Asian Culture & Society

The volume takes four key themes related to ageing and examines how these issues are emerging in different regions of Asia, specifically, the former Soviet Union, South Asia, China, Japan and South-East Asia...

The volume takes four key themes related to ageing and examines how these issues are emerging in different regions of Asia, specifically, the former Soviet Union, South Asia, China, Japan and South-East Asia...

This book explores the causes and trends of population ageing in East Asia and discusses the challenges and impacts of population ageing on public policies...

Arts and cultural activity in Asia is increasingly seen as important internationally, and Asia’s growing prosperity is enabling the full range of artistic activities to be better encouraged, supported and managed. This book presents a range of case studies of arts and cultural leadership across a la..

Arts and cultural activity in Asia is increasingly seen as important internationally, and Asia’s growing prosperity is enabling the full range of artistic activities to be better encouraged, supported and managed. This book presents a range of case studies of arts and cultural leadership across a la..

_x005F_x000D_ Responding to the challenges Singapore faces in coming to terms with its Asian identity, this book examines the complex cultural, social, and political underpinnings that have shaped Singapore’s mainstream discourse in Asia. Indeed, it argues that its legacy as a colonial port city, th..

_x005F_x000D_ Responding to the challenges Singapore faces in coming to terms with its Asian identity, this book examines the complex cultural, social, and political underpinnings that have shaped Singapore’s mainstream discourse in Asia. Indeed, it argues that its legacy as a colonial port city, th..

"This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of marriage in archipelagic Southeast Asian countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. It examines the way trends in the formation and dissolution of marriages are related to changes in the economy and society in the reg..

This book looks at the operation of indigenous charities at a regional, localised and global level. Chapters focus on the adaptation, accountability and operation of charities across a wide range of jurisdictions from China to Indonesia, Thailand, Iran, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Turkey. I..

This book looks at the operation of indigenous charities at a regional, localised and global level. Chapters focus on the adaptation, accountability and operation of charities across a wide range of jurisdictions from China to Indonesia, Thailand, Iran, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Turkey. I..

This book explores the crisis of cultural identity which has assaulted Asian countries since Western countries began to have a profound impact on Asia in the nineteenth century. Confronted by Western "civilization" and by "modernity", Asian countries have been compelled to rethink their own identity..

This book presents analyses of a range of contemporary projects of citizenship formation across Asia in order to identify those issues and concerns most central to Asian debates over the construction of modern identities. The book main focus is on schooling, but also features other vehicles for citi..