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31. Racial Attitudes and Asian Pacific Americans

    Demystifying the Model Minority

    By Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas

    Series: Studies in Asian Americans

    This study examines the complex sources and implications of the racial attitudes of Asian Pacific American (APA) college students, who, as one of the fastest growing demographics in higher education enrollments, play an increasingly significant role in campus race relations....

    Published January 10th 2013 by Routledge
32. The Role of the Press and Communication Technology in Democratization

    The Nigerian Story

    By Aje-Ori Anna Agbese

    Series: African Studies

    In the 1990s, Nigeria, like several countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America, underwent transition programs to return the country to democracy. Nigeria’s democratization in the 1990s was a civil and international movement to free Nigeria from over 20 years of authoritarian...

    Published January 10th 2013 by Routledge
33. Atomic Mumbai

    Living with the Radiance of a Thousand Suns

    By Raminder Kaur

    Atomic Mumbai offers an insightful historical and ethnographic account of how nuclear issues are represented in popular culture, print media, films, documentaries, advertising and superhero comics, driven by perceptions of those based in the city of Mumbai, a prime site of nuclear establishments in...

    Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge India
34. Film Censorship in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia Compared

    By Saw Tiong Guan

    Series: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies

    Film censorship has always been a controversial matter, particularly in jurisdictions with restrictive state-based censorship systems. This book reviews the film censorship system in the Asia-Pacific by comparing the systems used in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia. It identifies the key issues...

    Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
35. The Hungry Dragon

    How China’s Resource Quest is Reshaping the World

    By Sigfrido Burgos Cáceres, Sophal Ear

    This book explores China’s quest for energy sources, raw materials and natural resources around the world, with a specific emphasis on oil. China’s ubiquitous presence in Africa, Asia and Latin America is reshaping the world with regards to economics, politics and national security. It offers a...

    Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
36. Dharavi

    From Mega-Slum to Urban Paradigm

    By Marie-Caroline Saglio-Yatzimirsky

    Series: Cities and the Urban Imperative

    Located in the heart of Mumbai, Dharavi is estimated to be the largest slum in Asia. Often referred to as ‘Little India’, it has been home to thousands of migrants from across the country providing opportunities for work and livelihood. As such, Dharavi presents a fascinating paradox: the...

    Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge India
37. American Government

    Political Development and Institutional Change, 7th Edition

    By Cal Jillson

    History matters. America’s past is present in all aspects of the contemporary political system. Cal Jillson uses political development and the dynamics of change as a tool to help students understand how politics works now—and how institutions, participation, and policies have evolved over time to...

    Published January 6th 2013 by Routledge
38. State-centric to Contested Social Governance in Korea

    Shifting Power

    By Hyuk-Rae Kim

    Series: Routledge Studies on Modern Korea

    In this interdisciplinary study of governance, Hyuk-Rae Kim traces how civil society and NGOs have evolved over time, how they differ in motivation from their Western counterparts, and the role civil society NGOs have played in consolidating democracy as the governance system in Korea changes from...

    Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge
39. Human Security in East Asia

    Challenges for Collaborative Action

    Edited by Sorpong Peou

    Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

    Since the end of the Cold War the number of interstate wars has remained relatively low, although whilst states may be more secure than ever this does not mean that individual human beings are too. This has led to a growing recognition of the importance of human security, in contrast to the...

    Published December 30th 2012 by Routledge
40. The Democratic Predicament

    Cultural Diversity in Europe and India

    Edited by Jyotirmaya Tripathy, Sudarsan Padmanabhan

    Both India and Europe have been undergoing a difficult process of negotiating cultural, religious and ethnic diversity within their democratic frameworks. In fact, recent incidents of xenophobic backlash against multiculturalism and minority communities in Europe, as well as myriad movements for...

    Published December 30th 2012 by Routledge India