation among Chinese in Malaysia
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
How do class, ethnicity, gender, and politics interact? In what ways do they constitute everyday life among ethnic minorities? In "Getting By," Donald M. Nonini draws on three decades of research in the region of Penang state in northern West Malaysia, mainly in the city of Bukit Mertajam, to provide...
Local Democracy Under Siege
Activism, Public Interests, and Private Politics
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2007
2007 Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA) Book Award
Complete List of Authors:Dorothy Holland, Donald M. Nonini, Catherine Lutz, Lesley Bartlett, Marla Frederick-McGlathery, Thaddeus C. Guldbrandsen, and Enrique G. Murillo, Jr.
What is the state of democracy at the turn of the twenty-first...
What Is in a Rim?
Critical Perspectives on the Pacific Region Idea
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 1998
This pathbreaking, multidisciplinary work challenges our unthinking acceptance of such terms as 'Asia Pacific' and 'Pacific Rim.' Clarifying the hidden power relationships and hegemonic struggles that are disguised by ideological constructions of the region, the contributors uncover fundamental contradictions_including...
by Donald M. Nonini
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
A Companion to Urban Anthropology presents a collection of original essays from international scholars on key issues in urban anthropology and broader cross-disciplinary urban studies.
Features newly commissioned essays from 35 leading international scholars in urban and global studies
Includes...