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China in Symbolic Communication (Hardcover): Sui Yan China in Symbolic Communication (Hardcover)
Sui Yan
R4,491 Discovery Miles 44 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What kinds of human individuals, events, things and commodities can best represent China? How have those representative symbols evolved in Chinese history? How have they been highlighted, disseminated and accepted? In this book, a full range of symbols and seemingly discrete social phenomena, hidden in diverse fields of Chinese society, are given lucid explanations based on the interdisciplinary theories of semiotics and communication. It studies the evolution of classic Chinese symbols through history and investigates the root causes for the communication of negative Chinese images in modern times. Besides, this book explicates the pattern of interaction between groups communication and mass communication in the Chinese society by exploring the different paths of transmutation and communication for the symbol of the "APEC Blue." How the image of China is constructed via non-government symbols is also addressed. By pointing out that classic semiotics has been reduced to an embarrassing dilemma of "a severe lack of historical sense," this book seeks to make Western semiotic findings bear closely on Chinese social reality and accomplish an updated contribution to this academic discipline. This book will appeal to scholars and students of semiotics and communication. Readers who are interested in modern Chinese society will also benefit from it.

Political Participation in Asia - Defining and Deploying Political Space (Hardcover): Meredith L. Weiss, Eva Hansson Political Participation in Asia - Defining and Deploying Political Space (Hardcover)
Meredith L. Weiss, Eva Hansson
R3,918 Discovery Miles 39 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A combination of economic transformation, political transitions and changes in media have substantially, if incrementally, altered the terrain for political participation globally, particularly in Asia, home to several of the most dramatic such shifts over the past two decades. This book explores political participation in Asia and how democracy and authoritarianism function under neoliberal economic relations. It examines changes that coincide seemingly perversely with a participation explosion: with mass street protests and 'occupations', energetic online contention, movements of students and workers, mobilization for and against democracy and more. Organized thematically in three parts - political participation in a 'post-democratic' context, changes in the scope and character of political space and the policing of that space - this book analyzes economic, regime and media shifts and how they function in tandem and both within and across states. Closely integrated, comparative and theoretically driven, this book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the fields of civil society, contentious politics or social movements, democratization, political economy/development, media and communications, political geography, sociology, comparative politics and Asian politics.

Public Administration and Policy in Korea - Its Evolution and Challenges (Hardcover): Keun Namkoong, Kyung-ho Cho, Sangmook Kim Public Administration and Policy in Korea - Its Evolution and Challenges (Hardcover)
Keun Namkoong, Kyung-ho Cho, Sangmook Kim
R3,932 Discovery Miles 39 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The present Korean public administration and policy system has shown very significant differences compared to the system in 1970s. This book provides a comprehensive and holistic view on the development of Korean public policy and administration. Instead of dichotomizing the policy and administration, this book integrates two fields to provide a more holistic view on the Korean public sector. The book also attempts to overcome simplified explanations on the developmental state theory. The book aims to explain who the key actors are during the post-democratization period, how the administrative systems reform, and what kinds of social problems are transformed into public policies. This explanation suggests that the role of government shifts from a dominant actor to an actor within a complex network governance. This book will be a useful reference to anyone who wishes to learn more about the experience of the Korean development and the role of administration and policy.

The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad - From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence (Paperback): Ibrahim Mohamed... The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad - From Shared Historical Memory to Peaceful Co-existence (Paperback)
Ibrahim Mohamed Zein, Ahmed Elwakil
R1,142 Discovery Miles 11 420 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Through analysis of the Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad, which pledge protection to diverse faith communities, this book makes a profoundly important contribution to research on early Islam by determining the Covenants' historicity and textual accuracy. The authors focus on the Prophet Muhammad's relationship with other faith communities by conducting detailed textual and linguistic analysis of documents which have received little scholarly consideration before. This not only includes decrees of the Prophet Muhammad, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, but also of important Muslim rulers. They present their findings in relation to contemporaneous historical writings, historic testimonies, official recognition, archaeological evidence, historic scribal conventions, date-matching calculations, textual parallelisms, and references in Muslim and non-Muslim sources. They also provide new and revised translations of various Covenants issued by the Prophet Muhammad which were attested by Muslim authorities after him. The authors argue that the claim of forgery is no longer tenable following the application of rigorous textual and historical analysis. This book is essential reading for Muslims, Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Zoroastrians, as well as anyone interested in interfaith relations, Islamophobia, extremist ideologies, security studies, and the relationship between Orthodox and Oriental Christianity with Islam.

Modern Japanese Economic Thought - An Intellectual History to 1950 (Paperback): Kiichiro Yagi Modern Japanese Economic Thought - An Intellectual History to 1950 (Paperback)
Kiichiro Yagi
R1,126 Discovery Miles 11 260 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Since the late-19th century, Japan has made remarkable strides in industrialization. Beginning with the economic vision of Miura Baien in the 18th century, and employing a detailed comparison with the West, this book delves into the economic thought of the scholars who played a pivotal role in Japan's modernization process. The author takes Fukuzawa Yukichi's theory of 'civilization' as the standard measure of Japan's modernization and compares it with differing visions from various critics whose research focused on rural poverty and social problems, such as Maeda Masana, early socialists, Yanagita Kunio and Kawakami Hajime. Further, the book explores new liberalism (Ishibashi Tanzan, Fukuda Tokuzo) and Marxism (Yamada Moritaro, Uno Kozo) in the 1920s and 1930s. After discussing the dilemmas faced by economists during wartime (Takata Yasuma, Ryu Shintaro, Shibata Kei), the author concludes this intellectual history with the country's post-1945 democratic reforms and their early demise. This book is valuable reading for students and researchers of Japan's intellectual history. However, due to the book's comparative perspective, as well as the universality of the modernization experience, it will also appeal to students and researchers of the history of economic thought and modern intellectual history.

Modern Cantonese Book 1 - A textbook for global learners (Paperback): Siulun Lee Modern Cantonese Book 1 - A textbook for global learners (Paperback)
Siulun Lee
R1,056 Discovery Miles 10 560 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Book 1 of the book series is targeted at beginner learners of Cantonese. This volume focuses on authentic spoken Cantonese as used in contemporary Hong Kong and sets out to provide an authentic and contextualized approach to the learning of the language. This volume provides language scenarios in daily life and cover various language functions, such as icebreaking, asking for information, describing, providing information, asking for help, making appointment, and narrating. This volume provides essential learning points and solid linguistic training to learners. Book 1 of the book series can be used by universities, colleges, schools in Hong Kong, and by institutions around the world. This book is suitable for learners who are looking for self-study materials.

Contemporary Israeli Cinema - Trauma, Ethics and Temporality (Paperback): Raz Yosef Contemporary Israeli Cinema - Trauma, Ethics and Temporality (Paperback)
Raz Yosef
R1,121 Discovery Miles 11 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A necessary examination of temporality, ethics, and trauma in Israeli film and television since the turn of the millennium. Original analysis of contemporary issues in Israeli media and culture, using feminist theory, queer theory, as well as critical race and postcolonial studies. Clear and nuanced analysis that will be helpful for those interested in trauma and memory studis, postcolonial studies, gende and sexuality studies, Jewish studies, Middle Eastern studies, and cultural studies.

Trafficking and Sex Work - Gender, Race and Public Order (Paperback): Mathilde Darley Trafficking and Sex Work - Gender, Race and Public Order (Paperback)
Mathilde Darley
R1,137 Discovery Miles 11 370 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Set in different national contexts (Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Laos, Norway, Thailand) and in different social science disciplines, the chapters of this volume aim at questioning anti-trafficking policies and their practical impact on sex work regulation. Many actors, from media to researchers, from nonprofit organizations to law enforcement agencies, from "experts" to "reality tourists", contribute to produce knowledge on trafficking and sexual exploitation and thus to institutionalize it as a category of thought and action; by naming and framing perpetrators and victims, they make trafficking "come true" as a public problem. The book pays particular attention to the way the international expertise produced by these different actors and institutions on sexual exploitation and sex work impacts local control practices, especially with regard to law enforcement. The fight against trafficking as it gets institutionalized and put into practice then appears as a way to reaffirm a gendered and racialized public order. Building analytical bridges between different national contexts and relying on contextualized fieldwork in different countries, the book is of great interest for academics as well as for practitioners and/or activists working on sex and gender issues and migration policies. Also, it resonates with a broader literature on the construction of public problems in sociology and political science.

Stalin, Japan, and the Struggle for Supremacy over China, 1894-1945 (Paperback): Hiroaki Kuromiya Stalin, Japan, and the Struggle for Supremacy over China, 1894-1945 (Paperback)
Hiroaki Kuromiya
R1,173 Discovery Miles 11 730 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

- Iosif Stalin was a past master of deception, disinformation, and camouflage, through which he gained supremacy in China and defeated imperialism on Chinese soil. -The editor is a leading scholar of the subject with a long track record of publications. - The volume is based on extensive archival research.

Ancient and Early Medieval Kingdoms of the Pamir Region of Central Asia - Historical Shughnan and its Lost Capital (Paperback):... Ancient and Early Medieval Kingdoms of the Pamir Region of Central Asia - Historical Shughnan and its Lost Capital (Paperback)
Muzaffar Zoirshoevich Zoolshoev
R1,176 Discovery Miles 11 760 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Includes evidence from Soviet scholarship that is often not accessible to scholars working on this period.

Antigona by Jose Watanabe - A Bilingual Edition with Critical Essays (Paperback): Cristina Perez Diaz Antigona by Jose Watanabe - A Bilingual Edition with Critical Essays (Paperback)
Cristina Perez Diaz
R1,120 Discovery Miles 11 200 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book brings to English readers, in its entirety for the first time, a translation of Jose Watanabe's Antigona, accompanied by the original Spanish text and critical essays. The lack of availability in English has resulted in the absence of Antigona from important Anglophone studies devoted specifically to the reception of ancient Greek tragedy in the Americas. Perez Diaz's translation fills this gap. The introduction provides the performative, political, and historical contexts in which the text was written in collaboration with the actress Teresa Ralli, from the Peruvian theater group Yuyachkani, who also originally performed it. Following the bilingual text, a critical essay provides an analysis of textual aspects of Antigona that have been disregarded, situating it in relation to Sophocles' Antigone and in conversation with relevant moments of the vast traditions of reception of the Greek tragedy. An appendix briefly surveys some notable productions of the play throughout Latin America. This comprehensive volume provides an invaluable resource for readers interested in Jose Watanabe's work, students and scholars working on classical reception and Latin American literature and theatre, as well as theatre practitioners.

The Superpowers' Playground - Djibouti and Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific in the 21st Century (Paperback): Sankalp Gurjar The Superpowers' Playground - Djibouti and Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific in the 21st Century (Paperback)
Sankalp Gurjar
R1,126 Discovery Miles 11 260 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book analyses the evolving geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region and explains how Djibouti fits in the global strategies of four major powers-the US, China, Japan, and France. It shows how Djibouti is emerging as a key nation in the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, explores the interconnections between Djibouti and the Indian as well as Pacific Oceans, and through Djibouti examines broader trends in contemporary great power politics in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Belt and Road Initiative of China. Moving beyond contemporary works on the region, the author integrates Africa and the Middle East with discussions on the Indo-Pacific to illustrate the coalescing of strategic geography from Eastern Africa to the Western coast of the Americas. A major intervention, the volume will be essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and researchers of politics and international relations, security studies, African studies, peace and conflict studies, and maritime studies.

Tagore beyond Borders - Essays on His Influence and Cultural Legacy (Paperback): Mihaela Gligor, Elisabetta Marino Tagore beyond Borders - Essays on His Influence and Cultural Legacy (Paperback)
Mihaela Gligor, Elisabetta Marino
R1,088 Discovery Miles 10 880 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1. Presents a collection of essays on Rabindranath Tagore's creative art, social commitment, literary and artistic representation, and his unique position in the cultural history of modern India. 2. Contributors from India, Bangladesh, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom and Romania look at a diversity of subjects including the travelogues, fiction, philosophy and cinematic representation of Tagore. 3. Tagore has a large following across the world - amongst the diaspora and outside it. This book will find circulation among them and also in departments of literature, comparative litereature, philosophy, political science, cultural studies, Asian studies, South Asian studies, and Tagore studies.

Globalizing China - Social and Governance Reforms (Paperback): Ka-Ho Mok Globalizing China - Social and Governance Reforms (Paperback)
Ka-Ho Mok
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Unlike most books which consider China's transformation and globalization over the last four decades by focusing on China's economic growth, this book examines how the Chinese regime has handled the increasingly complex sociopolitical and socio-economic challenges generated as a result of the country's economic growth and transformation, challenges arising both from within the country and also from the external political environment. Based on extensive original research, the book outlines how China's economic development has generated social and governance pressures, discusses the government's social, educational, and governance reforms, and highlights how China's development experiences, which differ from the Western economies with democratic political regimes, have drawn increasing attention from other countries in the developing world as an example to follow.

China's Railway Transformation - History, Culture Changes and Urban Development (Paperback): Junjie Xi, Paco Mejias... China's Railway Transformation - History, Culture Changes and Urban Development (Paperback)
Junjie Xi, Paco Mejias Villatoro
R1,096 Discovery Miles 10 960 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book investigates China's railway transformation through history, along with culture changes and urban development. The book begins by looking at the background of China and the history and growth of railway development in China through five key phases, followed by assessing the cultural changes in the railway carriage and exploring how these are linked to social equality and national provisions. The core of this book aims to analyse the Chinese urban transformation through the development of the high-speed rail (HSR) infrastructure in China. Eleven important new HSR stations in mainland China, plus the new Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, have been selected to contextually explore how HSR infrastructures have affected the development of the Chinese urban context. The selected case studies are the stations of Beijing South, Wuhan, Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou South, Xi'an North, Nanjing South, Chengdu East, Tianjin West, Zhengzhou East, Hangzhou East and Hong Kong West Kowloon. All of these were built between 2008 and 2018. In these case studies, the location and the intentions and success of promoting urban development are analysed and assessed. Following this, the book further investigates the peculiarities of the new HSR stations in China in comparison with stations in Europe. An assessment framework is established to evaluate the Chinese case studies comparatively with significant cases in Europe, attending to the urban structure of the area, the architectural quality, the functional diversity and the quality of the public space generated in the surrounding area.

Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy - Speaking Truth to Power (Paperback): Richa Chilana, Rashi Bhargava Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy - Speaking Truth to Power (Paperback)
Richa Chilana, Rashi Bhargava
R1,106 Discovery Miles 11 060 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1. This interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from across the world who have raised pertinent issues regarding the role of stand-up comedy in contemporary times especially with increased presence of OTT platforms and internet penetration that allows for easy access to this art form. 2. It looks at the theoretical understanding of the different aspects of the humour, aesthetics and politics of stand up comedy, as well as case studies of various forms of stand up comedy such as Finnish, Persian, Indonesian, Indian, etc. 3. It will be of interest to departments of media, popular culture, digital culture, sociology, digital sociology/anthropology, and English literature across the US and UK. IT will also appeal to proplr interested in performance and performance studies as it looks at the genre of stand-up comedy in the global context with chapters on Finnish, Australian, Persian and Indian stand-up comedy, to name a few.

The Independent Media Movements in Hong Kong and Taiwan - Dissenting Voices (Hardcover): Levon Kwok The Independent Media Movements in Hong Kong and Taiwan - Dissenting Voices (Hardcover)
Levon Kwok
R1,384 Discovery Miles 13 840 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book examines the independent media movements by Inmediahk and Coolloud - long-established, autonomous media organizations that have agitated for the development of media freedom and human rights in Hong Kong and Taiwan since 2004 and 1997, respectively. Based on direct interviews with the founders and core members of Inmediahk and Coolloud, the author investigates the origins, growth, and achievements of Inmediahk and Coolloud's media social movements as well as the current challenges the two independent media outlets encounter with regard to funding, increasing socio-political pressure, and the complicated media environments in Hong Kong and Taiwan using the method of qualitative content interpretation. Moreover, the practicality of social media and independent media in contemporary social movements, including the 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong, is reviewed according to text analysis. Considering the prospect of media activism from a non-western perspective, this book will appeal not only to scholars and researchers with interests in media, social movement, and cultural studies, but also to media workers and activists across the globe.

European Banking Nationalism - State Power and Troubled Banks (Paperback): Shawn Donnelly, Gaia Pometto European Banking Nationalism - State Power and Troubled Banks (Paperback)
Shawn Donnelly, Gaia Pometto
R1,093 Discovery Miles 10 930 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book compares the different expressions of, and outcomes from, banking nationalism in two European countries to draw wider conclusions about the consequences for Banking Union in Europe and to show how national governments deal (or fail to deal) with international commitments. It reveals how and why one case - Spain - managed to tackle failing banks within EU Banking Union regulations even before they became written in EU law, while the other - Italy - had more persistent problems. The book argues that Spain demonstrates a successful case of liberal economic nationalism, typified by aggressive, early state intervention to restructure Spanish banks, and help from the European Stability Mechanism even in the face of local political opposition. Italy, meanwhile, suffered from the weaker, delayed intervention which forced it to confront European institutions with demands for special treatment as a means of externalizing its own internal weakness. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and professionals in economic policy, Economic and Monetary Union and Banking Union in Europe, European and global governance, European/EU studies, European public policy, European public administration and EU law, as well as professionals working in the banking sector.

Project Marketing - A Practical Approach (Paperback): Milind Trivikram Phadtare Project Marketing - A Practical Approach (Paperback)
Milind Trivikram Phadtare
R1,083 Discovery Miles 10 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to project marketing - a crucial aspect of businesses worldwide. It encompasses a variety of key infrastructure projects such as roads, airports, ports, power, irrigation, commercial, and industrial buildings. The volume: * Provides key definitions and discusses concepts such as segmentation, target marketing, positioning in projects, and organizational buyer behaviour. * Draws and adapts from extant marketing theory and provides real-life case studies to demonstrate application of concepts. * Focuses on project marketing logic, marketing mix, negotiation techniques, and strategies to aid contracting/subcontracting firms to realize better pricing and project profitability. An essential handbook for professional marketers and researchers, this book will be indispensable for B-Schools, project managers, entrepreneurs, infrastructure corporations, and start-ups. It will serve as a key text to foster hassle-free relationships between different business actors and reduce roadblocks such as time and cost escalation, litigation, and the like.

Popular Politics and the Quest for Justice in Contemporary China (Hardcover): Susanne Brandtstadter, Hans Steinmuller Popular Politics and the Quest for Justice in Contemporary China (Hardcover)
Susanne Brandtstadter, Hans Steinmuller
R3,933 Discovery Miles 39 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The rise of popular politics is among one the most significant social and political developments the People's Republic of China has witnessed in the post-Mao era. People from all walks of life have responded to rising inequalities and the privatization of collective goods with a new quest for justice. Although China has remained a censorial society under the authoritarian rule of the Chinese Communist Party, state-society relations are being remade by interventions of emergent publics through word and action. In this book, a group of anthropologists, specializing in Chinese society, examine various facets of popular politics, which are animated by the pursuit of justice, fairness and good government. The ethnographic chapters collectively analyse how 'the political' arises in particular judicial situations, provoking public judgements or other forms of critical engagement. Focusing on the interplay between private and public spaces, between morality and law and between speech and action, the contributors in this book explore how such engagements are changing Chinese society from the bottom-up. As the first systematic exploration of the relationship between popular politics, emergent publics and notions of justice in contemporary China, this book will be useful for students of Chinese Studies, Politics and Anthropology.

The History of the European Migration Regime - Germany's Strategic Hegemony (Hardcover): Emmanuel Comte The History of the European Migration Regime - Germany's Strategic Hegemony (Hardcover)
Emmanuel Comte
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

After the Second World War, the international migration regime in Europe took a course different from the global migration regime and the migration regimes in other regions of the world. Cumbersome and arbitrary administrative practices prevailed in the late 1940s in most parts of Europe. The gradual implementation of regulations for the free movement of people within the European Community, European citizenship, and the internal and external dimensions of the Schengen agreements profoundly transformed the European migration regime. These instruments produced a regional regime in Europe with an unparalleled degree of intraregional openness and an unparalleled degree of closure towards migrants from outside Europe. This book relies on national and international archives to explain how German strategies during the Cold War shaped the openness of that original regime. This migration regime helped Germany to create a stable international order in Western Europe after the war, conducive to German Reunification and supported German economic expansion. The book embraces the whole period of development of this regime, from 1947 through 1992. It deals with all types of migrants between and towards European countries: unskilled labourers, skilled professionals, self-employed workers, and migrant workers' family members, examining both their access to economic activity and their social and political rights.

Amnesties, Pardons and Transitional Justice - Spain's Pact of Forgetting (Hardcover): Roldan Jimeno Amnesties, Pardons and Transitional Justice - Spain's Pact of Forgetting (Hardcover)
Roldan Jimeno
R3,923 Discovery Miles 39 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In a consolidated democracy, amnesties and pardons do not sit well with equality and a separation of powers; however, these measures have proved useful in extreme circumstances, such as transitions from dictatorships to democracies, as has occurred in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Focusing on Spain, this book analyses the country's transition, from the antecedents from 1936 up to the present, within a comparative European context. The amnesties granted in Greece, Portugal and Spain saw the release of political prisoners, but in Spain amnesty was also granted to those responsible for the grave violations of human rights which had been committed for 40 years. The first two decades of the democracy saw copious normative measures that sought to equate the rights of all those who had benefitted from the amnesty and who had suffered or had been damaged by the civil war. But, beyond the material benefits that accompanied it, this amnesty led to a sort of wilful amnesia which forbade questioning the legacy of Francoism. In this respect, Spain offers a useful lesson insofar as support for a blanket amnesty - rather than the use of other solutions within a transitional justice framework, such as purges, mechanisms to bring the dictatorship to trial for crimes against humanity, or truth commissions - can be traced to a relative weakness of democracy, and a society characterised by the fear of a return to political violence. This lesson, moreover, is framed here against the background of the evolution of amnesties throughout the twentieth century, and in the context of international law. Crucially, then, this analysis of what is now a global reference point for comparative studies of amnesties, provides new insights into the complex relationship between democracy and the varying mechanisms of transitional justice.

Employers' Associations in Asia - Employer Collective Action (Hardcover): Ying Zhu, Howard Gospel, John Beson Employers' Associations in Asia - Employer Collective Action (Hardcover)
Ying Zhu, Howard Gospel, John Beson
R3,923 Discovery Miles 39 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Economic growth in Asia over the past half century has led to significant changes in societies, business organization and the nature of work. This has been accompanied by the rise in some countries of trade unions and also of employers' associations. This book explores the nature of employers' associations in the major countries of Asia. It considers how employers' associations have developed in recent decades, how changes in market structures and the profile of economies have affected employers' associations, how employers' associations deal with issues to do with pay and employment conditions, and how they interact with regulation and the state. The book shows how the differing political and institutional contexts of different countries, and different economic conditions, greatly affect the nature of employers' associations and also the wider context of labour markets and trade unions.

The Japanese Tea Ceremony - An Introduction (Paperback): Kaeko Chiba The Japanese Tea Ceremony - An Introduction (Paperback)
Kaeko Chiba
R1,181 Discovery Miles 11 810 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to chado, the Japanese tea ceremony. Unlike other books on the subject, which focus on practice or historical background or specific issues, this book considers the subject from multiple perspectives. It discusses Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, outlines how the tea ceremony has developed, emphasizing its strong links to Zen Buddhism and the impact of other religion influences, and examines how chado reflects traditional gender and social status roles in Japan. It goes on to set out fully the practice of chado, exploring dress, utensils, location - the garden and the tea house - and the tea itself and accompanying sweets. Throughout, the book is illustrated both with images and with examples of practice. The book will be of interest to a wide range of people interested in chado - university professors and students, tourists and people interested in traditional Japanese arts.

Contemporary China in Anglo-American and Chinese Perspectives - Making Sense of a Rising China (Paperback): Emre Demir Contemporary China in Anglo-American and Chinese Perspectives - Making Sense of a Rising China (Paperback)
Emre Demir
R1,093 Discovery Miles 10 930 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book identifies differing approaches to the issues of conceptualising hegemony, hegemony-building processes and the relationship between a hegemonic state and a rising power. It focuses on transformations of the Chinese state, society and political-economy, China's rapidly ascending status in the world order and changing relations with the outside world, in particular with the US. Bringing together mainstream and critical approaches from Anglo-America and China, which occupy different positions in the core-periphery structure of social sciences knowledge production and provide diverging standpoints to understanding the phenomenon of a rising China, the book questions the existing division of labour in IR and in general social sciences knowledge production. Through the lenses of multiple Anglo-American and Chinese scholars, it offers a nuanced and multifaceted view on the issue and focuses on a direct comparison of different localized perspectives. The author scrutinizes the heterogeneity of knowledge, the relationship between power and knowledge production and the region-centricity, in particular the Western-centricity, of knowledge production by analysing the discourse on the "(re-) rising" status of China in the world. The book problematizes the close link between power and knowledge production and presents a more critical view on the conclusions drawn by each approach. Offering an understanding of the nexus between knowledge production and power structures, the heterogeneity and multiplicity of knowledge and the influence of locality on the knowledge produced in social sciences, the book will be of interest to academics working in the fields of International Relations theories, critical approaches, non-Western theories, Euro- or Western-centrism, and social sciences in China, Area Studies, in particularly China and East Asia.

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