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This book examines the politics of the Korean defence industry's global expansion and outreach in the recent 2020s,... Læs mere
This title examines the Karbi Youth Festival as a platform for cultural revival and preservation of indigenous identity in Northeast India. Chapters address oral traditions, mortuary rituals, and traditional knowledge systems in contemporary contexts.
This book explores the complex power dynamics shaping China-Myanmar relations within the framework of asymmetrical geopolitics. By examining disparities in... Læs mere
The pattern of democracy in India is inevitably a reflection of the development of federal relations, the stresses and strains between the Centre and... Læs mere
The author explores the cultural history behind the Chinese custom of footbinding, why Chinese women over 1,000 years endured the practice, and why Chinese men found women's "golden lotuses" so arousing. Photos.
Tells the complex story of one episode that became the tipping point for an important historical transformation. This title provides... Læs mere
This book traces the history of spaces used for Chinese opera performances (xiqu), from early ritual grounds and temple stages to guild halls, commercial... Læs mere
This book focuses on the practices of prostitution in postcolonial South Asia, where it predominantly involves men... Læs mere
This book traces masculinity in contemporary fiction produced by Indian writers in English. It analyses masculinity and its multiple shades... Læs mere