3107, 2012

China and Inner Asia – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 31, 2012|China and Inner Asia|0 comments

Translation zones in modern China :authoritarian command versus gift exchange /by Bonnie S. McDougall Multinational corporation subsidiaries in China :an empirical study of growth and development strategy /Jinghua Zhao … [et al.].  The history of Chinese civilisation. Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties /edited by Xingpei Yuan. Three approaches to combating torture in China /Chen Weidong and Taru Spronken (eds.).  Pluralist universalism :an Asian Americanist critique

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3007, 2012

South Asia – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 30, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

South Asia Pakistans freedom & Allama Mashriqi : statements, letters, chronology of Khaksar Tehrik (movement) period : Mashriqis birth to 1947 / edited & compiled by Nasim Yousaf. Indian and Persian prosody and recitation / Hiroko Nagasaki ; English editing by Ronald I. Kim. Changing homelands : Hindu politics and the partition of India / Neeti Nair. Cross-disciplinary perspectives on a contested Buddhist site : Bodhgaya jataka / [edited by]

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2807, 2012

Development Studies – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 28, 2012|Development Studies|0 comments

‘Good health at low cost’ 25 years on : what makes a successful health care system? / editors: Dina Balabanova, Martin McKee and Anne Mills. Environmental impact / editors, C.A. Brebbia, T.-S. Chon. Provocations for Development / Robert Chambers Representations of global poverty : aid, development and international NGOs / Nandita Dogra.

2707, 2012

New Publications from JICA Research Institute

By Farzana Whitfield|July 27, 2012|Development Studies|0 comments

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has released some new publications: Working Paper No. 46 ‘Regional Integration in East Africa Diversity or Economic Conformity” Books: Ryo Fujita and Tomoyo Toyota ed. (2012) Climate Change Mitigation and International Development Cooperation Yutaka Hongo and Akio Hosono (2012) A Miracle of the Cerrado , the Barren Land in Brazil For further information on this and other publications please click on the following link: http://jica-ri.jica.go.jp/

2707, 2012

Dutch dissertations on Africa published in 2011 and 2012

By dsw|July 27, 2012|Africa|0 comments

Dutch dissertations on Africa published in 2011 and 2012 – listing compiled by the African Studies Centre Leiden. Please see http://www.ascleiden.nl/?q=news/dutch-dissertations-africa-published-2011-and-2012 for details. Many entries have links to the full-text.

2707, 2012

Law – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 27, 2012|Law|0 comments

Access to asylum : international refugee law and the globalisation of migration control / Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen Authoritarian rule of law : legislation, discourse, and legitimacy in Singapore/ Jothie Rajah Corporate finance law : principles and policy / Louise Gullifer and Jennifer Payne  Corporate governance and the global financial crisis : international perspectives / ed. by William Sun, Jim Stewart and David Pollard. Corporate social responsibility of multinational corporations in developing

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2607, 2012

ASAUK Biennial Conference 2012

By dsw|July 26, 2012|Africa|0 comments

The African Studies Association UK biennial conference is taking place this year. The conference will be held in conjunction with Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) and will run from 2pm on Thursday Sept 6th to 1pm on Saturday 8th September 2012. For further details please see: http://www.asauk.net/conferences/asauk12.shtml

2607, 2012

AFRICA EXPRESS

By dsw|July 26, 2012|Africa, Music, Media and Film Studies|0 comments

3 Sep 2012 – 8 Sep 2012                    Event Details ALL ABOARD THE AFRICA EXPRESS Africa Express – the collective of African and Western musicians – will fill a train with dozens of guest artists and traverse the UK playing shows in Middlesbrough, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol and London. Hailed as the most revolutionary force in popular music, Africa Express brings together African

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2607, 2012

The Tibetan and Himalayan Library

By Farzana Whitfield|July 26, 2012|China and Inner Asia, South Asia|0 comments

I love this website! The Tibetan and Himalayan Library (THL) promotes knowledge, expertise, information resources/services and publishers relating to the Tibetan and Himalayan regions. They also provide knowledge that is created by and for the benefit of local communities. Data used includes: maps, images, audio visual and critical essays. There is also an exciting sister archive called the Bhutan National Digital Library. To explore both further, please see the links below:

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2607, 2012

Finance and Management Studies – July 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 26, 2012|Financial and Management Studies|0 comments

Research handbook on international banking and governance / edited by James R. Barth ,Chen Lin and Clas Wihlborg. Global banking / Roy C. Smith, Ingo Walter, Gayle DeLong. Financial markets and institutions / Anthony Saunders, Marcia Millon Cornett. What is money? / edited by John Smithin. Basics of international business / by James P. Neelankavil and Anoop Rai.