Asian Lives in Anthropological Perspective

Asian Lives in Anthropological PerspectiveContemporary Asian societies present a variety of contrasting experiences and afterlives of colonialism, revolutionary socialism, religion and secular nationalism. Asian Lives in Anthropological Perspective draws together essays that demonstrate how modernity has shaped two Asian settings in particular India and Vietnam. It traces historical and contemporary realities through a variety of compelling topics such as the experience of the Indian caste

the effect of this legislation was extremely puzzling: the frequency of party switches has increased over time

as well as rare

world-renowned musical theater expert Kurt Gänzl provides a concise history of the writing and production of each opera

Both also viewed the transference as a social phenomenon

these families gradually formed so many connections with Igbo families that they eventually Igbonized even though they retained a nominal Igala identification

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even in the literature there seems to be nothing beyond an abiding awareness of oneness with God

The book sketches out some elements of an emancipatory anti-racism as an alternative

Hitler's autobahn was more than just the pet project of an infrastructure-friendly dictator

culminating in the 1975 Helsinki Accords

Contributions from archaeologists

in which global modes of thinking and doing are embedded in renewed perceptions of local or regional specificities