The Infinite Longing for Home is a groundbreaking study of Ben Okri’s and K.S. Maniam’s literary problematization of ‘home’ in relation to subjectivity and the nation within and beyond the context of Nigeria and Malaysia. Drawing on Lacan, Žižek, Laclau and Mouffe, and weaving through history, politics, philosophy and literature, this book critically examines the …
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Objectives: Reciprocity is a powerful principle in family and other social ties. The ethos of reciprocity is especially strong in Asian societies. We study older Singaporeans, hypothesizing that the more current help seniors receive, the more help they give. Methods: Two national surveys are analyzed. Receiving help is measured by income and cash support, payment …
WPS 47 Giving Help in Return: Social Exchange in Singapore Read More »
The history of Opium in China begins in the mid-Ming dynasty, when as a tribute from vassal states, it was initially used as an aphrodisiac in the Ming court. The Chinese then began to collectively redefine the foreign recreational resource’s usage and created a complex culture around its comsumption. This book traces the transformation over …
This book sheds new light on state-society relations in contemporary China by demonstrating how rigid official boundaries internal to the state system, and which were essential for the state’s control over society, have paradoxically facilitated the growth of new social spaces. Based on years of field work (1992-1998), the book takes us to a highly …
Transcending Boundaries: Zhejiangcun: The Story of a Migrant Village in Beijing Read More »
ASIALEX 2005 Singapore with its theme Words in Asia Cultural Contexts is co-organised by the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS). One of a hundred events happening during the year-long NUS Centennial Celebrations, this conference has attracted participation from …
The Infinite Longing for Home is a groundbreaking study of Ben Okri’s and K.S. Maniam’s literary problematization of ‘home’ in relation to subjectivity and the nation within and beyond the context of Nigeria and Malaysia. Drawing on Lacan, Žižek, Laclau and Mouffe, and weaving through history, politics, philosophy and literature, this book critically examines the …
The new SAGE Handbook of Sociology aims to address these new developments, while at the same time providing an authoritative guide to theory and method, the key sub-disciplines and the primary debates of today. To undertake this ambitious project three leading figures in the field of sociology were selected as editors to bring together the …
The relationships between globalization and the development of nationalism are central to the current debates about globalization. This study reveals how the global economy has been strategically incorporated into the nation-building process by China in terms of its attitude to Taiwan. Under its “One China Policy,” China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and denies Taiwan’s status …
WPS 46 “Doing Chineseness”: Taiwanese Capital in China Read More »
Garin Nugroho’s short film on the 2004 Indonesian legislative elections, The Fear Factor, follows dangdut performers in Yogyakarta during the campaign, as they perform for one political party rally after another, changing their costumes to match the colours of the party concerned. A rally performance was, for these artists, just another gig – and political …
WPS 45 Performing in the 2004 Indonesian Elections Read More »
