Pioneers in Pondoland
In: Journal of the Royal African Society, Band XXXVIII, Heft CLII, S. 400-401
ISSN: 1468-2621
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In: Journal of the Royal African Society, Band XXXVIII, Heft CLII, S. 400-401
ISSN: 1468-2621
In: China report: a journal of East Asian studies = Zhong guo shu yi, Band 54, Heft 1, S. 15-24
ISSN: 0973-063X
Hong Kong exemplifies a geo-cultural path that the literature on hybridity has not seriously considered. Hong Kong's particular geo-cultural path is different from what the literature refers to as hybridity because Hong Kong's identity encompasses non-synthetic, lingering Confucian, Christian, liberal, patriotic and other identities that exist parallel to each other, rather than merging into a certain hybrid identity. Because of this unique identity, the already hybrid identity of Hong Kong could disintegrate at any time because of re-imagined or re-enacted traditions. In other words, the coexisting parallel identities support a cyclical historiography rather than the celebrated postcoloniality that moves Hong Kong irrevocably away from any alleged past. Hong Kong demonstrates this constant re-appealing that takes place on the basis of solid traditions in Confucianism, Christianity and patriotism, in addition to the familiar liberalism and anti-Communism. Chineseness has become extremely difficult to define and attempts at doing so generate bitter feelings.
In: Materials & Design, Band 29, Heft 8, S. 1518-1525
In: The China quarterly, Band 175, S. 851-852
ISSN: 1468-2648
This book is not one of those publications filled with colourful photographs or illustrations that delight the eye but numb the mind, but rather a labour of love that distils the knowledge of plants in China of two scholars who have plenty of experience on the subject matter. The study is based largely on published analyses of flora in China, both in English and in Chinese. It has a botanical orientation, and concentrates on the taxonomic aspects of the diversity of plant life in China, despite the inclusion of the word "distribution" in its subtitle. Readers should not anticipate many discussions of the plant-geographical, geobotanical or phytogeographical flavour in the tradition of N. Polunin or R. Good.
In: Contributions to Indian sociology, Band 37, Heft 1-2, S. 141-162
ISSN: 0973-0648
This article analyses transformations of rural gender relations and local patterns of religious consumption amongst female Muslim migrants from eastern Sri Lanka to the Middle East. Migration has led to reconfigurations of everyday practices within a unified and unifying pan-Islamic code of conduct. It is evident, however, that women are suc cessfully negotiating and recasting their roles by utilising those very same religious discourses and practices which attempt to regulate them. Migrant women in Sri Lanka use imported consumer goods and 'Arabi' practices as a means of empowering them selves. In this context, Islamic religious practices play an empowering and progressive role in migrant women's lives.
In: The China quarterly: an international journal for the study of China, Heft 175, S. 851-852
ISSN: 0305-7410, 0009-4439
In: Korea and world affairs: a quarterly review, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 612-631
ISSN: 0259-9686
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In: Habitat international: a journal for the study of human settlements, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 13-29
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 4, Heft 3, S. 281-293
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Habitat international: a journal for the study of human settlements, Band 10, Heft 1-2, S. 219-227
In: Southeast Asian journal of social science, Band 13, Heft 1, S. i-ii
ISSN: 1568-5314
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 538-564
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 249-267
In: Race & class: a journal for black and third world liberation, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 303-311
ISSN: 1741-3125
In: Routledge studies on Asia in the world
"China's emergence in Africa is the most significant development for the continent since at least the end of the Cold War. Of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, China is also the largest contributor in terms of troop numbers to United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO). While China's potential to be a force for change in Africa is undeniable, there are wildly varied and sometimes unrealistic expectations in both the West and Africa of China's role in Africa. A more detailed and nuanced understanding of Chinese motivations in its African engagement is necessary, in order to work effectively with China for African peace, security and development. With Liberia, Darfur and South Sudan as case studies, Kuo comprehensively examines the "Chinese peace" and places it within the context of the liberal peace debate. He does so using primary sources translated from the original Chinese, as well as interviews conducted in Mandarin with Chinese policymakers, academics, diplomats as well as Chinese company managers and businessmen working in Liberia and South Sudan. He also traces and analyses the Chinese discourse of peace, from traditional Chinese political philosophy, through Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping to post-reform and the Xi Jinping era."--Provided by publisher.