books on South asia
2020
The South China Sea Disputes P.22
CONTENTS Biography
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Education
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Health
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History
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International Relations
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Literary Criticism
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Media
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Philosophy
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Politics
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Religion
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Social Science
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The Accidental Viceroy Robert Lytton in India By Edwin Hirschmann
December 2019 140 pages
This biography of Lord Robert Bulwer-Lytton, viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880, examines his troubled attempt to meet Britain's increasing internal and perceived external threats to its rule.
Hardback 9781498598521 $85.00
Edwin Hirschmann is professor emeritus at Towson University. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Conscripting a Poet Chapter 2: Instructing and Dispatching a Viceroy Chapter 3: The Rise of Racism Chapter 4: Reaching India and Taking Charge Chapter 5: The Imperial Assemblage: Lytton's Crescendo Chapter 6: Famine Chapter 7: "The Most Dangerous Man in India" Chapter 8: Internal Problems Chapter 9: Careers, Protests, and Clashes Chapter 10: The Vernacular Press and Its Adversaries Chapter 11: Russophobia Chapter 12: The Rift with Salisbury Chapter 13: The Second Anglo-Afghan War Chapter 14: Resignation and Resentment Chapter 15: Pursued from India Chapter 16: Afterwards
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Biography
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Hasan al-Turabi, the Last of the Islamists The Man and His Times 1932– 2016 By Abdullahi A. Gallab
July 2018 324 pages
The book investigates the life and times of Hasan al-Turabi as the last of the Islamists. It provides an entry to first Islamist state in the Sunni World and the failure of its leader and his disciples.
Paperback 9781498548380 $42.99
Abdullahi A. Gallab is associate professor of African and African American studies and religious studies at Arizona State University
Hardback 9781498548366 $115.00
Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part I: The Man Chapter One: An Introduction Chapter Two: Childhood, Family, Environment Chapter Three: �asan al-Turabi School Days Part II: The Islamist Chapter Four: The Great Transformation Chapter Five: The Road to Islamism Chapter Six: From Hasan to Dr. Hasan Part III: From the Revolution to Counter Revolution Chapter Seven: October the Revolution and its Generation Chapter Eight: October: the Counter-Revolution and its Discontents Part IV: The Shiekh Chapter Nine: The Two Tails of Counter-Revolution Chapter Ten: No Turban No Crown Chapter Eleven: The Anatomy of Death Chapter Twelve: Conclusion Biography Appendix Bibliography Index
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(Mis)Reading Different Cultures Interpreting International Children’s Literature from Asia By Yukari Takimoto Amos and Daniel Miles Amos
August 2018 134 pages Paperback 9781475836905 $23.00 Hardback 9781475836899 $46.00
The book provides relevant theoretical and empirical research findings to address the challenges teachers face when interpreting and teaching with international children’s literature from Asia. Strategies are provided relating to how teachers can be more culturally conscious of their own biases and develop culturally appropriate interpretations. Yukari Takimoto Amos is a full professor at Central Washington University. She teaches a wide range of subjects including Asian Studies, linguistics, and multicultural education. With graduate training at both Japanese and U.S. universities, she has been a professor or an instructor in Japan, Singapore, the United States, and Hong Kong. Daniel Miles Amos was the first U.S. graduate student to successfully complete ethnographic research in the People’s Republic of China. He has held academic positions at several universities, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Beijing Normal University in greater China, and Clark Atlanta University in the United States.
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Children’s Literature from Asia in Today’s Classrooms Towards Culturally Authentic Interpretations By Yukari Takimoto Amos and Daniel Miles Amos
July 2018 122 pages Paperback 9781475843682 $23.00 Hardback 9781475843675 $46.00
This book provides readers with interpretation guides and practical ideas for making use of Asian international children’s literature in the classroom. Part I discusses how to authentically read children’s literature from India, Thailand, China and Japan. Part II consists of annotated bibliographies of international children’s literature from Asia. Yukari Takimoto Amos is a full professor at Central Washington University. She teaches a wide range of subjects including Asian Studies, linguistics, and multicultural education. With graduate training at both Japanese and U.S. universities, she has been a professor or an instructor in Japan, Singapore, the United States, and Hong Kong. Daniel Miles Amos was the first U.S. graduate student to successfully complete ethnographic research in the People’s Republic of China. He has held academic positions at several universities, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Beijing Normal University in greater China, and Clark Atlanta University in the United States.
Education
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Innovations in English Language Teaching in India Trends in Language Pedagogy and Technology Edited by Garima Dalal and Varun Gulati
November 2017 172 pages Hardback 9781498552813 $90.00
This book offers an accessible overview of the emerging trends in the domain of English language teaching across India. The book concentrates primarily on language pedagogical techniques followed in different classroom environments, technological advancements to add innovation to the existing classroom, and various case studies. Dr. Garima Dalal is assistant professor at Linguistic Empowerment Cell, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Dr. Varun Gulati is assistant professor at Shivaji College.
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Leading While Muslim The Experiences of American Muslim Principals after 9/11 By Debbie Almontaser
November 2018 138 pages Paperback 9781475840957 $26.00 Hardback 9781475840940 $52.00
The book explores the lived experiences of 14 American Muslim public school principals post-9/11 and the impact of global events, political discourse, and media coverage of Islam and Muslims on one’s leadership ability and spirituality. Debbie Almontaser was the founding and former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn, New York. A 25-year veteran of the NYC Public School System, she taught and served as a director in special education and inclusion, trained teachers in literacy, and served as a multicultural specialist and diversity advisor. Currently she is the Founder and CEO of Bridging Cultures Group Inc and a Professor at the College of Staten Island’s School of Education in the Post Masters Advanced Certificate Program for Leadership in Education. Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Meaning of Leadership Chapter 3: The American Muslim Experience Chapter 4: How this Study was Conducted Chapter 5: Political Climate and Role of the Media Chapter 6: Inferior and Foreign: Being Seen as the “Other” and Unconscious Fear Chapter 7: Spirituality Chapter 8: Education and Communication over Political Spectacle and Additional Findings Chapter 9: Implications for the Future and Conclusion Education About the Author
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Three Fruits Nepali Ayurvedic Doctors on Health, Nature, and Social Change By Mary M. Cameron
May 2019 264 pages Hardback 9781498594233 $95.00
Three Fruits: Nepali Ayurvedic Doctors on Health, Nature, and Social Change focuses on Ayurvedic doctors during a period of social and political change in Nepal. Using doctors’ narratives this study describes the unique human-nature relationship found in Ayurvedic practice and highlights Ayurveda’s relevance in Nepal and the world. Mary M. Cameron is professor of anthropology at Florida Atlantic University. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Within the Field: History, Practitioners, and Frameworks Chapter 2: Dr. Narendra Nath Tiwari, Teacher and Botanist Chapter 3: Dr. Rishi Ram Koirala, Healer Chapter 4: Developing Ayurveda Chapter 5: Dr. Lokendra Man Singh, Surgeon and Visionary Educator Chapter 6: Gender, Culture, Science, and Ayurvedic Medicine: Five Women Doctors
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The British Imperial Century, 1815–1914 A World History Perspective By Timothy H. Parsons
January 2019 200 pages Paperback 9781442250925 $29.00 Hardback 9781442250918 $68.00
This book provides a concise overview of the British Empire from its origins in the early nineteenth century, to its climax at mid-century, to its denouement on the eve of World War I. Considering the impact of imperial rule, Parsons explores themes of crosscultural, social, and environmental interaction from a world history perspective. Timothy H. Parsons is professor of African history at Washington University. His publications include The African Rank-and-File: Social Implications of Colonial Service in the King’s African Rifles, 1902–1964, The Rule of Empires: Those Who Built Them, Those Who Endured Them, and Why They Always Fall and The Second British Empire: In the Crucible of the Twentieth Century. Table of Contents List of Maps Preface to the Second Edition Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Imperial Century Chapter 3 India Chapter 4 Africa Chapter 5 Imperial Influence Chapter 6 Empire and Globalization Chapter 7 Historiography Index About the Author
History
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Constructing the Uzbek State Narratives of Post-Soviet Years Edited by Marlene Laruelle
December 2017 384 pages Hardback 9781498538367 $125.00
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History
This collection provides a broad examination of contemporary Uzbekistan. The contributors analyze its geostrategic significance, its economic potential, and its demographic importance. This study also argues that the country’s political, social, and cultural evolutions symbolize the transformations of the region as a whole. Marlene Laruelle is research professor, director of the Central Asia Program, and associate director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University.
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Historical Dictionary of Tibet By John Powers and David Templeman
October 2020 880 pages Hardback 9781538130216 $220.00
Historical Dictionary of Tibet, Second Edition contains a chronology, a glossary, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 crossreferenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. John Powers is a Professor of Religion in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities and the author of seventeen books and more than 100 academic articles and book chapters, including A Bull of A Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism and The Buddha Party: How the Chinese Communist Party Works to Control Tibetan Buddhism.
David Templeman is an Adjunct Researcher at both Monash and LaTrobe Universities in Australia. He has authored several books, including most recently Asian Horizons: Giuseppe Tucci’s Buddhist, Indian, Himalayan and Central Asian Studies. as well as 60 book chapters. He is completing a translation of the Autobiography of T�ran�tha a 1617th cent. Tibetan prelate.
History
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Indianization, the Officer Corps, and the Indian Army The Forgotten Debate, 1817– 1917 By Chandar S. Sundaram
May 2019 284 pages Hardback 9781498579513 $115.00
The decision by the British Raj in 1917 to permit Indians into the Indian Army's officer corps was a key turning point in modern South Asian military history. This book analyzes the political, military, and ideological factors in the forgotten hundred-year-long debate culminating in this ruling. Chandar S. Sundaram is instructor at the University of Victoria. Table of Contents Introduction: Defining and Conceptualizing the Forgotten Indianization Debate Chapter 1: Contexts of the Forgotten Indianization Debate, 1600–1914 Chapter 2: The Idea of Indianization and its Enemies, 1817–1898 Chapter 3: The Imperial Cadet Corps: its Formation and Pedagogy, 1900–1915 Chapter 4: Future Recruitment, Future Employment and the Future of the Corps, 1902–1915 Chapter 5: War and the Window of Opportunity, 1914–1917 Chapter 6: Little Grace in the Giving: Indianization Policy, 1917–1940 Conclusion: Of “Psychological Moments” and “Persistant Agitation”
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History
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Memory, Reconciliation, and Reunions in South Korea Crossing the Divide By Nan Kim
August 2018 284 pages Paperback 9781498525039 $46.99 Hardback 9780739184714 $105.00
Focusing on regional geopolitics, social dynamics, watershed political rituals, and family narratives, this book explores the cultural process of moving from enmity to engagement amidst the complex legacies of civil war and the global Cold War following the InterKorean Summit of June 2000. Nan Kim is associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Table of Contents Part I Chapter 1: Historicizing Korea’s Geopolitical Liminality Chapter 2: Fateful Passages, In-Between States Part II Chapter 3: Anti-Commemorations Chapter 4: Threshold Rituals of Reconciliation Part III Chapter 5: Impossible Returns Chapter 6: Ethical Traversals Conclusion: Meeting with the Past Epilogue: The Afterlife of Division
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The Middle East and South Asia 2019-2020
October 2019 328 pages
This volume is designed to place in context the passionate controversies and emotional attachments of the two billion people who live, study, work, love, and die in the Middle East and South Asia.
Paperback 9781475852165 $25.00
Elisabeth Yarbakhsh is a research scholar at the Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies at the Australian National University
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Modern Central Asia A Primary Source Reader By Yuriy Malikov
December 2019 378 pages
This source reader discusses Central Asian history through the context of Russian colonialism and its aftermath. It examines the influence of ethnonationalism, religion, and cross-cultural contact in the nation-building process across Central Asia.
Hardback 9781793612175 $115.00
Yuriy Malikov is associate professor of history at SUNY Oneonta.
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The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan Nationalism, Islamism, and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Space By Tim Epkenhans
September 2018 414 pages Paperback 9781498532808 $54.99 Hardback 9781498532785 $126.00
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This study provides a comprehensive account of the civil war that erupted in Tajikistan in 1992. Based on a wide range of primary sources, it analyzes the conflict’s long-term historical and structural roots as well as its short-term causes, including the rapid dismantling of the Soviet Union and the revival of Islamic and nationalist forces. Tim Epkenhans is professor of Islamic studies at the University of Freiburg. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Prelude: A Post-Colonial Moment in Late Soviet Tajikistan Chapter 2: Narrating a House Divided: Regionalism Revisited Chapter 3: “Bloody Bahman” Chapter 4: Independence Chapter 5: Islam Chapter 6: Tensions Rising: The Tale of Two Squares (March & April 1992) Chapter 7: Men of Disorder: Masculinity, Crime and Violent Conflict Chapter 8: Civil War Chapter 9: The 16th Session of the Supreme Soviet
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Prophet and Statesmen in Crafting Democracy in India Political Leadership, Ideas, and Compromises By Fabio Leone
September 2019 318 pages
Addressing the relationship between the leadership and democratization processes in India, this study examines how political leaders can successfully steer the process of regime change within complex, hostile, and undemocratic conditions.
Hardback 9781498569361 $115.00
Fabio Leone is teaches political science and international relations at the University of Bologna. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Political Leaders Matters Chapter 2: The Fertile Ground Chapter 3: The Actors of the Transition to Democracy Chapter 4: Imagining and Institutionalizing the New Regime Conclusion
History
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Buddhist Learning in South Asia Education, Religion, and Culture at the Ancient Sri Nalanda Mahavihara
The Hindu Monastery in South India THE HINDU MONASTERY IN SOUTH INDIA
Social, Religious, and Artistic Traditions By Nalini Rao
By Pintu Kumar Imprint: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books May 2018 338 pp
July 2020 252 pp
9781498554923 I $110.00 I HB
9781793622372 I $95.00 I HB
The Middle East and South Asia 2018-2019
Muslim Interpreters in Colonial Senegal, 1850– 1920
By Seth Cantey
Mediations of Knowledge and Power in the Lower and Middle Senegal River Valley
Series: World Today (Stryker) Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
By Tamba M'bayo Imprint: Lexington Books
October 2018 300 pp
April 2019 234 pp
9781475841572 I $23.00 I PB
9781498509985 I $100.00 I HB 9781498510004 I $39.99 I PB
Overcoming Ptolemy
Sectarianism in Medieval India
The Revelation of an Asian World Region
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By Geoffrey C. Gunn
Saiva, Vaisnava, and Syncretistic Temple Architecture in Karnataka
Series: AsiaWorld
By Naseem A. Banerji
Imprint: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books
December 2018 324 pp
May 2019 188 pp
9781498590136 I $115.00 I HB
9781498547352 I $90.00 I HB
History
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The Battle for Pakistan The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood By Shuja Nawaz
May 2020 428 pages Paperback 9781538142042 $29.00
Based on detailed interviews with key US and South Asian leaders, access to secret documents and operations, and the author’s personal relationships and deep knowledge of the region, this book untangles the complex web of the US-Pakistani relationship and shows how America can build better partnerships in troubled corners of the world. Shuja Nawaz, a globally recognized political and strategic analyst, is a distinguished fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council. He writes for leading newspapers and journals, and speaks on current topics before civic groups, at think tanks, and on radio and television worldwide. He has worked with the Brookings Institution, RAND, the United States Institute of Peace, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Atlantic Council, and other leading think tanks on projects dealing with Pakistan and the Middle East. He has worked for the New York Times, the World Health Organization, and has headed three separate divisions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He was also a director at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna while on leave from the IMF.
International Relations
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China's Soft Power Diplomacy in South Asia Myth or Reality? By B. M. Jain
March 2020 182 pages Paperback 9781498559478 $36.99 Hardback 9780739193396 $95.00
This book examines the Chinese version of soft power and explores its myriad implications for India and all of South Asia. It traces the origin of China’s engagement with South Asian states from historical, political, economic, and security perspectives in order to better understand the dynamics of its South Asia policy. B. M. Jain is former visiting professor in the Department of Political Science at Cleveland State University and is editor-in-chief of the Indian Journal of Asian Affairs. Table of Contents Chapter 1 China’s Soft Power Diplomacy: Theoretical Discourse and Application to South Asia Chapter 2 China-India Relations: Sources of Conflict and Cooperation Chapter 3 China-Pakistan Relations: Closeness without Commonality Chapter 4 China and the Himalayan States: Forging a New Strategic Understanding Chapter 5 China and the Island States of the Indian Ocean: Geostrategic Imperatives Chapter 6 China-Bangladesh Relations: From Strangers to Intimate Friends
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International Relations
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Conflict Resolution in Asia Mediation and Other Cultural Models Edited by Stephanie P. Stobbe
March 2018 284 pages Hardback 9781498566438 $105.00
This study examines the role of mediation and other cultural conflict resolution models in Asia. The contributors use various countries as case studies to analyze how traditional, indigenous, and culturally based conflict resolution processes interact with more formal legal systems to address conflicts. Stephanie P. Stobbe is associate professor of conflict resolution studies at Menno Simons College (a College of CMU) at the University of Winnipeg.
International Relations
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The South China Sea Disputes Past, Present, and Future By Nalanda Roy
October 2018 178 pages Paperback 9781498536257 $36.99 Hardback 9781498536233 $95.00
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This study provides political and economic analyses of current controversies in the South China Sea. It examines enduring territorial disputes, competing maritime claims, and the historical roots of regional mistrust. It also analyzes how such antagonisms affect the regional security structure and offers solutions to resolve the conflicts. Nalanda Roy is assistant professor at Armstrong State University. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Reasons for Standoffs Chapter 3: Clashes in the South China Sea Chapter 4: Struggle for Power in the South China Sea Chapter 5: The ASEAN Way Chapter 6: The Road to Peace Appendix 1: The 2002 ASEAN-China Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea Appendix 2: EEZ Rules under Part V of UNCLOS Appendix 3: Summary of the 2002 ASEAN Declaration on the South China Sea
International Relations
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Values in Foreign Policy Investigating Ideals and Interests Edited by Krishnan Srinivasan, James Mayall and Sanjay Pulipaka
March 2019 316 pages Paperback 9781786607508 $38.95 Hardback 9781786607492 $120.00
This book throws light on whether Asian values constitute a specific genre that differentiates Asia from the West and feeds into its nations’ foreign policies, and whether there is a basic difference of opinion on values or merely an aspect of contemporary power politics. Krishnan Srinivasan is a former Indian Foreign Secretary. James Mayall is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Cambridge University and fellow of the British Academy. Sanjy Pulipaka is Senior Fellow at the Nehru Museum and Library and adviser to ICRIER, New Delhi.
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The Changing World of Contemporary South Asian Poetry in English A Collection of Critical Essays Edited by Mitali P. Wong and M. Yousuf Saeed
July 2019 298 pages Hardback 9781498574075 $95.00
This international collection of essays examines contemporary English-language poetry from South Asia. The contributors discuss women’s issues, the concerns of marginalized groups—such as the Dalit community and the people of Northeastern India—social changes in Sri Lanka, and the changing society of Pakistan. Mitali P. Wong is professor and chair of the English Department at Claflin University. M. Yousuf Saeed is associate professor of political science at Claflin University.
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Literary Criticism
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Killing the Buddha Henry Miller’s Long Journey to Satori
KILLING THE BUDDHA
By Jennifer Cowe
October 2020 124 pages
Killing the Buddha examines the influence of Zen Buddhism throughout Henry Miller's life and work, specifically charting the evolution of key Buddhist concepts through close readings of his novels, letters and pamphlets.
Hardback 9781683930419 $85.00
Jennifer Cowe is lecturer in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at the University of British Columbia. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter One: I am an Artist: Henry Miller and Otto Rank Chapter Two: The Art of Becoming: Henry Miller and Henri Bergson Chapter Three: Refusing the Automatic Message: Henry Miller and Surrealism Chapter Four: Killing the Buddha: Miller and Zen Buddhism Conclusion References Index About the Author Literary Criticism
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Pluralism in the Iraqi Novel after 2003 Literature and the Recovery of National Identity By Ronen Zeidel
January 2020 222 pages Hardback 9781498594622 $95.00
This book describes the change in Iraqi literature after 2003 in which pluralism, highlighting the reality of the heterogeneous religious makeup of the country, became a key concept. The author provides here an important study of the nature and contours of Iraqi religious culture and a unique map of Iraqi literature and the role of literary arts. Ronen Zeidel is research fellow in the Moshe Dayan Center in Tel Aviv University and deputy director of the Center for Iraq Studies in the University of Haifa. Table of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The Sh��a in Iraqi Novels Chapter 2: Sunnis and Novels in Iraq Chapter 3: The Iraqi Novel and the Kurds Chapter 4: The Iraqi Novel and the Christians of Iraq Chapter 5: Gypsies in the Iraqi Novel: Between Marginality, Folklore and Romanticism Chapter 6: On the Last Jews of Iraq and Iraqi National Identity: A Look at Two Recent Iraqi Novels Conclusion: From Self Identity to Pluralism Index Bibliography About the Author
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Literary Criticism
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Rewriting the Nation in Modern Kazakh Literature Elites and Narratives By Diana T. Kudaibergenova
September 2019 298 pages Paperback 9781498528313 $39.99 Hardback 9781498528290 $100.00
This interdisciplinary study is a comprehensive survey of cultural discourse and literary production in Kazakhstan. It examines the construction of national narratives before and after Soviet rule and argues that literature has held a central role in the creation of Kazakhstan's national identity. Diana T. Kudaibergenova is research fellow in the Centre of Development Studies at the University of Cambridge and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University. Table of Contents Chapter 1: National Survival, Alash, and Modern Kazakh Literary Debates Chapter 2: Self-Orientalization and Re-writing the Narrative Chapter 3: The Formation of Soviet-Kazakh Literature Canons Chapter 4: Mukhtar Auezov’s Abai Zholy and the Encyclopedia of the Kazakh Nation Chapter 5: Nomads/Koshpendiler and the Re-Discovery of the Past: Canonizing Nomadism Chapter 6: Mukhtar Magauin’s Cultural Archaeology in Soviet and post-Soviet Kazakhstan’s National History and Literature Chapter 7: Internationalism, Postcolonialism and Kazakh Soviet Literature in the 1960s and 1980s: Anuar Alimzhanov, Satimzhan Sanbayev, and Murat Auezov Chapter 8: Olzhas Suleimenov and the Un-Bounded Imagination of the Past Chapter 9: December 1986 and the National Imagination in the Post-Independent Era Chapter 10: Timeless and Post-National: Gerold Belger’s narration on Kazakhstan
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Secularism and the Crisis of Minority Identity in Postcolonial Literature By Roger McNamara
June 2018 198 pages Hardback 9781498548939 $90.00
This book argues that secularism and modernity are responsible for the identity crisis that minorities experience in India and Sri Lanka. It shows that content and aesthetics of minority writing are not only shaped by the impositions of secularism and modernity but also produces innovative strategies to overcome them. Roger McNamara is assistant professor of English at Texas Tech University. Table of Contents Introduction: “Secularism and the Crisis of Minority Identity in Postcolonial Literature” Chapter 1: “Burgher Writing: Aesthetics as Resistance to Secular Time in Carl Muller’s and Michael Ondaatje’s Fiction” Chapter 2: “Muslim Writing: Secular Criticism in Saadat Hasan Manto’s and Ismat Cughtai’s Fiction” Chapter 3: “Parsi Writing: Developing a Fine Balance: Secularism, Religion, and Minority Politics in Rohinton Mistry’s Family Matters Chapter 4: “Anglo-Indian Writing: The Conundrum of Secular Nationalism in Frank Anthony’s and I. Allan Sealy’s Writing” Chapter 5: “Dalit Writing: Secular Catholicism and Feminist Critique in Bama’s Texts” Conclusion: “Secularism and Sites of Renewal”
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Communication, Digital Media, and Popular Culture in Korea Contemporary Research and Future Prospects Edited by Dal Yong Jin and Nojin Kwak
May 2018 532 pages Paperback 9781498562058 $49.99 Hardback 9781498562034 $140.00
This collection provides a comprehensive examination of the growth of the Korean media and communications industry in recent decades. The contributors analyze such topics as the Korean Wave, newspapers, broadcast television, film, gaming, and new communications technologies. Dal Yong Jin is professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Nojin Kwak is professor and chair of the Department of Communication Studies and director of the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan.
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Mobile Communication and Low-Skilled Migrants’ Acculturation to Cosmopolitan Singapore By Rajiv George Aricat and Rich Ling
April 2018 242 pages
This book is a socially situated exploration of South Asian migrants in Singapore that critically examines migrants’ negotiations of cultural identity, power, and friendship networks in mediated mobile phone spaces.
Hardback 9781498552509 $95.00
Rajiv Aricat is research fellow at the School of Social Sciences, NTU, Singapore. Rich Ling is Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and adjunct at the University of Michigan. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Labor Migration and ICT Chapter 3. Social Science of Technology Appropriation and Impact Chapter 4. Acculturation and Mobile Communication Chapter 5. Methods Chapter 6. Mobile Phone Appropriation Chapter 7. Acculturation and Adaptation Chapter 8. Conclusion Appendixes References About the Author
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A Phenomenological Hermeneutic of Antiblack Racism in The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Dharma and Halacha Comparative Studies in Hindu-Jewish Philosophy and Religion Edited by Ithamar Theodor and Yudit Kornberg Greenberg
By David Polizzi
Series: Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Series: Philosophy of Race June 2019 168 pp
Imprint: Lexington Books
9781498592338 I $90.00 I HB
August 2018 272 pp
Imprint: Lexington Books
9781498512794 I $100.00 I HB
Gandhi's Thought and Liberal Democracy
Heidegger in the Islamicate World
By Sanjay Lal
Edited by Kata Moser, Urs Gรถsken and Josh Michael Hayes
Series: Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
Series: New Heidegger Research
Imprint: Lexington Books April 2019 134 pp
February 2019 326 pp
9781498586528 I $85.00 I HB
9781786606204 I $135.00 I HB
Ibn Miskawayh, the Soul, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Three Pillars of Skepticism in Classical India
The Truly Happy Sage
Nagarjuna, Jayarasi, and Sri Harsa
By John Peter Radez
By Ethan Mills
Imprint: Lexington Books
Series: Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
October 2019 162 pp
September 2018 254 pp
9781793615688 I $90.00 I HB
9781498555692 I $100.00 I HB
Imprint: Lexington Books
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The Belt and Road Initiative and the Future of Regional Order in the Indo-Pacific Edited by Michael Clarke, Matthew Sussex and Nick Bisley
February 2020 254 pages Hardback 9781498582759 $95.00
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The Belt and Road Initiative and the Future of Regional Order in the Indo-Pacific interrogates to what extent the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) represents an achievable vision of a China-centric order in Asia, exploring its major security implications for the region. Michael Clarke is associate professor at the National Security College at Australian National University. Matthew Sussex is associate professor at the National Security College at Australian National University. Nick Bisley is professor of international relations at La Trobe University.
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Civil–Military Relations in the Islamic World By Jr. , Paul E. Lenze
August 2018 222 pages Paperback 9781498518758 $42.99 Hardback 9781498518734 $95.00
The book examines civil–military relations in key Middle Eastern and South Asian Islamic states. Specifically it analyzes how the endurance of authoritarianism in Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey is affected by international influence on the political development of these states. Paul E. Lenze, Jr. is a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Northern Arizona University. Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ALGERIA 3. EGYPT 4. PAKISTAN 5. TURKEY 6. CONCLUSION
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Eric Voegelin’s Asian Political Thought By Lee Trepanier
August 2020 254 pages Hardback 9781498598613 $100.00
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ERIC VOEGELIN’S ASIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Eric Voegelin’s Asian Political Thought brings together scholars from both Asia and the West to reflect upon the political philosopher’s thought about China, Japan, Korea, Central Asia, and India, showing how Voegelin’s approach can illuminate the region but also what are the possibilities that Asia offers in the twentieth-first century. Lee Trepanier is professor of political science at Samford University.
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Globalisms Facing the Populist Challenge By Manfred B. Steger
September 2019 240 pages Paperback 9781538129456 $32.00
Providing a comprehensive overview of the changing ideological landscape in the age of globalization, Manfred Steger explores the clashing political belief systems of our time: market globalism, justice globalism, and religious globalism. He considers their prospects in light of the growing populist challengers in the tumultuous decade to come. Manfred B. Steger is professor of sociology at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa and Global Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Culture and Society, Western Sydney University. He has served as an academic consultant on globalization for the US State Department and as an adviser to the PBS television series Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism. He is the author or editor of twenty-seven books on globalization and social and political theory, including The Rise of the Global Imaginary: Political Ideologies from the French Revolution to the Global War on Terror (2008); Globalization: A Very Short Introduction (2017); and Globalization Matters: Engaging the Global in Unsettled Times (with Paul James, 2019).
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Globalization and Social Movements The Populist Challenge and Democratic Alternatives By Valentine M. Moghadam
February 2020 356 pages Hardback 9781538108734 $79.00
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This book examines social movements and transnational networks in the context of globalization in all its forms—economic, political, cultural, and technological alike. In addition to case studies on Islamism, feminism, and global justice,—the third edition explores the wave of right-wing populism—its origins, features, varieties, and challengers. Valentine M. Moghadam is director of international affairs and professor of sociology at Northeastern University.
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Imagining Pakistan Modernism, State, and the Politics of Islamic Revival By Rasul Bakhsh Rais
September 2019 234 pages Paperback 9781498553971 $39.99 Hardback 9781498553957 $100.00
This study examines the conflict between two visions for Pakistan: a modern constitutional framework and an Islamist state. The author argues that Western liberal ideas were at the root of Pakistan’s creation, analyzes the society’s drift away from its founding philosophy, and assesses optimistic indications of its revival. Rasul Bakhsh Rais is professor of political science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Islam and the State Chapter 3: Modernism and Imagining of Pakistan Chapter 4: Erosion of Modernist Tradition Chapter 5: State in Decline Chapter 6: The Politics of Islamic Revival Chapter 7: The Struggle Within Chapter 8: Conclusion: Reviving the State and Society
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Partitions and Their Afterlives Violence, Memories, Living Edited by Radhika Mohanram and Anindya Raychaudhuri
April 2019 272 pages
Partitions and their Afterlives engages with political partitions and how their aftermath affects the contemporary life of nations and their citizens.
Paperback 9781783488391 $41.95
Radhika Mohanram is a Professor at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory, Cardiff University, UK
Hardback 9781783488384 $125.00
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Anindya Raychaudhuri is British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of St Andrews.
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The Politics of Religion, Nationalism, and Identity in Asia By Jeff Kingston
August 2019 312 pages Hardback 9781442276864 $85.00
This comprehensive book provides a comparative analysis of religious nationalism in globalized Asia. Exploring the nexus of religion, identity, and nationalism, Kingston assesses similarities and differences across the region. He focuses on how religious sentiments influence how people express nationalism, often with extreme and tragic results. Jeff Kingston is professor of history and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan. He is the author of Nationalism in Asia: A History since 1945 and editor of Asian Nationalisms Reconsidered along with several books on Japan.
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Tajikistan on the Move Statebuilding and Societal Transformations Edited by Marlene Laruelle
May 2018 336 pages Hardback 9781498546515 $110.00
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This collection provides a broad and multidisciplinary examination of contemporary Tajikistan. The contributors analyze the political regime—its stability, legitimacy mechanisms, and patterns of centralization—as well as various aspects of its social fabric. Marlene Laruelle is research professor, director of the Central Asia Program, and associate director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University.
The Dialectics of PostSoviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan
The Hizmet Movement and Peacebuilding Global Cases Edited by Mohammed AbuNimer and Timothy Seidel
Toward a Resacralization of Public Space
Imprint: Lexington Books
By Murad Ismayilov September 2018 194 pp 9781498568364 I $95.00 I HB
Series: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures Imprint: Lexington Books
August 2018 386 pp 9781498537513 I $120.00 I HB
Kazakhstan in the Making
October 2018 304 pp
Legitimacy, Symbols, and Social Changes
Kyrgyzstan beyond "Democracy Island" and "Failing State"
Edited by Marlene Laruelle
Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society
Series: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
Edited by Marlene Laruelle and Johan Engvall
Imprint: Lexington Books
Series: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
9781498525473 I $110.00 I HB 9781498525497 I $42.99 I PB
August 2019 288 pp 9781498515160 I $109.00 I HB 9781498515184 I $39.99 I PB
The Masks of the Political God
Imprint: Lexington Books
Necessary Travel New Area Studies and Canada in Comparative Perspective
Religion and Political Parties in Contemporary Democracies By Luca Ozzano
Edited by Susan Hodgett and Patrick James
Imprint: ECPR Press
Imprint: Lexington Books
September 2020 256 pp
December 2018 204 pp
9781785523373 I $120.00 I HB
9781498545143 I $90.00 I HB
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Neoliberalism and Women in India
Polycentricity, Islam, and Development
Governmentality Perspectives
Potentials and Challenges in Pakistan
By U. Kalpagam By Anas Malik Imprint: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books
July 2019 254 pp
December 2017 326 pp
9781498592246 I $95.00 I HB
9781498539753 I $110.00 I HB
Shia Islam and Politics
State-Building in Kazakhstan
Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon
Continuity and Transformation of Informal Institutions
By Jon Armajani Imprint: Lexington Books
By Dina Sharipova
May 2020 252 pp
July 2018 190 pp
9781793621351 I $95.00 I HB
9781498540568 I $90.00 I HB
Understanding Islam and the West
Series: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures Imprint: Lexington Books
The World Almanac of Islamism 2019
Critical Skills for Students By Nathan Lean
By American Foreign Policy Council
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
April 2018 232 pp
June 2019 1586 pp
9781786602091 I $142.00 I HB 9781786602107 I $48.00 I PB
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Digital Hinduism Dharma and Discourse in the Age of New Media Edited by Murali Balaji
November 2017 208 pages
Digital Hinduism examines how Hinduism is being defined, reformed, and rearticulated in the digital era and how these changes are impacting the way Hindus view their own religious identities.
Hardback 9781498559171 $90.00
Murali Balaji is director of education and curriculum reform for the Hindu American Foundation (HAF).
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Gandhi and Rajchandra The Making of the Mahatma By Uma Majmudar
September 2020 132 pages Hardback 9781793611994 $90.00
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GANDHI AND RAJCHANDRA
Most people around the world know Mahatma Gandhi, but only a few know about “Shrimad Rajchandra”—the key faith-figure behind the "making of the Mahatma." This book introduces and explores the teachings of the figure Gandhi himself acknowledged as his foremost spiritual mentor, exemplary guide, and refuge in spiritual crisis. Uma Majmudar teaches in the philosophy and religion department at Spelman College.
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Hermeneutics in the Genre of Mukhta?ar Civil and Commercial Law in Islamic Law By Husain Kassim
December 2018 264 pages Hardback 9781498512152 $95.00
This book deals with the genre of Mukhta�ar in Islamic law and the significance of its emergence in the development and formation of Islamic law. This book comprehensively explores its emergence and analyzes civil and commercial law in four Islamic Sunni schools of law. Husain Kassim is emeritus associate professor, University of Central Florida. Table of Contents Chapter One Al-Sh�fi��’s Concept of Hermeneutics: The Ris�la and the Role it has played in the hermeneutical Formation of Islamic legal system Chapter Two Hermeneutics in the Genre of Mukhta�ar, its Significance, and Emergence in the Formation of Islamic legal system Chapter Three Sh�fi�� School of Law: Hermeneutics as Reflected in K al-Umm, alMuzan�’s Mukhta�ar, and al-Sh�r�z�’s Tanb�h Chapter Four �anaf� School of Law: Hermeneutics as Reflected in al-�a��w�’s Mukhta�ar, al-Qud�r�’s Mukhta�ar, and al-Margh�n�n�’s Hid�ya in Refrence Chapter Five �anbal� School of Law: Hermeneutics as Reflected in A�mad ibn �ambal’s Mas��il Collections and al-Khiraq�’s Mukhta�ar Chapter Six M�lik� School of Law: Hermeneutics as Refleced in Khal�l’s Mukhta�ar Chapter Seven Differences of Opinion in Different Schools of Law from the Hermeneutical Perspective
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Historical Dictionary of Hinduism By Jeffery D. Long
March 2020 502 pages Hardback 9781538122938 $125.00
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Hinduism contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on deities, historical figures, festivals, philosophical terms, ritual implements, and much more. Jeffery D. Long is Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, where he has taught since receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School in the year 2000. An author, co-author, and editor of an array of books and articles, he has spoken in a wide range national and international venues, including the United Nations. In 2018, he received the Hindu American Foundation’s Dharma Seva Award for his efforts to promote more accurate and culturally sensitive portrayals of Hindu traditions in the American educational system and popular media. Table of Contents Series Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff Acknowledgements Reader’s Note List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology Introduction Dictionary Appendix: A Guide to Hindu Sacred Literature Bibliography About the Author
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Islamophobia, Race, and Global Politics By Nazia Kazi
February 2019 168 pages Hardback 9781538110096 $32.00
Islamophobia, Race, and Global Politics is a powerful introduction to the scope of Islamophobia in the U.S. Nazia Kazi highlights the vast impact of Islamophobia and its connections with the long history of racial inequality in America. Nazia Kazi is assistant professor of anthropology at Stockton University. She has lectured widely on Islamophobia, including her TEDx talk “Islamophobia and Islamophilia," and has published articles such as “Teaching Against Islamophobia in the Age of Terror” in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Troubling Islamophobia 2 The Visual Politics of Racism and Islamophobia 3 Muslim Beauty Queens and the Master Narrative 4 Neoliberalism and the Good Muslim Archetype 5 Culture Talk as Islamodiversion 6 US Empire’s Muslim Cheerleaders 7 Beyond Trump 8 Conclusion: Critical Thinking as Terrorism Prevention Notes Bibliography Index
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The Objectives of Islamic Law The Promises and Challenges of the Maqasid al-Shari'a Edited by Idris Nassery, Rumee Ahmed and Muna Tatari
February 2018 312 pages Hardback 9781498549936 $110.00
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This book captures the growing debate among Muslim scholars about the theory of the “Objectives of the Shar�‘a” (maq��id al-shar�‘a) and its role in reforming Islamic law. The book is divided into two parts—one highlighting the theory’s potential and the other its challenges. Idris Nassery is postdoctoral fellow in the Institute of Islamic Theology at the University of Paderborn. Rumee Ahmed is associate dean of arts and associate professor of Islamic law at the University of British Columbia. Muna Tatari is assistant professor of Islamic systematic theology in the Institute of Islamic Theology at the University of Paderborn.
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Swami Vivekananda His Life, Legacy, and Liberative Ethics
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
Edited by Rita D. Sherma
June 2020 284 pages Hardback 9781498586047 $95.00
This book re-assesses the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda from the vantage point of socially-engaged religion in a time of global dislocations and inequities. Due to the complexity of Vivekananda as a historical figure on the cusp of a new era, few works offer a nuanced, academic examination of his liberative vision and legacy. Rita D. Sherma is founding director and associate professor at the Shingal Center for Dharma Studies and Core Doctoral Faculty at Graduate Theological Union.
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Temples of Modernity Nationalism, Hinduism, and Transhumanism in South Indian Science By Robert M. Geraci
August 2018 242 pages Hardback 9781498577748 $95.00
Geraci offers an investigation into the intersection of religion, science, and technology in scientific and engineering communities in India. Using historical and ethnographic methods, Geraci explores religion, science, and technology in politics, scientific uses of Hindu images and rituals, and Indian reflections on the future of humanity. Robert M. Geraci is professor of religious studies at Manhattan College. Table of Contents Introduction 1. Navigating Science and Technology in Bangalore 2. Religious Science and the Building of a Nation 3. Nationalism and the Political Enchantment of Technology 4. Hindu Icons, Images, and Rituals in Scientific Spaces 5. India’s Transhumanist Landscapes 6. Reinventing Religion, Reimagining Science
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Beacons of Dharma
Decoding the Egalitarianism of the Qur'an
Spiritual Exemplars for the Modern Age
Retrieving Lost Voices on Gender
Edited by Christopher Patrick Miller, Michael Reading and Jeffery D. Long
December 2019 334 pp
Series: Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical Imprint: Lexington Books
9781498564847 I $115.00 I HB
By Abla Hasan
October 2019 182 pp
Imprint: Lexington Books
9781793609892 I $90.00 I HB
Forging Ideal Muslim Subjects
Islamophobia and AntiMuslim Sentiment
Discursive Practices, Subject Formation & Muslim Ethics
Picturing the Enemy By Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg
By Faraz M. Sheikh Series: Lexington Studies in Classical and Modern Islamic Thought July 2020 222 pp
Series: Lexington Studies in Classical and Modern Islamic Thought
Imprint: Lexington Books
9781793620125 I $90.00 I HB
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers July 2018 296 pp 9781538107362 I $84.00 I HB 9781538107379 I $30.00 I PB
Major Issues in Islam
The Most Controversial Qur'anic Verse
The Challenges Within and Without
Why 4:34 Does Not Promote Violence Against Women
By Harvey J. Sindima
Imprint: Hamilton Books
Imprint: Hamilton Books
November 2017 516 pp
June 2020 340 pp
9780761870166 I $52.99 I PB
9780761872092 I $90.00 I HB
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Rabbi on the Ganges
Sufism in America
A Jewish-Hindu Encounter
The Alami Tariqa of Waterport, New York
By Alan Brill By Julianne Hazen Imprint: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books
October 2019 290 pp
July 2018 262 pp
9781498597081 I $95.00 I HB
9781498533867 I $95.00 I HB 9781498533881 I $46.99 I PB
Takfir in Islamic Thought
Things that Make for Peace
By Hussam S. Timani
Traversing Text and Tradition in Christianity and Islam
Imprint: Lexington Books
Edited by Anthony Rees Imprint: Lexington Books
November 2017 124 pp
July 2020 134 pp
9780739194256 I $85.00 I HB
9781498591645 I $85.00 I HB
Thinking with the Yoga Sutra of PataĂąjali
May 2019 232 pp 9781498570961 I $90.00 I HB
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What Is Moderate Islam?
Translation and Interpretation
Edited by Richard L. Benkin
Edited by Christopher Key Chapple and Ana Laura Funes Maderey
Imprint: Lexington Books
Series: Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical Imprint: Lexington Books
August 2019 252 pp 9781498537414 I $105.00 I HB 9781498537438 I $39.99 I PB
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Digital Diasporas Labor and Affect in Gendered Indian Digital Publics By Radhika Gajjala
June 2019 280 pages
Explores the manifestation of Indian identity, embodiment and affect online in the context of the global marketplace
Paperback 9781783481163 $32.95
Radhika Gajjala is Professor of Media and Communication at Bowling Green State University, Ohio. Her previous books include Cyberculture and the Subaltern (Lexington, 2012) and Cyberselves: Feminist Ethnographies of South Asian Women (Altamira, 2004). She has co-edited collections including Cyberfeminism 2.0 (Peter Lang 2012), Global Media Culture and Identity (Routledge 2011), South Asian Technospaces (Peter Lang 2008) and Webbing Cyberfeminist Practice (Hampton Press2008). She is also a member of the Fembot Collective and FemTechnet and is co-editor of ADA: Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology.
Hardback 9781783481156 $100.00
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Japan as an Immigration Nation Demographic Change, Economic Necessity, and the Human Community Concept By Hidenori Sakanaka
February 2020 286 pages Hardback 9781793614933 $115.00
In this treatise by veteran Japanese immigration specialist, Hidenori Sakanaka—the former director of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau—proposes sweeping changes to Japan’s immigration policy to address the interrelated problems of a rapidly declining population and a decrease in working-age adults. Hidenori Sakanaka established the Japan Immigration Policy Institute and is the author of almost two dozen books about immigration policy in Japan. Robert D. Eldridge is former associate professor of Japanese political and diplomatic history at Osaka University. Graham B. Leonard earned a PhD in international public policy from Osaka University.
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South Asia in Transition An Introduction to the Social Anthropology of a Subcontinent By Robert Parkin
June 2020 322 pages
South Asia in Transition is an introductory book on the anthropology of South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This work is suitable for students and scholars at all levels.
Hardback 9781793611789 $115.00
Robert Parkin, Parkin PhD, is independent scholar of anthropology.
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Amritsar 1984
Bombay Going
A City Remembers
Nepali Migrant Sex Workers in an Anti-Trafficking Era
By Radhika Chopra
By Susanne Ă…sman
Imprint: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books
September 2018 132 pp
October 2018 240 pp
9781498571050 I $85.00 I HB
9781498558549 I $95.00 I HB
The City as Power
Identity, Rights, and Awareness
Urban Space, Place, and National Identity
Anticaste Activism in India and the Awakening of Justice through Discursive Practices
Edited by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen
By Jeremy A. Rinker
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Series: Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Asia
November 2018 328 pp
November 2018 240 pp
9781538118252 I $90.00 I HB 9781538118269 I $40.00 I PB
9781498541930 I $95.00 I HB
Islam as Education
Imprint: Lexington Books
Islamic Modernities in Southeast Asia
Pedagogies of Pilgrimage, Prophecy, and Jihad
Exploring Indonesian Popular and Visual Culture
By Aaron J. Ghiloni
By Leonie Schmidt
Imprint: Fortress Academic
Series: Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches August 2019 210 pp
October 2018 218 pp
9781978707597 I $110.00 I HB
9781783486991 I $138.00 I HB 9781783487004 I $41.95 I PB
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Religious Interaction Ritual
Revisiting India's Partition
The Microsociology of the Spirit
New Essays on Memory, Culture, and Politics
By Scott Draper
Edited by Amritjit Singh, Nalini Iyer and Rahul K. Gairola
Imprint: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books February 2019 216 pp
May 2018 400 pp
9781498576291 I $90.00 I HB
9781498531047 I $132.00 I HB 9781498531061 I $54.99 I PB
Second-Generation South Asian Britons
South Asians on the U.S. Screen
Multilingualism, Heritage Languages, and Diasporic Identity
Just Like Everyone Else?
By Sheena Kalayil
Imprint: Lexington Books
By Bhoomi K. Thakore
Imprint: Lexington Books March 2019 186 pp
May 2018 178 pp
9781498580021 I $90.00 I HB
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Veiled Superheroes Islam, Feminism, and Popular Culture
Waggish Coquetry in South Asian Street Communication
By Sophia Rose Arjana
By Ali R. Fatihi
Imprint: Lexington Books
Imprint: Lexington Books
November 2017 178 pp
November 2019 206 pp
9781498536523 I $90.00 I HB 9781498536547 I $36.99 I PB
9781498554718 I $95.00 I HB
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