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Subject: Political Science
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Global China
Ivan Franceschini and Nicholas Loubere have co-authored a short book titled Global China as Method. The book argues that even after four decades of integration into the global socioeconomic system, discussions of China continue to be underpinned by a core assumption: that the country represents a fundamentally different ‘other’ that somehow exists outside the ‘real’ world. […]
Read moreLate Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers
East View has announced OA access to the Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese News papers collection. All the 292 journal titles with location and available years can be found here “The Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers collection provides invaluable perspective on this critical period. The press of more than twenty cities is represented, spanning the […]
Read moreNational Archives of India
The National Archives of India proides free online access to some of their collections of historical material via the Abhilekh Patal portal for access to archives and learning. There are 16 different collections incl. e g Education and health, home political, private records, public records. There is also the possiblity to ask for digitization on […]
Read moreNation, City, Arena: Sports Events, Nation Building and City Politics in Indonesia
by Friederike Trotier In 1962, Indonesia celebrated its national rebirth, modernity and international arrival by hosting the 4th Asian Games in Jakarta. Since then, Indonesia has hosted several other major multi-sport events as well as numerous tournaments in a single sport. But the return to Jakarta in 2018 of the 18th Asian Games was significant: […]
The Wa of Myanmar and China’s Quest for Global Dominance
by Bertil Lintner Shan State in the north-eastern corner of Myanmar has long been plagued by conflict in various forms – political insurrection, ethnic strife and drug wars. It is also part of the Golden Triangle, one of the main global centres of illicit drug production. The region is home to the Wa, a tribal […]
Read moreEveryday Justice in Myanmar: Challenges and Experiences in the Political Transition
By Helene Maria Kyed This volume explores how ordinary people in present-day Myanmar obtain justice and resolve disputes and crimes in a time of radical transition in government, politics, society, economy, etc. Its empirical questions serve as a lens to analyze the wider dynamics of state making, the role of identity politics, and the constitution […]
Read moreStates and Societies in Motion: Essays in Honour of Takashi Shiraishi
edited by Khoo Boo Teik and Jafar Suryomenggolo With contributions from leading scholars in their field, this collection of fourteen essays offers wide-ranging but incisive perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Studies. Apart from informing and enlightening the reader, the essays offer a tribute to Professor Takashi Shiraishi, the renowned Japanese scholar, for his many […]
Salafism and the State: Islamic Activism and National Identity in Contemporary Indonesia
by Chris Chaplin Recent studies of Indonesian Islam have pointed to the growing prominence of ‘conservative’ and globally expansive Islamic doctrines. Salafism is one such doctrine, and it has gained increasing popularity in Indonesia over the past several decades. Aiming to propagate a ‘literalist’ interpretation of Islam, Salafi activists argue that many local Islamic traditions, […]
Read moreNeliti
Neliti is a collection of over 300,000 books, datasets and journal articles from Asia, funded by the National Library of Indonesia. Neliti is a research repository that helps researchers and decision makers in Indonesia find research, data and evidence. Journal articles, books, research reports, policy papers, conference papers and datasets from universities, government bodies, corporate […]
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