Contemporary Islam- Special Issue: Piety, Politics and Islam Vol. 2 No. 1

The relationship between religion and economics, or more narrowly between religion and entrepreneurship, has been, perhaps counter intuitively, a more or less persistent theme of the history of the sociology of religion. In thinking about economics and entrepreneurship we probably somewhat automatically think about economic innovation and risk-taking behaviour along the lines classically suggested by […]

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The relationship between religion and economics, or more narrowly between religion and entrepreneurship, has been, perhaps counter intuitively, a more or less persistent theme of the history of the sociology of religion. In thinking about economics and entrepreneurship we probably somewhat automatically think about economic innovation and risk-taking behaviour along the lines classically suggested by

Asian Studies Review- Special Issue: Heterosexualities and the Global(ising) City in Asia Vol. 32 No. 1

Asian Studies Review is a multidisciplinary journal of contemporary and modern Asia. The journal sets out to showcase high quality scholarship on the modern histories, cultures, societies, languages, politics and religions of Asia through the publication of research articles, book reviews and review articles. It welcomes the submission of research articles from across the broad

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Asian Studies Review is a multidisciplinary journal of contemporary and modern Asia. The journal sets out to showcase high quality scholarship on the modern histories, cultures, societies, languages, politics and religions of Asia through the publication of research articles, book reviews and review articles. It welcomes the submission of research articles from across the broad

Citizenship Studies- Special Issue: International Marriage, Rights and the State in Southeast and East Vol. 12 No.1

The dramatic increase in intra-Asia cross-nationality marriage is a distinct, yet relatively under-researched, aspect of globalization and regionalization. Most existing research focuses on individual experiences of international marriage, but articles in this issue are intended to examine the politics of legal recognition: namely, how states categorize, legitimate and de-legitimate various intimacies, and how gender, religion,

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The dramatic increase in intra-Asia cross-nationality marriage is a distinct, yet relatively under-researched, aspect of globalization and regionalization. Most existing research focuses on individual experiences of international marriage, but articles in this issue are intended to examine the politics of legal recognition: namely, how states categorize, legitimate and de-legitimate various intimacies, and how gender, religion,

Overcoming Passion for Race in Malaysia Cultural Studies

Overcoming Passion examines the passion for race in contemporary Malaysia. Broadly the essays look at the disjunction between the falsity of race as a scientific category and the entrenched belief that race determines one’s rightful identity. They probe the ways in which individual minds and institutions of power fail or refuse to recognise and act

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Overcoming Passion examines the passion for race in contemporary Malaysia. Broadly the essays look at the disjunction between the falsity of race as a scientific category and the entrenched belief that race determines one’s rightful identity. They probe the ways in which individual minds and institutions of power fail or refuse to recognise and act

China and Southeast Asia (6 Vols)

The regions that we know today as Southeast Asia and China have, for millennia, been linked together through a diverse range of political, economic and social interactions. From the earliest days the two regions have been tied by commercial interaction, human movement and political aspirations, and have been woven together by technological and cultural interflows.

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The regions that we know today as Southeast Asia and China have, for millennia, been linked together through a diverse range of political, economic and social interactions. From the earliest days the two regions have been tied by commercial interaction, human movement and political aspirations, and have been woven together by technological and cultural interflows.

Citizenship Between Past and Future

Citizenship between Past and Future brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field of citizenship studies to assess, critically and contextually, the ongoing significance of citizenship as an object of study.The authors reflect on the major issues and debates that have emerged in the field of citizenship studies over the last decade

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Citizenship between Past and Future brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field of citizenship studies to assess, critically and contextually, the ongoing significance of citizenship as an object of study.The authors reflect on the major issues and debates that have emerged in the field of citizenship studies over the last decade

Embodied Communities: Dance Traditions and Change in Java

Court dance in Java has changed from a colonial ceremonial tradition into a national artistic classicism. Central to this general transformation has been dance’s role in personal transformation, developing appropriate forms of everyday behaviour and strengthening the powers of persuasion that come from the skillful manipulation of both physical and verbal forms of politeness. This

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Court dance in Java has changed from a colonial ceremonial tradition into a national artistic classicism. Central to this general transformation has been dance’s role in personal transformation, developing appropriate forms of everyday behaviour and strengthening the powers of persuasion that come from the skillful manipulation of both physical and verbal forms of politeness. This

WPS 107 Syarikat and the Move to Make Amends for the Nahdlatul Ulama’s Violent Past

The role of Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in the killings of approximately 500,000 leftists in 1965-66 was not a particularly sensitive issue within NU circles for the duration of the anti-communist New Order regime (1966-1998). Just two years after the fall of the regime, however, young members of NU founded the NGO

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The role of Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in the killings of approximately 500,000 leftists in 1965-66 was not a particularly sensitive issue within NU circles for the duration of the anti-communist New Order regime (1966-1998). Just two years after the fall of the regime, however, young members of NU founded the NGO

Contemporary Kayagum Music in Korea

Contemporary Kayagŭm Music in Korea offers the first book-length account of a new musical genre developed in post-war South Korea for kayagŭm, a traditional 12-stringed long board zither. The book examines the process by which a traditional instrument has become a vessel for the expression of new ideas concerning modernity, tradition and identity by examining history

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Contemporary Kayagŭm Music in Korea offers the first book-length account of a new musical genre developed in post-war South Korea for kayagŭm, a traditional 12-stringed long board zither. The book examines the process by which a traditional instrument has become a vessel for the expression of new ideas concerning modernity, tradition and identity by examining history