46 products in Social Science

This text applies a consumption approach to the study of ethnicity and nationalism, thereby challenging the usual "top down" approach to nation-formation. Contributors look at different forms of consumption, including the national

Post-communist transformation in the former Soviet bloc has had a profound effect, not just in the political and economic sphere, but on all aspects of life. Although a great deal has been

Fragmentation in Indonesia is by far the most critical issue now facing the state. This book analyses social unrest, autonomy and separatism in the wake of the Indonesian economic crisis, placing them

Examines the Japanese cultural impact on Southeast Asia. The text considers the consequences of such impact in Singapore, a Southeast Asian society in which the Japanese presence is so visible as to

This volume examines the spread and character of Islam in non-Arab countries, focusing particularly on the contemporary situation. It deals with Sufism, which is the predominant form of Islam in non-Arab countries,

Unstructuring Chinese Society puts forth a fresh perspective in the field of historical anthropology, while addressing ongoing critical concerns in postcolonial theory and our understanding of tradition and modernity.