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Routledge Handbook of Asian Borderlands by Alexander Horstmann 9780367580803
RRP: £43.99£38.84In Asia, where authoritarian-developmental states have proliferated, statehood and social control are heavily contested in borderland spaces. As a result, in the post-Cold War world, borders have not only redefined Asian incomes and mobilities, they have... -
Kuwait (Routledge Revival): MERI Report by Middle East Research Institute 9781138902190
RRP: £35.99£31.69First published in 1985, this study, focusing on Kuwait, looks at the underlying reasons why certain political, economic and social events have taken place in the country’s history. It provides vital analysis of the political and economic issues... -
Turkey (Routledge Revival): MERI Report by Middle East Research Institute 9781138902268
RRP: £35.99£31.69First published in 1985, this study, focusing on Turkey, looks at the underlying reasons why certain political, economic and social events have taken place in the country’s history. It provides vital analysis of the political and economic issues... -
Asylum-Seeking Journeys in Asia: Refugees in Hong Kong and Bangkok by Terence Chun Tat Shum 9780367660482
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book looks in detail at the journeys to asylum in Asia which are largely neglected in the media and academic analyses, despite Asia becoming the most essential region for asylum, receiving refugees from both within and outside of the continent... -
Literary History Of The Arabs by Reynold A. Nicholson 9780700702619
RRP: £37.99£33.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780700702619Author Reynold A. NicholsonFormat HardbackPage Count 540Imprint Curzon Press LtdPublisher Curzon Press LtdWeight(grams) 1160g -
Innovation, Technology Policy and Regional Development: Evidence from China and Australia by Tim Turpin 9781840645088
£105.61This book is the result of a comparative investigation that contrasts micro-systems of innovation in several regions of China and Australia - two vastly different countries in terms of traditions, industry structures, political systems and economic... -
The Routledge Handbook on the Middle East Economy by Hassan Hakimian 9781032021379
RRP: £43.99£38.84This Handbook captures the salient features of Middle Eastern economies and critically examines the public policy responses required to address the challenges and opportunities across the region. Bringing together wide-ranging perspectives from carefully... -
The Evolutionary Analysis of Economic Policy by Pavel Pelikan 9781843762256
£111.01This important book analyses evolutionary approaches to economic policy. Its main purpose is to explore the policy implications of evolutionary economics, in particular of approaches inspired on the one hand by Schumpeter and revived by Nelson and Winter... -
Innovation and the Growth of Cities by Zoltán J. Ács 9781843765707
RRP: £46.95£42.11This new and original book by Zoltan Acs explores the relationship between industrial innovation and economic growth at the regional level, and reaches conclusions as to why some regions grow but others decline. While the analysis draws on industrial... -
Elite Origins of Democracy and Development in the Muslim World by Michael T. Rock 9781032448671
RRP: £125.00£108.26Using an elite consensus/conflict analytical frame, this book examines why some majority Muslim countries perform so much better at democracy and/or development than others, questioning received wisdoms that Islam, authoritarianism, and underdevelopment... -
The EU in a Globalized World by Thomas Hoerber 9781032352510
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book fosters critical reflection on Europe's place in a fast-changing global environment, covering the soft and hard facets of EU power along the spectrum of low politics–high politics.Taking an innovative case-study approach, it provides a wide... -
Politics and Society in India by C. H. Philips 9781032154121
RRP: £28.99£25.09India inherited a system of representative and responsible government from Britain, a large part of which was incorporated in the new constitution of independent India. But in the early 1960s it was already becoming clear that this political system could... -
India and the Commonwealth 1885–1929 by S. R. Mehrotra 9781032153742
RRP: £28.99£25.09The story of the transformation of the old British Empire into the modern Commonwealth had often been told from the point of view of Great Britain and the ‘white dominions’. No attempt had so far been made to describe the decisive role of India in the... -
Modern Japan: Aspects of History, Literature and Society by W. G. Beasley 9781032152929
RRP: £28.99£25.09Originally published in 1975, much of Western scholarly writing on Japan had in recent years concerned the study of modernisation. The papers in this volume, which were prepared by leading specialists from Europe and Israel, concentrate on the problems... -
Family Law in Asia and Africa by J. N. D. Anderson 9781032152738
RRP: £31.99£28.33Originally published in 1968, we were witnessing a new – and welcome – emphasis on Comparative Law, both in the Universities and even the practising profession, together with a quickened interest in the law of family relations. This volume provided a... -
Changing Law in Developing Countries by J. N. D. Anderson 9781032157900
RRP: £28.99£25.09The 1960s, in retrospect, may be chiefly remembered for the unprecedented constitutional developments it witnessed in countries emerging from colonial rule. Originally published in 1963, an examination of these constitutional developments from the... -
Mongolia Today by Shirin Akiner 9781032582108
RRP: £91.99£80.20First published in 1991 Mongolia Today presents a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field and gives important insights into the economic, political, legal and military systems of Mongolia. The Mongolian People's Republic, formerly known as... -
Strategic Culture(s) in Latin America: Explaining Theoretical Puzzles and Policy Continuities by Félix E. Martín 9780367692155
RRP: £135.00£117.68Includes a “user’s guide” introductory chapter and a reflective conclusion from Jack Snyder, the founder of strategic culture theory.Offers a highly original and innovative application of one of the discipline’s most traditional concepts (strategic... -
Reimagining Human-Animal Relations in the Circumpolar North by Peter Whitridge 9781138482784
RRP: £135.00£117.68This volume provides fresh insight into northern human–animal relations and illustrates the breadth and practical utility of archaeological human–animal studies. It surveys recent archaeological research in northern North America and Eurasia that frames... -
Sékou Touré’s Guinea: An Experiment in Nation Building by Ladipo Adamolekun 9781032612171
£74.00Originally published in 1976, this book was the first comprehensive analysis in English of the post-independence developments in the West African Republic of Guinea. It is a scholarly analysis of the different aspects of life in the country: political,... -
British Regional Development Since World War I by Christopher M. Law 9781032053325
RRP: £28.99£25.09First published in 1981, British Regional Development Since World War I presents a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the problems of regional development in Britain. Since World War I it has been possible to talk of Britain as two nations, a... -
Ethnic Identity of the Kam People in Contemporary China: Government versus Local Perspectives by Wei Wang 9781032040806
RRP: £39.99£35.06Based on three years of fieldwork in Zhanli, a remote Kam Village in Guizhou Province, Wang and Jiang explore the complex dynamics between the discursive practices of the local government and the villagers in relation to the reconstruction of Kam... -
Weak States, Vulnerable Governments, and Regional Cooperation: An ASEAN Case Study by Atena Ştefania Feraru 9781032067773
RRP: £39.99£35.06War, famine, poverty, organized crime, environmental catastrophes, refugees, epidemics and pandemics, modern slavery – all these affect people in the non-Western world to an increasingly disproportionate extent. It is also where wealthy governments wield... -
Two-Track Democracy in South Korea: The Interplay Between Institutional Politics and Contentious Politics by Seongyi Yun 9780367424985
RRP: £125.00£107.86Yun examines three ironic phenomena of South Korean democracy that have developed after its democratic transition in 1987. While the evaluation of South Korea's political system by external institutions has steadily improved, people's trust in the... -
Egypt (Routledge Revival): MERI Report by Middle East Research Institute 9781138902237
RRP: £31.99£28.33First published in 1985, this study, focusing on Egypt, looks at the underlying reasons why certain political, economic and social events have taken place in the country's history. It provides vital analysis of the political and economic issues affecting... -
Tribal Development Report: Livelihoods by Mihir Shah 9780367724726
RRP: £135.00£117.68This book sheds light on the status of tribal communities in Central India with respect to livelihoods, agriculture, natural resources, economy, and migration. Written by noted academics, thematic experts, and activists, this first-of-its-kind report by... -
Media Diversity in South Africa: New Concepts from the Global South by Julie Reid 9780367767204
RRP: £135.00£117.28This timely book argues that the Global North's research methods and traditional assumptions are not valid to the media landscapes and audiences of the Global South. With South Africa as the focus, the authors offer a new understanding of media diversity... -
Changing Law in Developing Countries by J. N. D. Anderson 9781032157788
£106.61The 1960s, in retrospect, may be chiefly remembered for the unprecedented constitutional developments it witnessed in countries emerging from colonial rule. Originally published in 1963, an examination of these constitutional developments from the... -
Politics and Society in India by C. H. Philips 9781032153988
£93.60India inherited a system of representative and responsible government from Britain, a large part of which was incorporated in the new constitution of independent India. But in the early 1960s it was already becoming clear that this political system could... -
India and the Commonwealth 1885-1929 by S. R. Mehrotra 9781032153698
£106.61The story of the transformation of the old British Empire into the modern Commonwealth had often been told from the point of view of Great Britain and the 'white dominions'. No attempt had so far been made to describe the decisive role of India in the... -
The Crisis of Muslim Religious Discourse: The Necessary Shift from Plato to Kant by Lahouari Addi 9781032129648
RRP: £135.00£117.28Showing that Muslim societies are facing a crisis that is more cultural than religious, this book focuses on cultural representations through which social life is experienced in the Muslim world. It brings a new theoretical framework to address the... -
India-South Asia Interface: Religion, Politics and the Wider World by Partha S. Ghosh 9781032200682
RRP: £135.00£117.28India-South Asia Interface raises the fundamental question: How does one make sense of South Asia? Conventional wisdom defines it primarily in terms of regional and international politics. The failures of the South Asian Association for Regional... -
Elections and Public Opinion in Turkey: Through the Prism of the 2018 Elections by Ali Carkoglu 9780367762346
RRP: £135.00£117.28The volume sheds light on the backsliding process of Turkish democratization from the 2010s until 2018. In addition to historical contextualization, the book analyses data collected through a nationally representative survey of Turkish voters during the... -
Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan: Grappling with Metabolic Syndrome by Genaro Castro-Vazquez 9781032172859
RRP: £39.99£35.06Drawing on the concept of the somatic self, Castro-Vazquez explores how Japanese men think about, express and interpret their experiences concerning bodyweight control. Based on an extensive ethnographic investigation, this book offers a... -
Chilika by Soumen Ray 9781032145754
RRP: £135.00£117.28From Chilika, India's largest coastal lake, the echoes of poetry, the reflections of festive lamps, its ever-present turmoil and biodiverse bounty have come together to portray livelihoods and lives, half full and half empty. After a broad conceptual... -
Global Indian Diaspora: Charting New Frontiers (Volume II) by J. Vijay Maharaj 9781032158853
RRP: £135.00£117.28Indian Diaspora World Convention was held in Trinidad in 2017 to commemorate the 1917 decision of the Indian legislature to end further recruitment of Indians for overseas indentured service. The eleven essays in this second volume cover a wide range... -
Global Indian Diaspora: Charting New Frontiers (Volume I) by Brinsley Samaroo 9781032158808
RRP: £135.00£117.28Indian Diaspora World Convention was held in Trinidad in 2017 to commemorate the 1917 decision of the Indian Legislature to end further recruitment of Indians for overseas indentured service. This part is volume I of the two volume work Global Indian... -
Tailspin: The Politics of India-China Economic Relations by Aravind Yelery 9781032139562
RRP: £135.00£117.68In recent decades, Asia's ascent has been contextualized as the rise of two major neighboring countries in Asia - India and China. Besides voluminous work on the prospects and convergences between the two, currently they stand at an intersection of time... -
COVID-19 and Psychology in Malaysia: Psychosocial Effects, Coping, and Resilience by D. Gerard Joseph Louis 9781032014241
RRP: £49.99£43.50Part of a mini series of Focus books on COVID-19 in Malaysia, the chapters in this book addresses the psychosocial impact on the pandemic and ways in which people have learned to develop the ability to be more resilient despite the challenges of living... -
India's Migrant Workers and the Pandemic by Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay 9781032158921
RRP: £135.00£117.28A sudden announcement was made by the government on 24 March 2020 of a complete lockdown of the country, due to the spectre of Coronavirus. India's Migrant Workers and the Pandemic was being written as the crisis was unfolding with no end in sight...