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GalleryBook Review: The Constitution of India: A Contextual Analysis by Arun K. Thiruvengadam
In The Constitution of India: A Contextual Analysis, Arun K. Thiruvengadam provides a concise introduction to the Indian Constitution, with insights […]
GalleryBook Review: Remembering Women’s Activism by Sharon Crozier-De Rosa and Vera Mackie
In Remembering Women’s Activism, Sharon Crozier-De Rosa and Vera Mackie explore the memorialisation of women’s activism, drawing on case studies […]
GalleryBook Review: The Politics of Chinese Media: Consensus and Contestation by Bingchun Meng
In The Politics of Chinese Media: Consensus and Contestation, Bingchun Meng explores how the media industry in China has shaped and […]
GalleryBook Review: Natural Resources and the New Frontier: Constructing Modern China’s Borderlands by Judd C. Kinzley
In Natural Resources and the New Frontier: Constructing Modern China’s Borderlands, Judd C. Kinzley tracks Xinjiang’s transformation from a disregarded ‘wasteland’ […]
GalleryBook Review: The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State by Elizabeth Economy
In The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State, Elizabeth Economy offers an exhaustive study of Xi Jinping’s first […]
GalleryBook Review: Nationalism, Development and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka by Rajesh Venugopal
In Nationalism, Development and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka, Rajesh Venugopal offers a fresh look at how colonial legacies, nationalist ideology and […]
GalleryFeature Essay: Language Movements and Democracy in India by Mithilesh Kumar Jha
In this feature essay, Language Movements and Democracy in India, Mithilesh Kumar Jha draws on his recent book Language Politics […]
GalleryBook Review: Global Health Governance in International Society by Jeremy Youde
In Global Health Governance in International Society, Jeremy Youde reflects on the challenges facing global health governance and the […]
GalleryBook Review: Five Heads (Tavan Tolgoi): Art, Anthropology and Mongol Futurism edited by Hermione Spriggs
In Five Heads (Tavan Tolgoi): Art, Anthropology and Mongol Futurism, editor Hermione Spriggs brings together visual and verbal documentation of five art-anthropology exchange […]
GalleryBook Review: Stepping into the Elite: Trajectories of Social Achievement in India, France and the United States by Jules Naudet
In Stepping into the Elite: Trajectories of Social Achievement in India, France and the United States, Jules Naudet draws […]
GalleryBook Review: Comic Performance in Pakistan: The Bhānd by Claire Pamment
In Comic Performance in Pakistan: The Bhānd, Claire Pamment explores the centuries-old tradition of Pakistani bhānd performances which have used comedy to […]
GalleryBook Review: The Blue Frontier: Maritime Vision and Power in the Qing Empire by Ronald Po
In The Blue Frontier: Maritime Vision and Power in the Qing Empire, Ronald C. Po challenges the notion that the Qing […]
GalleryBook Review: Dreamers: How Young Indians are Changing the World by Snigdha Poonam
In Dreamers: How Young Indians are Changing the World, Snigdha Poonam seeks to understand the values, motivations and worldviews of young […]
GalleryBook Review: The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation by Ravish Kumar
The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation, journalist Ravish Kumar presents an incisive critique of the contemporary state of […]
GalleryBook Review: Where India Goes: Abandoned Toilets, Stunted Development and the Costs of Caste by Diane Coffey and Dean Spears
In Where India Goes: Abandoned Toilets, Stunted Development and the Costs of Caste, authors Diane Coffey and Dean Spears propose that […]
