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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Bulgaria in British Foreign Policy, 1943–1949
Marietta Stankova
This book explores Britain’s involvement in Bulgaria between 1943 and 1949, and by integrating little-known Communist Party documents with British diplomatic records, offers a new understanding of the origins of the Cold War in Bulgaria and the Balkans.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783082322
July 2014
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£115.00 / $115.00This book explores Britain’s involvement in Bulgaria between 1943 and 1949, and by integrating little-known Communist Party documents with British diplomatic records, offers a new understanding of the origins of the Cold War in Bulgaria and the Balkans.
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Inside Australian Culture
Legacies of Enlightenment Values
Baden Offord, Erika Kerruish, Rob Garbutt, Adele Wessell, Kirsten Pavlovic
foreword by Ashis Nandy
afterword by Vinay Lal‘Inside Australian Culture: Legacies of Enlightenment Values’ offers a critical intervention into the effects of colonialism in Australia, which continue to inform and dominate its public culture and institutions. Through an analysis of three significant moments in Australian history, the authors investigate how the public sphere continues to derive its values from the British Enlightenment.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783082315
July 2014
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Inside Australian Culture: Legacies of Enlightenment Values’ offers a critical intervention into the effects of colonialism in Australia, which continue to inform and dominate its public culture and institutions. Through an analysis of three significant moments in Australian history, the authors investigate how the public sphere continues to derive its values from the British Enlightenment.
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Being and Becoming European in Poland
European Integration and Self-Identity
Marysia H. Galbraith
This book explores the life-story narratives of southern Poles, and asks what it means to be Polish as its population ‘becomes European’ following Poland’s entry into the European Union.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783082308
June 2014
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£115.00 / $115.00This book explores the life-story narratives of southern Poles, and asks what it means to be Polish as its population ‘becomes European’ following Poland’s entry into the European Union.
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The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion in Pakistan
Ali Usman Qasmi
This path-breaking work traces the history of the political exclusion of the Ahmadiyya religious minority in Pakistan, drawing on revealing new sources and connecting its discussion to larger issues of Islam in postcolonial Muslim nation-states. Winner of the Karachi Literary Festival Peace Prize 2015.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783082339
May 2014
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£115.00 / $115.00This path-breaking work traces the history of the political exclusion of the Ahmadiyya religious minority in Pakistan, drawing on revealing new sources and connecting its discussion to larger issues of Islam in postcolonial Muslim nation-states. Winner of the Karachi Literary Festival Peace Prize 2015.
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Consumption, Cities and States
Comparing Singapore with Asian and Western Cities
Ann Brooks, Lionel Wee
‘Consumption, Cities and States: Comparing Singapore with Asian and Western Cities’ examines the fascinating intersection of consumption, citizenship and the state in a cross-section of global cities in Asia and the West.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783082261
May 2014
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Consumption, Cities and States: Comparing Singapore with Asian and Western Cities’ examines the fascinating intersection of consumption, citizenship and the state in a cross-section of global cities in Asia and the West.
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Conditioning Democratization
Institutional Reforms and EU Membership Conditionality in Albania and Macedonia
Ridvan Peshkopia
This book analyzes the effects of European Union membership conditionality on institutional reforms in Eastern European countries hoping to join the EU, specifically Albania and Macedonia.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283252
April 2014
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£130.00 / $130.00This book analyzes the effects of European Union membership conditionality on institutional reforms in Eastern European countries hoping to join the EU, specifically Albania and Macedonia.
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Fabricating Authenticity in Soviet Hungary
The Afterlife of the First Hungarian Soviet Republic in the Age of State Socialism
Péter Apor
This book explores the memory of the First Hungarian Soviet Republic of 1919, which proved crucial for communist Hungarian political culture throughout the twentieth century. Apor takes an innovative approach to understudied aspects of European memory cultures, focusing particularly on how a dictatorship remembers and the concept of authenticity.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281104
March 2014
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£115.00 / $115.00This book explores the memory of the First Hungarian Soviet Republic of 1919, which proved crucial for communist Hungarian political culture throughout the twentieth century. Apor takes an innovative approach to understudied aspects of European memory cultures, focusing particularly on how a dictatorship remembers and the concept of authenticity.
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Re-balancing China
Essays on the Global Financial Crisis, Industrial Policy and International Relations
Peter Nolan
‘Re-balancing China’ addresses three key sets of issues in China’s political economy: the impact of the global financial crisis, the challenge of globalization for the nation’s industrial policy, and the potential conflict that might arise from the West’s fears of China’s growing economic and military power.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783081264
February 2014
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Re-balancing China’ addresses three key sets of issues in China’s political economy: the impact of the global financial crisis, the challenge of globalization for the nation’s industrial policy, and the potential conflict that might arise from the West’s fears of China’s growing economic and military power.
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Two Decades of Market Reform in India
Some Dissenting Views
Edited by Sudipta Bhattacharyya
This edited volume of essays investigates the series of neoliberal policy reforms implemented in India between 1991 and the present day, and assesses the impact this reform agenda has had upon both the Indian economy and the country’s population.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283269
December 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This edited volume of essays investigates the series of neoliberal policy reforms implemented in India between 1991 and the present day, and assesses the impact this reform agenda has had upon both the Indian economy and the country’s population.
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The Politics of Time and Youth in Brand India
Bargaining with Capital
Jyotsna Kapur
A study of the profound preoccupation with time, youth and the relationship between generations in contemporary popular Indian media culture, this book suggests that the politics of time is a manifestation of the radicalised war between labour and capital inherent in India’s shift to neoliberalism since the 1990s.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281098
October 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00A study of the profound preoccupation with time, youth and the relationship between generations in contemporary popular Indian media culture, this book suggests that the politics of time is a manifestation of the radicalised war between labour and capital inherent in India’s shift to neoliberalism since the 1990s.
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Global Villages
Rural and Urban Transformations in Contemporary Bulgaria
Edited by Ger Duijzings
‘Global Villages: Rural and Urban Transformations in Contemporary Bulgaria’ aims to broaden the study of globalization from urban to rural contexts, exploring its effects through case studies from postsocialist Bulgaria.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857280732
October 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Global Villages: Rural and Urban Transformations in Contemporary Bulgaria’ aims to broaden the study of globalization from urban to rural contexts, exploring its effects through case studies from postsocialist Bulgaria.
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Fortified Cities of Ancient India
A Comparative Study
Dieter Schlingloff
Based on solid textual and archeological research, this volume offers a comparative exploration of the development of towns and cities in ancient India.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283313
October 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00Based on solid textual and archeological research, this volume offers a comparative exploration of the development of towns and cities in ancient India.
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The Status of the Translation Profession in the European Union
Anthony Pym, Claudio Sfreddo, Andy L. J. Chan, François Grin
This book examines in detail traditional status signals in the translation profession. It provides case studies of eight European and non-European countries, identifying a number of policy options and making recommendations on rectifying problem areas.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281265
September 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This book examines in detail traditional status signals in the translation profession. It provides case studies of eight European and non-European countries, identifying a number of policy options and making recommendations on rectifying problem areas.
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South Asia 2060
Envisioning Regional Futures
Edited by Adil Najam, Moeed Yusuf
“South Asia 2060” is a dialogue between 47 thought leaders, ranging from policymakers to academics to civil society activists and visionaries from across South Asia and the world, on the likely longer-range trajectories of South Asia’s future as a region. The collection explores how South Asia’s regional future will impact the rest of the world while also shedding light on its present condition.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857280749
July 2013
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£140.00 / $140.00“South Asia 2060” is a dialogue between 47 thought leaders, ranging from policymakers to academics to civil society activists and visionaries from across South Asia and the world, on the likely longer-range trajectories of South Asia’s future as a region. The collection explores how South Asia’s regional future will impact the rest of the world while also shedding light on its present condition.
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Navigating Social Exclusion and Inclusion in Contemporary India and Beyond
Structures, Agents, Practices
Edited by Uwe Skoda, Kenneth Bo Nielsen, Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger
This book contains a collection of lucid, empirically grounded articles that explore and analyse the structures, agents and practices of social inclusion and exclusion in contemporary India and beyond.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283221
June 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This book contains a collection of lucid, empirically grounded articles that explore and analyse the structures, agents and practices of social inclusion and exclusion in contemporary India and beyond.
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Australian Patriography
How Sons Write Fathers in Contemporary Life Writing
Stephen Mansfield
This study of modern Australian life writing by sons who focus on fathers is the first of its kind within Australian literature. It offers compelling readings of Raimond Gaita’s ‘Romulus, My Father’, Peter Rose’s ‘Rose Boys’ and many others.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283306
May 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This study of modern Australian life writing by sons who focus on fathers is the first of its kind within Australian literature. It offers compelling readings of Raimond Gaita’s ‘Romulus, My Father’, Peter Rose’s ‘Rose Boys’ and many others.
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Postliberalization Indian Novels in English
Politics of Global Reception and Awards
Edited by Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan
“Postliberalization Indian Novels in English: Politics of Global Reception and Awards” focuses on trends in contemporary Indian novels and discusses the reception of these works at a global level.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285645
April 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00“Postliberalization Indian Novels in English: Politics of Global Reception and Awards” focuses on trends in contemporary Indian novels and discusses the reception of these works at a global level.
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Signless Signification in Ancient India and Beyond
Edited by Tiziana Pontillo, Maria Piera Candotti
The collection of interdisciplinary essays in this book examines the speculative, linguistic, literary and artistic theories on signless ways of expressing meanings in the context of traditional Indian language and culture.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283153
April 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00The collection of interdisciplinary essays in this book examines the speculative, linguistic, literary and artistic theories on signless ways of expressing meanings in the context of traditional Indian language and culture.
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How to Get Into Medical School in Australia
The Definitive Guide to Applying to Medical School
Timothy Shiraev
‘How to Get into Medical School in Australia’ is the definitive guide on how to succeed in your application to medical school – and how to excel once there.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9780857285676
April 2013
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£29.99 / $29.99‘How to Get into Medical School in Australia’ is the definitive guide on how to succeed in your application to medical school – and how to excel once there.
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The Mahatma Misunderstood
The Politics and Forms of Literary Nationalism in India
Snehal Shingavi
“The Mahatma Misunderstood” is a study of the fiction about Gandhi produced in his lifetime, and explains why novelists both vehemently critiqued and lovingly collaborated with the Mahatma simultaneously.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285119
March 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00“The Mahatma Misunderstood” is a study of the fiction about Gandhi produced in his lifetime, and explains why novelists both vehemently critiqued and lovingly collaborated with the Mahatma simultaneously.
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Bakhtin and his Others
(Inter)subjectivity, Chronotope, Dialogism
Edited by Liisa Steinby, Tintti Klapuri
‘Bakhtin and his Others’ offers fresh theoretical insights into Bakhtin’s ideas on (inter)subjectivity and temporality, research into his theoretical backgrounds, and case studies where these insights are employed in literary analysis.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857283085
March 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Bakhtin and his Others’ offers fresh theoretical insights into Bakhtin’s ideas on (inter)subjectivity and temporality, research into his theoretical backgrounds, and case studies where these insights are employed in literary analysis.
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Performing the Iranian State
Visual Culture and Representations of Iranian Identity
Edited by Staci Gem Scheiwiller
This book discusses what it means to “perform the State,” what this action means in relation to the country of Iran and how these various performances are represented.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857282934
February 2013
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£115.00 / $115.00This book discusses what it means to “perform the State,” what this action means in relation to the country of Iran and how these various performances are represented.
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Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970
The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom
Jason D. Ensor
This volume details the history of Australia’s oldest and most nationally iconic publishing firm, Angus & Robertson, and its long-term investment in establishing and maintaining a viable commercial arm in London from 1930 to 1970.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285669
December 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume details the history of Australia’s oldest and most nationally iconic publishing firm, Angus & Robertson, and its long-term investment in establishing and maintaining a viable commercial arm in London from 1930 to 1970.
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Statemaking and Territory in South Asia
Lessons from the Anglo–Gorkha War (1814–1816)
Bernardo A. Michael
This volume seeks to understand how European colonization transformed the organization of territory in South Asia through an examination of the territorial disputes that underlay the Anglo–Gorkha War of 1814–1816 and subsequent efforts of the colonial state to reorder its territories.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285195
December 2012
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume seeks to understand how European colonization transformed the organization of territory in South Asia through an examination of the territorial disputes that underlay the Anglo–Gorkha War of 1814–1816 and subsequent efforts of the colonial state to reorder its territories.