Asian Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. The Modern Anthropology of India

   Ethnography, Themes and Theory

   Edited by Peter Berger, Frank Heidemann

   The Modern Anthropology of India is an accessible textbook providing a critical overview of the ethnographic work done in India since 1947. It assesses the history of research in each region and serves as a practical and comprehensive guide to the main themes dealt with by ethnographers. It...

   Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
2. Workforce Development and Skill Formation in Asia

   Edited by John Benson, Howard Gospel, Ying Zhu

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Asia has undergone rapid transformation over the past several decades as many countries have embraced new technologies and the processes of globalisation. Over this period the inflow of foreign capital into the region, the level of trade amongst these countries, and trade with other parts of the...

   Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
3. Rumor and Communication in Asia in the Internet Age

   Edited by Greg Dalziel

   Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

   New communication technology has transformed the way in which news about key events is communicated. For example, in the immediate aftermath of catastrophic events such as the Mumbai attacks or the Japanese tsunami, partial accounts, accurate and inaccurate facts, rumour and speculation are now...

   Published May 16th 2013 by Routledge
4. Human Capital Formation and Economic Growth in Asia and the Pacific

   Edited by Wendy Dobson

   Series: PAFTAD (Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series)

   The entire planet looks to Asian and other emerging markets to sustain growth momentum as traditional markets in the USA and Europe struggle with the slow and arduous processes of deleveraging after the global financial crisis. At the same time, there is growing recognition in Asia that the sources...

   Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
5. Gender and Neoliberalism in India

   The All India Democratic Women’s Association and Globalization Politics

   By Elisabeth Armstrong

   Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society

   This book explores how one socialist women’s organization based in India has flourished in neoliberalism’s shadow. From 1991 to the present, the doctrine of liberalization has guided Indian politics and economic policy. These neoliberal measures have vastly reduced poverty alleviation schemes,...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. Re-Evaluating Education in Japan and Korea

   De-mystifying Stereotypes

   By Hyunjoon Park

   Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia

   International comparisons of student achievement in mathematics, science, and reading have consistently shown that Japanese and Korean students outperform their peers in other parts of world. Understandably, this has attracted many policymakers and researchers seeking to emulate this success, but...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
7. Sport and Nationalism in China

   By Zhouxiang Lu, Fan Hong

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

   This is the first book to comprehensively map the relationships between sport, nationalism and nation building in China. By exploring the last 150 years of Chinese history, it offers unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage and provides a clear grasp of Chinese sports nationalism from both macro...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
8. Popular Culture in Taiwan

   Charismatic Modernity

   Edited by Marc Moskowitz

   Series: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series

   The growing field of popular culture studies in Taiwan can be divided into two distinct academic trends; a different analytical framework is used to examine either locally oriented popular culture or transnational pop culture. This volume combine these two academic trends, firstly by revealing that...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
9. Asian Popular Culture

   The Global (Dis)continuity

   Edited by Anthony Y.H. Fung

   Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

   This book examines different aspects of Asian popular culture, including films, TV, music, comedy, folklore, cultural icons, the Internet and theme parks. It raises important questions such as – What are the implications of popularity of Asian popular culture for globalization? Do regional forces...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
10. Reshaping the Asia Pacific Economic Order

    Edited by Christopher Findlay, Hadi Soesastro

    Series: PAFTAD (Pacific Trade and Development Conference Series)

    Relationships and alignments among the nations of the world’s most populous and productive region, the Asia Pacific, are in flux. Current global political, economic and security uncertainty, heightened by 9/11 and the subsequent War on Terror, has fuelled a reassessment by many Asia Pacific nations...

    Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge