WPS 267 Work in Old Age and Quality of Life: Gender Divide in China and India

In this study, we examine the implications of gendered pattern of work on quality of life among older adults aged 50 and above in China and India. We use a causal mediation analysis approach to data from the WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (2007/10). Our results show that both paid and unpaid […]

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In this study, we examine the implications of gendered pattern of work on quality of life among older adults aged 50 and above in China and India. We use a causal mediation analysis approach to data from the WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (2007/10). Our results show that both paid and unpaid

Visual Arts, Representations and Interventions in Contemporary China: Urbanized Interface

This edited volume provides a multifaceted investigation of the dynamic interrelations between visual arts and urbanization in contemporary Mainland China with a focus on unseen representations and urban interventions brought about by the transformations of the urban space and the various problems associated with it. Through a wide range of illuminating case studies, the authors

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This edited volume provides a multifaceted investigation of the dynamic interrelations between visual arts and urbanization in contemporary Mainland China with a focus on unseen representations and urban interventions brought about by the transformations of the urban space and the various problems associated with it. Through a wide range of illuminating case studies, the authors

Religious Authority and Local Governance in Eastern Indonesia

Religion plays a key role in everyday affairs in Indonesia—including governance at the local, regional and national level. This book investigates the local governance landscape of the world’s largest Muslim majority state, Indonesia, by providing a detailed account of local communities and religious authority on the eastern Indonesian island of Lombok—one of the nation’s most

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Religion plays a key role in everyday affairs in Indonesia—including governance at the local, regional and national level. This book investigates the local governance landscape of the world’s largest Muslim majority state, Indonesia, by providing a detailed account of local communities and religious authority on the eastern Indonesian island of Lombok—one of the nation’s most

Routledge Handbook of Urbanization in Southeast Asia

The study of urbanization in Southeast Asia has been a growing field of research over the past decades. The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization in Southeast Asia offers a collection of the major streams and themes in the studies of the cities in the region. A focus on the urbanization process rather than the city as

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The study of urbanization in Southeast Asia has been a growing field of research over the past decades. The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization in Southeast Asia offers a collection of the major streams and themes in the studies of the cities in the region. A focus on the urbanization process rather than the city as

Religious and Ethnic Revival in a Chinese Minority: The Bai People of Southwest China

This book is based on anthropological fieldwork among the Bai, an ethnic minority with a population of two million in Dali, southwest China. It explores the religious and ethnic revival in the last two decades against a historical background. It explains why and how religions and ethnic identity are revived in contemporary China, with the

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This book is based on anthropological fieldwork among the Bai, an ethnic minority with a population of two million in Dali, southwest China. It explores the religious and ethnic revival in the last two decades against a historical background. It explains why and how religions and ethnic identity are revived in contemporary China, with the

The Secular in South, East, and Southeast Asia

This innovative edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of modern secularism across Asia which contests and expands prevailing accounts that have predominantly focused on the West. Its authors highlight that terms like ‘secular’, ‘secularization’, and ‘secularism’ do not carry the same meanings in the very different historical and cultural contexts of Asia. Critiquing Charles Taylor’s

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This innovative edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of modern secularism across Asia which contests and expands prevailing accounts that have predominantly focused on the West. Its authors highlight that terms like ‘secular’, ‘secularization’, and ‘secularism’ do not carry the same meanings in the very different historical and cultural contexts of Asia. Critiquing Charles Taylor’s

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies – Special Issue: Borders, (Dis)Order, And Exclusion: Mapping Migration Governance From the Margins (Vol. 4, No. 1/2)

Bringing together scholars from different disciplines, this collection explores the failures of migration policies on the ground, analysing how policies and discourse can heighten migrant vulnerability and justify restrictive measures that curb access to asylum and migration. The special issue also includes contributions that move beyond state policies and practices to the everyday experiences of

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Bringing together scholars from different disciplines, this collection explores the failures of migration policies on the ground, analysing how policies and discourse can heighten migrant vulnerability and justify restrictive measures that curb access to asylum and migration. The special issue also includes contributions that move beyond state policies and practices to the everyday experiences of

Interventions. International Journal of Postcolonial Studies – Special Issue: Hong Kong Connections Across the Sinosphere (Vol. 20, No. 8)

The collection of essays presented in this volume is the outcome of a workshop at the University of Zurich in 2016. It addresses the past as well as present of Hong Kong, with an aim critically to examine the less obvious or forgotten relations not only with China but, rather, with a much larger sphere

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The collection of essays presented in this volume is the outcome of a workshop at the University of Zurich in 2016. It addresses the past as well as present of Hong Kong, with an aim critically to examine the less obvious or forgotten relations not only with China but, rather, with a much larger sphere

Anthropogenic Rivers: The Production of Uncertainty in Lao Hydropower

In the 2000s, Laos was treated as a model country for the efficacy of privatized, “sustainable” hydropower projects as viable options for World Bank-led development. By viewing hydropower as a process that creates ecologically uncertain environments, Jerome Whitington reveals how new forms of managerial care have emerged in the context of a privatized dam project

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In the 2000s, Laos was treated as a model country for the efficacy of privatized, “sustainable” hydropower projects as viable options for World Bank-led development. By viewing hydropower as a process that creates ecologically uncertain environments, Jerome Whitington reveals how new forms of managerial care have emerged in the context of a privatized dam project

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology – Special Issue: Elder-Care Issues in Southeast and East Asia (Vol. 33 Issue 2)

This special issue is centered on exploring elder-care in Asia with a focus on countries represented in Southeast and East Asia. Although the issues surrounding elder-care are diverse, in the Asian context, they overwhelmingly congregate around concerns dominated by the challenges facing long-term care provisions. While this alludes to inadequacy in the current long-term care

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This special issue is centered on exploring elder-care in Asia with a focus on countries represented in Southeast and East Asia. Although the issues surrounding elder-care are diverse, in the Asian context, they overwhelmingly congregate around concerns dominated by the challenges facing long-term care provisions. While this alludes to inadequacy in the current long-term care