Regional and Area Studies
Featured Books
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Planning for Water Security in Southeast Asia
Community-Based Infrastructure During the Urban Transition
September, 2022
£40.00 / $40.00
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Special Economic Zones in India
Myths and Realities
Amitendu Palit, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
foreword by Bibek DebroySpecial Economic Zones (SEZs), introduced in February 2006, are one of the stiffest challenges for India's economic policy reforms. The emotionally charged debate on SEZs has often produced inflexible positions on either side. The unusually strong public reaction has also forced policymakers to revisit several aspects of the policy in recent months. As the first book on India's SEZs, this volume examines different popular perceptions - both good and bad - surrounding these zones.
Anthem Press India
Hardback
STSN26170
January 2008
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£80.00 / $80.00Special Economic Zones (SEZs), introduced in February 2006, are one of the stiffest challenges for India’s economic policy reforms. The emotionally charged debate on SEZs has often produced inflexible positions on either side. The unusually strong public reaction has also forced policymakers to revisit several aspects of the policy in recent months. As the first book on India’s SEZs, this volume examines different popular perceptions – both good and bad – surrounding these zones.
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Special Economic Zones in India
Myths and Realities
Amitendu Palit, Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
foreword by Bibek DebroySpecial Economic Zones (SEZs), introduced in February 2006, are one of the stiffest challenges for India's economic policy reforms. The emotionally charged debate on SEZs has often produced inflexible positions on either side. The unusually strong public reaction has also forced policymakers to revisit several aspects of the policy in recent months. As the first book on India's SEZs, this volume examines different popular perceptions - both good and bad - surrounding these zones.
Anthem Press India
Hardback
9788190583534
January 2008
Active
£80.00 / $80.00Special Economic Zones (SEZs), introduced in February 2006, are one of the stiffest challenges for India’s economic policy reforms. The emotionally charged debate on SEZs has often produced inflexible positions on either side. The unusually strong public reaction has also forced policymakers to revisit several aspects of the policy in recent months. As the first book on India’s SEZs, this volume examines different popular perceptions – both good and bad – surrounding these zones.
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Martyr as Bridegroom
A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh
Ishwar Dayal Gaur
‘Martyr As Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh’ is written from the viewpoint of vernacular Punjabi culture and tries to tread on the marginalized path of vernacular culture as a methodology of a historian's craft. The book seeks to understand the manner in which Punjabis constructed the image of Bhagat Singh in their literature.
Anthem Press India
Hardback
9788190583503
January 2008
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£80.00 / $80.00‘Martyr As Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh’ is written from the viewpoint of vernacular Punjabi culture and tries to tread on the marginalized path of vernacular culture as a methodology of a historian’s craft. The book seeks to understand the manner in which Punjabis constructed the image of Bhagat Singh in their literature.
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Integrating China
Towards the Coordinated Market Economy
Peter Nolan
This timely collection of essays from Peter Nolan offers deep insight into the challenges faced in integrating China with the global political economy.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312376
November 2007
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£115.00 / $115.00This timely collection of essays from Peter Nolan offers deep insight into the challenges faced in integrating China with the global political economy.
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The Indian Uprising of 1857-8
Prisons, Prisoners and Rebellion
Clare Anderson
An in-depth study of the 1857 Indian mutiny-rebellion, exploring the political and social themes of this remarkable phenomenon.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312499
September 2007
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£115.00 / $115.00An in-depth study of the 1857 Indian mutiny-rebellion, exploring the political and social themes of this remarkable phenomenon.
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Russia and Europe in the Twenty-First Century
An Uneasy Partnership
Edited by Jackie Gower, Graham Timmins
foreword by Lord RobertsonA comprehensive exploration into the fractious historical and contemporary relationship of these two influential political powers.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312208
August 2007
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£115.00 / $115.00A comprehensive exploration into the fractious historical and contemporary relationship of these two influential political powers.
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Struggling Giant
China in the 21st Century
Kerry Brown
foreword by Jonathan FenbyThis book offers a thematic discussion of the key issues surrounding the rise of China and what that will mean to people outside China in the years ahead.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781843312789
June 2007
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£22.95 / $22.95This book offers a thematic discussion of the key issues surrounding the rise of China and what that will mean to people outside China in the years ahead.
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An Insider’s Experience of Insurgency in India’s North-East
J. R. Mukherjee
A rare analysis that – for the first time – examines the crises of a region mired in political strife and ambiguity.
Anthem Press India
Hardback
9781843317005
May 2007
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£80.00 / $80.00A rare analysis that – for the first time – examines the crises of a region mired in political strife and ambiguity.
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Natural Disaster Reduction
South East Asian Realities, Risk Perception and Global Strategies
Dilip Kumar Sinha
The purpose of this treatise is to bring the characteristics of the disastrous events of the region to the fore, seeking to present not only the continuing fatalities and fragilities of the area, but also the possibilities for coping with natural disasters.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843317043
April 2007
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£115.00 / $115.00The purpose of this treatise is to bring the characteristics of the disastrous events of the region to the fore, seeking to present not only the continuing fatalities and fragilities of the area, but also the possibilities for coping with natural disasters.
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Why Europe Was First
Social Change and Economic Growth in Europe and East Asia 1500-2050
Erik Ringmar
An engaging and enigmatic historical review of the way in which some countries have become economic successes, leaving others in their wake.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781843312413
March 2007
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£28.99 / $28.99An engaging and enigmatic historical review of the way in which some countries have become economic successes, leaving others in their wake.
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Bengal Partition Stories
An Unclosed Chapter
Edited by Bashabi Fraser
Through oral histories, interviews and fictional retellings, 'Bengal Partition Stories' unearths and articulates the collective memories of a people traumatised by the brutal division of their homeland.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312253
September 2006
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£115.00 / $115.00Through oral histories, interviews and fictional retellings, ‘Bengal Partition Stories’ unearths and articulates the collective memories of a people traumatised by the brutal division of their homeland.
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Men and Masculinities in South India
Caroline Osella, Filippo Osella
An anthropological examination of masculinity within South Asian societies.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312321
September 2006
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£115.00 / $115.00An anthropological examination of masculinity within South Asian societies.
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The Case for Kosova
Passage to Independence
Edited by Anna Di Lellio
afterword by Ismaïl KadaréMakes the case for Kosova's independence; a challenging and unique book to inspire serious debate.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781843312451
July 2006
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£24.95 / $24.95Makes the case for Kosova’s independence; a challenging and unique book to inspire serious debate.
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The Poetry of Anna Akhmatova
Living in Different Mirrors
Alexandra Harrington
Outlines a fresh and coherent framework, reviewing Akhmatova's oeuvre in its totality for the first time.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312222
May 2006
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£115.00 / $115.00Outlines a fresh and coherent framework, reviewing Akhmatova’s oeuvre in its totality for the first time.
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Russia’s Oil and Natural Gas
Bonanza or Curse?
Edited by Michael Ellman
A comprehensive evaluation of the Russian oil and natural gas industry and its pivotal role in the volatile Russian economy.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312178
April 2006
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£115.00 / $115.00A comprehensive evaluation of the Russian oil and natural gas industry and its pivotal role in the volatile Russian economy.
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Dostoevsky and the Dynamics of Religious Experience
Malcolm Jones
One of the world's foremost experts on Dostoevsky presents a new study, focusing on the religious concerns of the enigmatic author.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312055
September 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00One of the world’s foremost experts on Dostoevsky presents a new study, focusing on the religious concerns of the enigmatic author.
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Rethinking Indian Political Institutions
Edited by Crispin Bates, Subho Basu
A far-reaching and extensive rethinking of India's political and economic structures at every level, engagingly presented by a team of eminent academics and practitioners.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843310792
September 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00A far-reaching and extensive rethinking of India’s political and economic structures at every level, engagingly presented by a team of eminent academics and practitioners.
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Colonial Childhoods
The Juvenile Periphery of India 1850-1945
Satadru Sen
An exploration of the shaping of childhood in the colonial period.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311775
August 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00An exploration of the shaping of childhood in the colonial period.
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Globalizing India
Perspectives from Below
Edited by Jackie Assayag, Chris Fuller
This is one of the first books to present a collection of writings on the effects of globalization on India and Indian society.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311942
July 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00This is one of the first books to present a collection of writings on the effects of globalization on India and Indian society.
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Turkey Today
A European Country?
Edited by Olivier Roy
A comprehensive and authoritative review of Turkey's potential successes and failures as part of the European Union.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311720
June 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00A comprehensive and authoritative review of Turkey’s potential successes and failures as part of the European Union.
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European Trade and Colonial Conquest
Volume 1
Biplab Dasgupta
A book on the evolution of Bengal's economy and society before colonisation, beginning from pre-historic days.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843310280
June 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00A book on the evolution of Bengal’s economy and society before colonisation, beginning from pre-historic days.
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Subaltern Sports
Politics and Sport in South Asia
Edited by James H. Mills
A unique volume about the relationship between politics and sport in South Asia.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311676
May 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00A unique volume about the relationship between politics and sport in South Asia.
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Chechnya
From Past to Future
Edited by Richard Sakwa
A remarkable collection of essays, considering every angle of the Chechen conflict.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311645
April 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00A remarkable collection of essays, considering every angle of the Chechen conflict.
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Dostoevsky’s The Idiot and the Ethical Foundations of Narrative
Reading, Narrating, Scripting
Sarah Young
In considering Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot', a novel less easily defined in terms of plot and ideas than his other major fictional works, Sarah Young addresses problems in the novel unresolved by previous interpretations, and in doing so fills a significant gap in Dostoevsky studies.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311140
November 2004
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£115.00 / $115.00In considering Dostoevsky’s ‘The Idiot’, a novel less easily defined in terms of plot and ideas than his other major fictional works, Sarah Young addresses problems in the novel unresolved by previous interpretations, and in doing so fills a significant gap in Dostoevsky studies.