Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2008

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• Science, War and Imperialism

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: J.N. Sinha
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  • This is the first integrated and in-depth study of the state of science during the Second World War in India. Drawing on a variety of sources, it examines the impact of the war on science under colonial conditions and its consequences for India in transition from bondage to freedom.

• Sizhu Instrumental Music of South China

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: A. Thrasher
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  • According to a reader's report, this is "one of the finest studies on (any kind of) Chinese music to emerge in recent years." Based on extensive fieldwork and a thorough knowledge of the scholarly literature, the author examines the theoretical underpinnings of the 'silk and bamboo' instrumental ensemble traditions of the Chaozhou, Hakka and Cantonese peoples of South China.

• Social Policy in Post-Industrial Singapore

  • Type: E-Book
  • Editors Kwen Fee Lian; Chee-Kiong Tong
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  • The contributors to this edited volume, covering a range of social issues ranging from family and aging to sexuality and culture and the arts, critically examine the relevance of social policy as it is understood in the West; and addresses the question of whether Singapore's response is unique.

• State and Ethnicity in China's Southwest

  • Type: E-Book
  • Author: X. Guo
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  • An exhaustive narrative of political integration from the early years of the PRC to the present era of economic reform that foregrounds ethnic politics while problematizing the contradiction between a highly centralized state and persistence of local variations.