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Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- 1. Introduction: Walking as Urban Practice and Research Method / Timothy Shortell -- Part I: Race and Ethnicity -- 2. Walking in the Multicultural City: The Production of Suburban Street Life in Sydney / Rebecca Williamson -- 3. Race and the Politics of Space: Doing Walking Ethnography in Urban Chicago / Shanshan Lan -- 4. Walking through Contemporary North American Barrios: Hispanic Neighborhoods in New York, San Diego, and El Paso / Ernesto Castañeda, Kevin Beck, and Josué Lachica -- Part II: Gender -- 5. The Emancipated Flâneuse in Tehran's Shopping Malls / Nazgol Bagheri -- 6. The Doughnut Hole Experience: Using a Discerning Eye while Walking in Cities / Marlese Durr -- Part III: Social Class -- 7. "Just Going Down the Street": Constructing Community through Everyday Movements / Michelle Hall -- 8. Encountering the "Old and New" Kids on the Block: Walking in the Neighborhood / Judith N. DeSena -- 9. From Shipping to Shopping: Providence's Capital Center, Nervous Landscapes, and a Phenomenological Analysis of Walkability / Kristen A. Williams -- Part IV: Politics and Power -- 10. Geography, Planning, and Performing Mobility in New Orleans / Amber N. Wiley -- 11. Mobility Method and the Ethnic Community: Walking and Community Activism / Evrick Brown -- 12. Walking as a Mobile Practice: Landscape and Public Protests in Washington, D.C. / Paul R. Watts -- 13. Walking, Social Movements, and Arts Activities in the United States, Canada, and France / Brian B. Knudsen, Terry Nichols Clark, and Daniel Silver -- Contributors -- Index.

"The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam is a comprehensive resource exploring social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of Vietnam, one of contemporary Asia's most dynamic but least understood countries. Following an introduction that highlights major changes that have unfolded in Vietnam over the past three decades, the volume is organised into four thematic parts: Politics -- Economy -- Social life and institutions -- Cultures in motion. Part one address key aspects of Vietnam's politics, from the role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in shaping the country's institutional evolution to continuity and change in patterns of socio-political organisation, political expression, state repression, diplomatic relations, and human rights. Part two assesses the transformation of Vietnam's economy, addressing patterns of economic growth, investment and trade, the role of the state in the economy, and other economic aspects of social life. Parts three and four examine developments across a variety of social and cultural fields, through chapters on themes including welfare, inequality, social policy, urbanization, the environment and society, gender, ethnicity, the family, cuisine, art, mass media, and the politics of remembrance. Featuring 38 essays by leading Vietnam scholars from around the world, this book provides a cutting-edge analysis of Vietnam's transformation and changing engagement with the world. It is an invaluable interdisciplinary reference work of interest to students and academics of Southeast Asian Studies, as well as policymakers, analysts and anyone wishing to learn more about contemporary Vietnam"--

Why 'Managing across diverse cultures in East Asia'? We re-examine in this book the link between culture and management across the region vis a vis the new economic, political and social landscape that has appeared over the last decade. We accordingly present a set of chapters on East Asian cultures, economies, societies and their management across the board, focusing on countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, as well as the Overseas Chinese enclaves of Hong Kong SAR, Macao and Taiwan. The contributors to this edited book are all specialists in their respective fields; they hail from a variety of universities and business schools across the world, located in a wide range of countries in the East and in the West. The chapters, we believe, reflect a balance between the past and present, theory and practice, as well as the general and the particular. 'East Asia could not be more important. Malcolm Warner could not be more insightful. Reading Managing Across Diverse Cultures in East Asia will allow you to gain a profound understanding of the cultural complexity in this dynamic region of the world.' - Nancy J. Adler, McGill University, Montreal 'We all need to understand more about management in East Asia, and to learn from it. Managing Across Diverse Cultures in East Asia has contributions from international experts who provide significant insights into the cultures of the most dynamic region in the world today. This book is a landmark publication.' - John Child, University of Birmingham 'This edited volume, with contributions by significant scholars from around the globe, provides a timely and penetrating review of management issues across East Asia, a region that rivals Europe and North American in economic significance and is still ascending. It is a must read for anyone who is interested in international management.' - Kwok Leung, City

"The Routledge Handbook of Critical Kashmir Studies presents emerging critical knowledge frameworks and perspectives that foreground situated histories and resistance practices in order to challenge colonial and postcolonial forms of governance and state building. It politicizes discourses of nationalism, patriotism, democracy, and liberalism, and questions the way the dominant globalist imaginaries and discourses serve institutionalized power, create hegemony, and normalize domination. In doing so, the Handbook situates critical Kashmir studies within global scholarly conversations on nationalism, sovereignty, indigenous movements, human rights and international law"--

This book analyses Pakistan's foreign policy and external relations with a focus on contemporary developments, including the impact of the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the powerful military, and the "middle power" status. Structured in two parts - Foundation and Operationalization - the book provides a broad overview of Pakistan's foreign policy and addresses specific foreign policy choices. Contributor's explore issues such asPakistan's middle power status from a theoretical perspective, Imran Khan's foreign policy, Pakistan's relations with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the EU, and Pakistan's evolving Indian Ocean strategy.Based on in-depth interviews with Pakistani scholars, politicians, and diplomats, the book offers a timely perspective on Pakistan's foreign policy. The book will be of interest to academics working on Pakistan, South Asian Politics, Security and Conflict Studies, International Relations and Foreign Policy, and Asian Studies.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ecological and Socioeconomic Background to Emergence of Street Gangs -- 3. Sociocultural Factors in the Choloization of the Mexican American Youth Population -- 4. Four Life Histories—Wizard, Geronimo, Freddie, and Henry -- 5. The Gang Subculture as a Lifeway: Structure, Process, and Form -- 6. The Notorious Side of the Gang Subculture -- 7. Psychodynamics of Gangs -- 8. Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index

"The Routledge Handbook of China-India Relations provides a much-needed understanding of the important and complex relationship between India and China. Reflecting the consequential and multifaceted nature of the bilateral relationship, it brings together thirty-five original contributions by a wide range of experts in the field. The essays show that China-India relations are more far-reaching and complicated than ever and marked by both conflict and cooperation. Following a thorough introduction by the Editors, the handbook is divided into seven parts which combine thematic and chronological principles: Historical Overviews Culture and Strategic Culture: Constructing the Other Core Bilateral Conflicts Military Relations Economy and Development Relations with Third Parties China, India, and Global Order This handbook will be an essential reference work for scholars interested in International Relations, Asian Politics, Global Politics, and China-India relations"--

In the twenty-first century, East Asia has been increasingly marked both by tensions at a government level and a chauvinistic mood among the polity. While China's rise is in one respect the proximate driver of these changes in tone, it draws on a range of unresolved grievances among the respective historical narratives of Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and the Koreas. These conflicting views of the region's past are a crucial barrier to its cohesive and stable future. This book brings together East Asian scholars from a range of academic disciplines, including China historians, political historians and political scientists to illuminate the interconnectedness of East Asia and discuss how a shared historical narrative might be constructed. Their contributions are organised into 3 parts focusing respectively on historical narratives of China, historical narratives of East Asia, and reconciling historical narratives. The book will appeal to researcher interested in the historical narratives of international relations in East Asia.

Iran's role as a regional power is more significant than many in the West may realise. The country lies between Central Asia/the Caucasus and the Gulf region on the one hand, and, on the other, between the Mediterranean/Levant region and South Asia. Many of these areas are of increasing strategic importance. This book explores Iran's role as a regional power, focusing on relations with South Caucasus countries- Azerbaijan and Armenia. It outlines the historical context, including Persia's rule of these countries before the nineteenth century, and discusses Iran's approach to foreign and regional policy and how both internal and international factors shape these policies. The book assesses Iran-Azerbaijan and Iran-Armenia bilateral relations to demonstrate how those policies translate in Iran's regional and bilateral relations. The book concludes by considering how Iran's relations in the region are likely to develop in the future.

Relations between mainland China and Taiwan have improved markedly in recent years, giving rise to the key question, How far can the current rapprochement go? This book focuses on how mainland China-Taiwan relations are likely to develop in future. It considers economic relations, including the many recent trade agreements, the political sphere, where there has been little progress, the impact of increasing personal, social contacts, and the role of international actors, especially the United States. The book concludes by arguing that the present ""circulatory dialogue"" is likely to contin

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 Beginnings -- 1 The Invention of the 'Barbarian' in Late Sixth-Century bc Ionia -- 2 The Stories of the Others : Storytelling and Intercultural Communication in the Herodotean Mediterranean -- Part 2 Responses -- 3 Looking at the Other: Visual Mediation and Greek Identity in Xenophon's Anabasis -- 4 Apologetic Ethnography : Megasthenes' Indica and the Seleucid Elephant -- 5 Monstrous Aetolians and Aetolian Monsters - A Politics of Ethnography? -- Part 3 Transformations -- 6 Ethnography and the Gods in Tacitus' Germania -- 7 'But This Belongs to Another Discussion' : Exploring the Ethnographic Digression in Plutarch's Lives -- 8 Ethnography and Authorial Voice in Athenaeus' Deipnosophistae -- Part 4 Receptions -- 9 Imperial Visions, Imagined Pasts : Ethnography and Identity on India's North-Western Frontier -- 10 Exploring Virgin Fields : Henry and George Rawlinson on Ancient and Modern Orient -- 11 The Scope of Ancient Ethnography -- Index.

This book combines historical and ethnographic components in examining the ideas about human variation subscribed to by coaches, commentators and sportspeople themselves. The book begins by interrogating the idea of the 'impulsive' black sportsman (and the 'impulsive' black male more generally), documenting how it came into being and gathered momentum throughout the course of British history. Drawing on the work of Paul Gilroy and Ian Hacking, the author then investigates whether such raciological ideas figure within the everyday behaviours of a group of young footballers.Presenting an origina

Universalization of primary education has been high on the policy agenda in India. This book looks at the reproduction of social inequalities within the educational system in India, and how this is contested in different ways. It examines whether the concept of `education for all' is just a mechanically conceived policy target to chasing enrolment and attendance or whether it is a larger social goal and a deeper political statement about the need for attacking entrenched social inequalities.Drawing on original data collected in the two states of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, the authors pres

The collapse of communism and the process of state building that ensued in the 1990s have highlighted the existence of significant minorities in many European states, particularly in Central Europe. In this context, the growing plight of Europe's biggest minority, the Roma (Gypsies), has been particularly salient. Traditionally dispersed, possessing few resources and devoid of a common "kin state" to protect their interests, the Roma have often suffered from widespread exclusion and institutionalized discrimination. Politically underrepresented and lacking popular support amongst the wider populations of their host countries, the Roma have consequently become one of Europe's greatest "losers" in the transition towards democracy. Against this background, the author examines the recent attempts of the Roma in Central Europe and their supporters to form a political movement and to influence domestic and international politics. On the basis of first-hand observation and interviews with activists and politicians in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, he analyzes connections between the evolving state policies towards the Roma and the recent history of Romani mobilization. In order to reach a better understanding of the movement's dynamics at work, the author explores a number of theories commonly applied to the study of social movements and collective action

The images of Zionist pioneers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries--hard working, brawny, and living off the land--sprang from the ascendent socialist Zionist movement in Palestine known as "Labor Zionism." The building of the Yishuv, a new Jewish society in Palestine, was accompanied by the rapid growth of Zionism worldwide. How did Zionism take shape in the United States? How did Labor Zionism and the Yishuv influence American Jews? Zionism and Labor Zionism had a much more substantial impact on the American Jewish scene than has been recognized. Drawing on meticulous research, Mark A. Raider describes Labor Zionism's dramatic transformation in the American context from a marginal immigrant party into a significant political force. The Emergence of American Zionism challenges many of the prevailing assumptions of Jewish and Zionist history that have held sway for a full generation. It shows how and why American Labor Zionism--"the voice of Labor Palestine on American soil"--played such an important role in formulating the program and outlook of American Zionism. It also examines more generally the impact of Zionism on American Jews, making the case that Zionism's cultural vitality, intellectual diversity, and unparalleled ability to rally public opinion in times of crisis were central to the American Jewish experience