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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Archipelagothic: Studies in the Philippine Gothic
Edited by Jeremy C. De Chavez
Archipelagothic: Studies in the Philippine Gothic is an edited collection that brings together essays that examine the place of the gothic in Philippine culture. This groundbreaking volume, the first book on the topic, is appropriately comprehensive, covering a range of genres, historical periods, regions, and languages.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785279300
May 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00Archipelagothic: Studies in the Philippine Gothic is an edited collection that brings together essays that examine the place of the gothic in Philippine culture. This groundbreaking volume, the first book on the topic, is appropriately comprehensive, covering a range of genres, historical periods, regions, and languages.
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Consumer Nationalism in China
Examining its Critical Impact on Multinational Businesses
Maggie Ying Jiang
This book will be the first book that systematically analyzes the different waves of consumer nationalism in China, the types of its nationalistic consumer actions, and the critical impact of the new wave which has increased the possibility of a consumer base that could turn hostile at any moment.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839982859
May 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00This book will be the first book that systematically analyzes the different waves of consumer nationalism in China, the types of its nationalistic consumer actions, and the critical impact of the new wave which has increased the possibility of a consumer base that could turn hostile at any moment.
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Living across connectivity
Intimacy, Entrepreneurship And Activism Of East Asian Migrants online and offline
Edited by Beatrice Zani, Isabelle Cockel
This volume looks at the role of digital media platforms in shaping migrants’ practices of connectivity and mobility. Focusing on migration within and beyond East Asia, it explores the pervasive use of smartphones as an everyday reality for intimacy, entrepreneurship, and care for East Asian migrants, advocating the necessity of understanding how they live their lives both online and offline.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839988868
May 2024
Forthcoming
£110.00 / $110.00This volume looks at the role of digital media platforms in shaping migrants’ practices of connectivity and mobility. Focusing on migration within and beyond East Asia, it explores the pervasive use of smartphones as an everyday reality for intimacy, entrepreneurship, and care for East Asian migrants, advocating the necessity of understanding how they live their lives both online and offline.
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Subaltern Narratives in Fiji Hindi Literature
Vijay Mishra
Subaltern Narratives in Fiji Hindi Literature is the first serious study of fiction written in Fiji Hindi. The book makes a case for a subaltern voice speaking and argues that subaltern writing constitutes the silent underside of world literature whose canon it silently challenges and subverts.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839990700
February 2024
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£110.00 / $110.00Subaltern Narratives in Fiji Hindi Literature is the first serious study of fiction written in Fiji Hindi. The book makes a case for a subaltern voice speaking and argues that subaltern writing constitutes the silent underside of world literature whose canon it silently challenges and subverts.
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Black Africa and the US Art World in the Early 20th Century
Aesthetics, White Supremacy
P. A. Mullins
This book explores several critical connections between Black African objects and white Western aesthetics and artwork in the United States from the late 1800s until 1939.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839989360
January 2024
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£110.00 / $110.00This book explores several critical connections between Black African objects and white Western aesthetics and artwork in the United States from the late 1800s until 1939.
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The Drivers and Outcomes of Global Health Diplomacy
Lessons from Brazilian Health Cooperation in Mozambique
Maria Berta Ecija
This book investigates the Brazilian health cooperation in Mozambique through the implementation of a pharmaceutical factory in Maputo.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839989339
December 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00This book investigates the Brazilian health cooperation in Mozambique through the implementation of a pharmaceutical factory in Maputo.
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Éirinn & Iran go Brách
Iran in Irish-nationalist historical, literary, cultural, and political imaginations from the late 18th century to 1921
Mansour Bonakdarian
Approaching Irish nationalism through the historical lens of “Iran,” this book investigates patterns of Irish nationalist self-configuration and uses of memory, counter-memory, and historical amnesia by means of worlding Ireland from the late eighteenth century until Ireland’s partition and the founding of Irish Free State in 1922.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839989452
December 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00Approaching Irish nationalism through the historical lens of “Iran,” this book investigates patterns of Irish nationalist self-configuration and uses of memory, counter-memory, and historical amnesia by means of worlding Ireland from the late eighteenth century until Ireland’s partition and the founding of Irish Free State in 1922.
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The Life and Work of Ante Dabro, Australian-Croatian Sculptor
The Midnight Sea in the Blood
Peter Read
Ante Dabro believes that the ability to see what other people don’t see is a real gift. He says, ‘It’s like a star wheeling round the earth, fertilising the imagination as it goes.’ This book explores the different ways he has liberated an essence of humanity by releasing the soul of a human form from its imprisoning substance, whether it be from wood, marble, stone or plaster.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839989926
December 2023
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£49.95 / $49.95Ante Dabro believes that the ability to see what other people don’t see is a real gift. He says, ‘It’s like a star wheeling round the earth, fertilising the imagination as it goes.’ This book explores the different ways he has liberated an essence of humanity by releasing the soul of a human form from its imprisoning substance, whether it be from wood, marble, stone or plaster.
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Scenes of Bohemian Life
Henry Murger
translated by Robert HoltonThis book is a new translation of Henry Murger’s influential Scènes de la vie de bohème, first published in French in 1851.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839988806
October 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00This book is a new translation of Henry Murger’s influential Scènes de la vie de bohème, first published in French in 1851.
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Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, Princess Isabel and the Ending of Servile Labour in Russia and Brazil
Shane O'Rourke
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna and Princess Isabel were key players in the political struggle ending servile labor in the empires of Russia and Brazil. This book chronicles the political activity of the two royal women to end servile labor in their respective countries
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781839983160
September 2023
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£24.95 / $24.95Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna and Princess Isabel were key players in the political struggle ending servile labor in the empires of Russia and Brazil. This book chronicles the political activity of the two royal women to end servile labor in their respective countries
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W. E. B. Du Bois’ Africa
Scrambling for a New Africa
Taharka Ade
W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the leading figures of Pan-African thought and activism in the twentieth century. This book delivers for the first time a comprehensive Afrocentric investigation and critique of Du Bois’s writings on Africa and Pan-Africanism.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839988493
August 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the leading figures of Pan-African thought and activism in the twentieth century. This book delivers for the first time a comprehensive Afrocentric investigation and critique of Du Bois’s writings on Africa and Pan-Africanism.
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Aspirational Chinese in Competitive Social Repositionings
A Re-Analysis of Societal Dynamics from 1964 to 2000
Jia Gao
Drawing upon a new perspective of competitive social repositioning and numerous new sources, this book fills the analytical gap caused by the research focus on either macro- or micro-level issues through analysing how everyday Chinese had reacted to and influenced the numerous changes in China from 1964 to 2000.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839982880
August 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00Drawing upon a new perspective of competitive social repositioning and numerous new sources, this book fills the analytical gap caused by the research focus on either macro- or micro-level issues through analysing how everyday Chinese had reacted to and influenced the numerous changes in China from 1964 to 2000.
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Transforming the Politics of Mobility and Migration in Aotearoa New Zealand
Edited by Jessica Terruhn, Shemana Cassim
Transforming the Politics of Mobility and Migration in Aotearoa New Zealand is a future-focused book that formulates alternative paradigms timely and necessary for a just and ethical politics of mobility and migration in Aotearoa New Zealand. Examining a variety of topics, the book addresses the challenges of structural discrimination, integration and migrant rights framed within larger regional and global concerns.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839983436
August 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00Transforming the Politics of Mobility and Migration in Aotearoa New Zealand is a future-focused book that formulates alternative paradigms timely and necessary for a just and ethical politics of mobility and migration in Aotearoa New Zealand. Examining a variety of topics, the book addresses the challenges of structural discrimination, integration and migrant rights framed within larger regional and global concerns.
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Balancing Work and New Parenthood
A Comparative Analysis of Parental Leave in Australia, Canada, Germany and Sweden
Zarah Denese Ramoso, Dr Guzyal Hill
This book examines Australian parental leave provisions and compares them with their counterpart provisions in Canada, Germany, and Switzerland. Following comparison and analysis, recommended amendments to the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 (Cth) are provided.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781839989278
August 2023
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£24.95 / $24.95This book examines Australian parental leave provisions and compares them with their counterpart provisions in Canada, Germany, and Switzerland. Following comparison and analysis, recommended amendments to the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 (Cth) are provided.
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Śambūka and the Rāmāyaṇa Tradition
A History of Motifs and Motives in South Asia
Aaron Sherraden
This book details the developmental history of narratives that affirm, condemn, modify, or ignore the controversial execution of Śambūka, a minor Rāmāyaṇa character of low social standing. Changing socio-political sentiments throughout Indian history have forced numerous revisions to the Śambūka story, placing it in an underappreciated position of influence.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839984693
August 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00This book details the developmental history of narratives that affirm, condemn, modify, or ignore the controversial execution of Śambūka, a minor Rāmāyaṇa character of low social standing. Changing socio-political sentiments throughout Indian history have forced numerous revisions to the Śambūka story, placing it in an underappreciated position of influence.
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Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764–1834
Sam Hirst
Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764–1832 reassesses the relationship between contemporary theology and the Gothic. Investigating Gothic aesthetics, depictions of the supernatural and portrayals of religious organisations, it explores how the Gothic engages with contemporary theologies, both Dissenting and Anglican.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839981531
July 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764–1832 reassesses the relationship between contemporary theology and the Gothic. Investigating Gothic aesthetics, depictions of the supernatural and portrayals of religious organisations, it explores how the Gothic engages with contemporary theologies, both Dissenting and Anglican.
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Colonial Urbanism in the Age of the Enlightenment
The Spanish Bourbon Reforms in the River Plate
Claudia Murray
This book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire and shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires’ property market.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785279812
June 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00This book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire and shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires’ property market.
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Crowds in American Culture, Society and Politics
A Psychosocial Semiotic Analysis
Arthur Asa Berger
This book builds on Le Bon’s classic, The Crowd, to evaluate the role of crowds in American culture, society and politics.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781839988608
May 2023
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£24.95 / $24.95This book builds on Le Bon’s classic, The Crowd, to evaluate the role of crowds in American culture, society and politics.
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Chinese TV in the Netflix Era
Edited by Xu Xiaying (Richard Xu), Liu Hui
This book aims to provide an account of Chinese television, particularly online drama series, or webisodes, with an awareness of the existence and competition of Netflix.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839987052
April 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00This book aims to provide an account of Chinese television, particularly online drama series, or webisodes, with an awareness of the existence and competition of Netflix.
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Lebanon and the Split of Life
Bearing Witness through the Art of Nabil Kanso
Meriam Soltan
This scholarly biography explores the act of bearing witness through the politically charged, mural-scale art of Lebanese-Americanactivist and neo-expressionist, Nabil Kanso.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781839989636
March 2023
Forthcoming
£24.99 / $24.99This scholarly biography explores the act of bearing witness through the politically charged, mural-scale art of Lebanese-Americanactivist and neo-expressionist, Nabil Kanso.
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British Encounters with Syrian-Mesopotamian Overland Routes to India, 1751-1795
Rethinking Enlightenment Improvement
Mohammad Sakhnini
The book examines the relationship between the Enlightenment idea of improvement and eighteenth-century travel writings about Middle Eastern overland routes to India.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785279362
March 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00The book examines the relationship between the Enlightenment idea of improvement and eighteenth-century travel writings about Middle Eastern overland routes to India.
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Animals and Plants in Chinese Religions and Science
Huaiyu Chen
This transdisciplinary study focuses on animals and plants in medieval Chinese religions and science. It examines how medieval religious agents engaged with animals and plants as material culture in the mundane world, and how the spiritual world and natural world mutually enriched each other in the medieval world of China.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839985010
March 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00This transdisciplinary study focuses on animals and plants in medieval Chinese religions and science. It examines how medieval religious agents engaged with animals and plants as material culture in the mundane world, and how the spiritual world and natural world mutually enriched each other in the medieval world of China.
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International Broadcasting and Its Contested Role in Australian Statecraft
Middle Power, Smart Power
Geoff Heriot
An insightful and timely reappraisal of international broadcasting as an instrument of discursive rather than ‘soft’ power and its contested role in Australia’s Indo-Pacific regional statecraft.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839985041
March 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00An insightful and timely reappraisal of international broadcasting as an instrument of discursive rather than ‘soft’ power and its contested role in Australia’s Indo-Pacific regional statecraft.
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The World of Wu Zhao
Annotated Selections from Zhang Zhuo’s Court and Country
N. Harry Rothschild
The World of Wu Zhao is an annotated translation of Zhang Zhuo’s collection of miscellany, Court and Country, that offers a lively, folksy and novel perspective of the empire of Wu Zhao, China’s first and only female emperor, that will amuse and shock readers, prompting them to recalibrate everything they think they know about medieval China.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839983528
February 2023
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£110.00 / $110.00The World of Wu Zhao is an annotated translation of Zhang Zhuo’s collection of miscellany, Court and Country, that offers a lively, folksy and novel perspective of the empire of Wu Zhao, China’s first and only female emperor, that will amuse and shock readers, prompting them to recalibrate everything they think they know about medieval China.