Economics – May 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 24, 2013|Economics|0 comments

Malawi growth and development strategy : from poverty to prosperity, 2006 – 2011 / Malawi. The macroeconomic theory of exchange rate crises / by Giovanni Piersanti. Manufacturing technology transfer : a Japanese monozukuri view of needs and strategies / Yasuo Yamane and Thomas Childs.

China and Inner Asia – April 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 23, 2013|China and Inner Asia|0 comments

Chinese lives : the people who made a civilization / Victor H. Mair, Sanping Chen, Frances Wood. Sociology and anthropology in twentieth-century China : between universalism and indigenism / edited by Arif Dirlik, with Guannan Li and Hsiao-pei Yen How to read Chinese poetry. Workbook / Jie Cui and Zong-qi Cai. The Global Recession and China’s Political Economy / Edited by Dali L. Yang. Paths toward the modern fiscal state

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Archaeology after the Arab Spring

By David Pearson|May 22, 2013|Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica, Art and Archaeology, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica|0 comments

Read this interesting article which examines the impacts the Arab Spring has had on archaeology in the countries effected by this recent political upheaval. [From The American Schools of Oriental Research Blog (ASOR) (Boston University), written by Jesse Casana, Professor of the archaeology (specializing in the Middle East) at the University of Arkansas. Found via the very useful British Association of Near Eastern Archaeology (BANEA) facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/BAneareastarch  

The perils of anonymity: Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia

By David Pearson|May 21, 2013|Information Literacy|0 comments

Have a look at this brilliant article from Salon’s Andrew Leonard. In it he forensically examines the work of one Wikipedia editor [Qworty] who used Wikipedia’s culture of anonymity to pursue old vendettas. In doing so, Qworty made thousands of edits, many of which have been proven fallacious. A great illustration of the caution that is needed when using Wikipedia and other unverified sources of information. Article link – http://www.salon.com/2013/05/17/revenge_ego_and_the_corruption_of_wikipedia/

Art and Archaeology – April 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 20, 2013|Art and Archaeology|0 comments

The migrant’s time : rethinking art history and diaspora / edited by Saloni Mathur. Appropriating the past : philosophical perspectives on the practice of archaeology / edited by Geoffrey Scarre [and] Robin Coningham. The arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas : at the Dallas Museum of Art / Anne R. Bromberg with contributions by Catherine B. Asher, Frederick M. Asher, Robert Warren Clark, Nancy Tingley. Xiongnu archaeology :

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Shaking things up! – The ANC’s London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid, 4th June 2013

By dsw|May 17, 2013|Africa|0 comments

Shaking things up! – The ANC’s London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid –  Bishopsgate Institute,  4th June 2013, 7.30pm.  At this event the ANC’s London recruits tell their story and discuss the role of international solidarity and collaboration in today’s world.                                  Image c1980s from Morning Star Photographic Archive,    Bishopsgate Library   By 1966,

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Literature – April 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 15, 2013|Literature|0 comments

Criticism & interpretation Women writing violence : the novel and radical feminist imaginaries / Shreerekha Subramanian. Approaches to teaching The story of the stone (Dream of the red chamber) / edited by Andrew Schonebaum and Tina Lu. 文学革命与”新青年”传播 /陈斯华著 – Wen xue ge ming yu “Xin qing nian” chuan bo / Chen Sihua zhu. 子彈鴉片 : 天安門大屠殺的生死故事 / 廖亦武  – Zi dan ya pian : Tian’anmen da tu sha de

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South Asia – April 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 7, 2013|South Asia|0 comments

Sri Lanka and the Kandy Esala Perahera : discovering the spirit of Buddah in the land of elephants / Michael Sarnacki. The great Indian phonebook : how the mass mobile changes business, politics and daily life / Robin Jeffrey and Assa Doron. Beyond Swat : history, society and economy along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier / edited by Magnus Marsden, Benjamin Hopkins. Contesting nation : gendered violence in South Asia : notes on the postcolonial present / edited by Angana P. Chatterji and Lubna Nazir Chaudhry. Coins of Jahangir : creations of a

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Development Studies – April 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 6, 2013|Development Studies|0 comments

Coffee and power : revolution and the rise of democracy in Central America / Jeffery M. Paige The art of coercion : the primitive accumulation and management of coercive power / Antonio Giustozzi. The new protectorates : international tutelage and the making of liberal states / James Mayall, Ricardo Soares De Oliveira, editors. Understanding economic growth in China and India : a comparative study of selected issues / Yanrui Wu.

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Africa – April 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 3, 2013|Africa|0 comments

Colonial exploitation and economic development : the Belgian Congo and the Netherlands Indies compared / ed. by Ewout Frankema, Frans Buelens. Dancing with the gods : essays in Ga ritual / Marion Kilson. L’expédition coloniale Voulet-Chanoine dans les livres et à l’écran / Ibrahim Yahaya ; préface de Romuald Fonkoua. Fixing the African state : recognition, politics, and community-based development in Tanzania / Brian Dill. Futebol e colonialismo : corpo

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