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Families We Need: Disability, Abandonment, and Foster Care’s Resistance in Contemporary China by Erin Raffety
RRP: $241.80$208.73Set in the remote, mountainous Guangxi Autonomous Region and based on ethnographic fieldwork, Families We Need traces the movement of three Chinese foster children, Dengrong, Pei Pei, and Meili, from the state orphanage into the humble, foster homes of... -
Governor of the Cordillera: John C. Early among the Philippine Highlanders by Shelton Woods
RRP: $210.60$182.13Governor of the Cordillera tells the story of an American colonial official in the Philippines who took the unpopular position of defending the rights of the Igorots, was fired in disgrace, and made a triumphal return. During the first fifteen years of... -
State and Intellectual in Imperial Japan: The Public Man in Crisis by Andrew E. Barshay
RRP: $81.90$64.43This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices... -
Chasing the American Dream in China: Chinese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland by Leslie Kim Wang
RRP: $56.53$48.67Few studies have highlighted the stories of middle-class children of immigrants who move to their ancestral homelands-countries with which they share cultural ties but haven't necessarily had direct contact. Chasing the American Dream in China addresses... -
Beauty and Brutality: Manila and Its Global Discontents by Martin F. Manalansan IV
RRP: $60.45$53.35Beauty and Brutality provides an exciting, original, and critical encounter with this labyrinthine city’s imagined and material landscape. The authors and contributors investigate the “messy, fleshy, recalcitrant, mercurial, and immeasurable qualities of... -
Insect Histories of East Asia by David A. Bello
RRP: $54.58$47.07Interactions between people and animals are attracting overdue attention in diverse fields of scholarship, yet insects still creep within the shadows of more charismatic birds, fish, and mammals. Insect Histories of East Asia centers on bugs and creepy... -
Globalization, Poverty, and Income Inequality: Insights from Indonesia by Richard Barichello
RRP: $144.30$126.46This book will appeal not only to academics with interests in trade, poverty, and income inequality but also to public policy makers and practitioners working in those areas, as well as Southeast Asia regional studies experts.Book InformationISBN... -
Improvising the Voice of the Ancestors: Heritage and Identity in Central Asia by Mustafa Coskun
RRP: $58.50$55.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783643908896Author Mustafa CoskunFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Lit VerlagPublisher Lit VerlagWeight(grams) 513g -
A Century of Modern Chinese Poetry: An Anthology by Michelle Yeh
RRP: $177.45$154.67This volume—a completely overhauled and updated version of Michelle Yeh’s 1992 classic Anthology of Modern Chinese Poetry—brings together modern poetry from the Chinese-speaking world dating from the 1910s to the 2010s. Featuring the work of 85 poets... -
Darjeeling: In Search of People’s History of the Hills by Dinesh Chandra Ray
RRP: $243.75$210.33History has always dealt with people, yet often gazing at the people from the perspectives of the non-people – colonizers, intruders, outsiders and the privileged elite insiders – who seem to have internalized the ‘mainstream’ perspective framed by the... -
The Chinese Lifestyle: The Reconfiguration of the Middle Class in Contemporary China by Alfonso Sanchez-Romera
RRP: $243.75$210.33The research presented in this book explores the formation of the middle class in contemporary urban China.Including case studies on middle-class professionals living in Beijing, this book analyses how social and economic changes to Chinese society... -
Poetics of Village Politics: The Making of West Bengal's Rural Communism by Arild Engelsen Ruud
RRP: $204.75$177.18Originally published in 2003, this volume studies village politics and the changes brought about in rural society through political developments. It focuses on the social, political and cultural circumstances of communist mobilization in rural West... -
Families We Need: Disability, Abandonment, and Foster Care's Resistance in Contemporary China by Erin Raffety
RRP: $50.68$43.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978829299Author Erin RaffetyFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 152g -
Frontier Fieldwork: Building a Nation in China's Borderlands, 1919-45 by Andres Rodriguez
RRP: $157.95$125.68The centre may hold, but borders can fray. Frontier Fieldwork explores the work of social scientists, agriculturists, photographers, and missionaries who took to the field in China's southwest at a time when foreign political powers were contesting... -
Nine Guiding Principles for Women in Higher Education by Karyn Z. Sproles
RRP: $44.85$39.68Highlighting the nine guiding principles to help women succeed in their academic careers.Although there are more women in higher education than ever before—and increasingly in leadership positions—their paths to success are more difficult than those... -
Fixing the Image: Ultrasound and the Visuality of Care in Phnom Penh by Jenna Grant
RRP: $177.45$153.89Introduced in Phnom Penh around 1990, at the twilight of socialism and after two decades of conflict and upheaval, ultrasound took root in humanitarian and then privatized medicine. Services have since multiplied, promising diagnostic information and... -
Incomplete Conquests: The Limits of Spanish Empire in the Seventeenth-Century Philippines by Stephanie Joy Mawson
RRP: $210.60$182.13In Incomplete Conquests, Stephanie Joy Mawson uncovers the limitations of Spanish empire in the Philippines, unearthing histories of resistance, flight, evasion, conflict, and warfare from across the breadth of the Philippine archipelago during the... -
Crip Colony: Mestizaje, US Imperialism, and the Queer Politics of Disability in the Philippines by Sony Coráñez Bolton
RRP: $161.85$140.61In Crip Colony, Sony Coranez Bolton examines the racial politics of disability, mestizaje, and sexuality in the Philippines. Drawing on literature, poetry, colonial records, political essays, travel narratives, and visual culture, Coranez Bolton traces... -
The Fruits of Opportunism: Noncompliance and the Evolution of China's Supplemental Education Industry by Le Lin
RRP: $54.60$45.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226821511Author Le LinFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher University of Chicago PressWeight(grams) 152g -
Refugee Lifeworlds: The Afterlife of the Cold War in Cambodia by Y-Dang Troeung
RRP: $46.78$40.64Cambodian history is Cold War history, asserts Y-Dang Troeung in Refugee Lifeworlds. Constructing a genealogy of the afterlife of the Cold War in Cambodia, Troeung mines historical archives and family anecdotes to illuminate the refugee experience, and... -
Cancer and the Kali Yuga: Gender, Inequality, and Health in South India by Cecilia Coale Van Hollen
RRP: $48.75$38.20As news spread that more women died from breast and cervical cancer in India than anywhere else in the world in the early twenty-first century, global public health planners accelerated efforts to prevent, screen, and treat these reproductive cancers in... -
Kuni: A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection by Tsuyoshi Sekihara
RRP: $31.18$18.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623177317Author Tsuyoshi SekiharaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S. -
Village Ties: Women, NGOs, and Informal Institutions in Rural Bangladesh by Nayma Qayum
RRP: $50.68$43.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978816442Author Nayma QayumFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 152g -
Nursing Shifts in Sichuan: Canadian Missions and Wartime China, 1937-1951 by Sonya Grypma
RRP: $144.30$126.46In 1943, the Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) was forced to evacuate to the Canadian West China Mission in Chengdu, Sichuan. As part of an extraordinary mass migration to Free China during the Japanese occupation, the refugee PUMC transformed nursing... -
Pure and True: The Everyday Politics of Ethnicity for China's Hui Muslims by David R. Stroup 9780295749839
RRP: $54.58$47.07What are the boundaries of Hui identity?The Chinese Communist Party points to the Hui-China's largest Muslim ethnic group-as a model ethnic minority and touts its harmonious relations with the group as an example of the Party's great success in ethnic... -
Between War and the State: Civil Society in South Vietnam, 1954–1975 by Van Nguyen-Marshall
RRP: $210.60$182.13In Between War and the State, Van Nguyen-Marshall examines an array of voluntary activities, including mutual-help, professional, charitable, community development, student, women's, and rights organizations active in South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. By... -
The Camphor Tree and the Elephant: Religion and Ecological Change in Maritime Southeast Asia by Faizah Zakaria
RRP: $54.58$47.07Uncovers a spiritual dimension in the transition to the AnthropoceneWhat is the role of religion in shaping interactions and relations between the human and nonhuman in nature? Why are Muslim and Christian organizations generally not a potent force in... -
Towards a British Natyam: Creating a British Classical Indian Dance Tradition Magdalen Gorringe 9781805398493
RRP: $208.65$177.35The story of the emerging professionalization of classical Indian dance forms in Britain is wrought with contradictions. Though becoming increasingly popular within mainstream culture, the forms lack the clear routes to vocational training so essential... -
Traditional Chinese Music Research: An Insider's Exploration Hui Yu 9789819763931
RRP: $194.98$165.73This book provides valuable insights into key issues in Chinese music research, spanning both historical and contemporary contexts. It employs analytical methodologies to explore the forms, sources, and historical materials of traditional Chinese music... -
Alternative Virtues: Japanese Perspectives on Christian and Confucian Traditions and Education Koji Tachibana 9781032501420
RRP: $263.25$223.76Incorporating various perspectives on the Japanese notion of virtue, Alternative Virtues investigates and expands our current understanding of virtue and presents a foundational case study of an alternative approach to virtues. The study of virtue has... -
On Critical Postmedia and Korea: Philosophy, Technology, Literature Joff P. N. Bradley 9781666945447
RRP: $157.95$145.28On Critical Postmedia and Korea: Philosophy, Technology, Literature was curated for the simple reason that a shift has taken place in orientation towards the future. Not long ago, the West looked to Japan as charting a path to a new form of society, with... -
The Taiwan Question in Xi Jinping’s Era: Beijing’s Evolving Taiwan Policy and Taiwan’s Internal and External Dynamics Suisheng Zhao 9781032861661
RRP: $263.25$223.76Taiwan is one of the flashpoints with the potential to spark a war in East Asia. With the rhetoric of striving for peaceful unification, Xi Jinping has made clear that the Taiwan question is China’s core national interest, making it essentially... -
India C. H. Philips 9781032904610
RRP: $165.75$140.89Originally published in 1949, India does not attempt to provide a full history of the country, rather it brings to life the Indian story at the time by relating the position at the time of the new Indian Dominions to their historical background, and on... -
Darjeeling: In Search of People’s History of the Hills Dinesh Chandra Ray 9781032424460
RRP: $77.98$68.37History has always dealt with people, yet often gazing at the people from the perspectives of the non-people – colonizers, intruders, outsiders and the privileged elite insiders – who seem to have internalized the ‘mainstream’ perspective framed by the... -
The Resilience of Indigenous Religion: A Struggle for Survival of Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak in Manipur Samson Kamei 9781032424507
RRP: $77.98$68.37This book is a sociological study of the resilience of Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak – one of the indigenous religions of the Rongmei people of Manipur. It is intended to serve the academic interests of researchers working on indigenous religions. -
Sufism in India and Central Asia Nasir Raza Khan 9781032373591
RRP: $77.98$68.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032373591Author Nasir Raza KhanFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 453g -
Marginalised Groups in India: Historiography, Politics, and Policies Kunal Debnath 9781032882017
RRP: $263.25$223.76This book intersects marginality, politics, and policies by focusing on the narratives of selective marginalised groups within India. Encouraging inclusive government policies that considers the diverse identities of individuals and groups within India,... -
Patterns of Kingship and Authority in Traditional Asia I. W. Mabbett 9781032904856
RRP: $175.50$149.18There has been a tendency to neglect the political life of Asia, in favour of religious and aesthetic considerations. The myth of the ‘changeless East’ dies hard. Few people are aware that the earliest legislation for the rights of the common man go back... -
Korea: An Introduction James Hoare 9781032907086
RRP: $175.50$149.18Host country to the 1988 Olympic Games, the Republic of Korea (‘South Korea’) became prominent in world affairs but surprisingly little was known about the general public. First published in 1988, Korea provides a complete picture of the country and its... -
Quakers in India: A Forgotten Century Marjorie Sykes 9781032906058
RRP: $165.75$140.89First published in 1980, Quakers in India is an account of the Quaker encounter with India from the day the first Quaker-owned ship sailed from Liverpool for Calcutta in 1815, until more than a century later. Quakers, both Indian and expatriate, shared...