Citizenship in Soviet Uzbekistan
A review of Implementing a Vision of Citizenship in Soviet Uzbekistan: Theory, Social Issues and Education, by Sevket Chevy Akyildiz Beginning in the late Brezhnev…
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Narratives of Southern Vietnamese History
A review of Reconceptualizing Southern Vietnamese History from the 15th to 18th Centuries: Competition along the Coasts from Guangdong to Cambodia, by Brian A. Zottoli….
Redefining Public Space in Hanoi
A review of Redefining Public Space in Hanoi: Places, Practices and Meaning by Sandra Kurfürst. Redefining Public Space in Hanoi: Places, Practices and Meaning analyzes…
Tibetan Monastic Revival in Amdo
A review of Seeing Beyond the State? The Negotiation of Moral Boundaries in the Revival and Development of Tibetan Buddhist Monasticism in Contemporary China, by…
Gender and Higher Education in Contemporary Bhutan
A review of “Girls Should Come Up”: Gender and Schooling in Contemporary Bhutan, by Dolma Choden Roder. Dolma Choden Roder’s dissertation provides a fascinating glimpse…
Global Indie Music in Uruguay
A review of Between Two Monsters: Popular Music, Visual Media, and the Rise of Global Indie in 21st Century Uruguay, by Rachel Lears. Indie is…
Visual Technologies and Culture in Post-Soviet Central Asia
A review of Generational Politics: Narratives of Power in Central Asia’s Visual Culture by Anaita Khudonazar. This dissertation, which stands at the crossroads of area…
Buddhist Images and Rituals during the Chosŏn Dynasty
A review of Sabangbul During the Chosŏn Dynasty: Regional Development of Buddhist Images and Rituals, by Kim Jeong-Eun. Kim Jeong-Eun’s dissertation is a thorough examination…
West Indian Panamanians: Race, Citizenship, and Diaspora
A review of Redefining Home: West Indian Panamanians and Transnational Politics of Race, Citizenship, and Diaspora, 1928-1970, by Kaysha Lisbeth Corinealdi. Kaysha Corinealdi demonstrates how…
Irrigation Water Management in Kyrgyzstan
A review of Water, International Development and Collective Action: An Impact Assessment of an Irrigation Management Project in Southern Kyrgyzstan, by Heather LaRue McGee. …