Monthly Archives: November 2022
Voices from Asian Feminist Activism
The Asian Journal of Women’s Studies or AJWS aims to share and disseminate information and scholarly ideas about women’s issues in Asia and all over the world, with the view to develop women’s studies in Asia and expand the horizon of … Continue reading
The Middle Classes in Small-Town Pakistan: Politics of Accumulation
“Case Of Rampaging Elephants: The Politics Of The Middle Classes In Small-Town Pakistan” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2022.2136103) is a new JCA article by Asha Amirali of the Centre for Development Studies and Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, UK. … Continue reading
Another article passes 10,000 views
Another JCA article has reached the 10,000 views milestone. From the special issue The Politics of Caste in India’s New Land Wars, the article “Adivasiness as Caste Expression and Land Rights Claim-Making in Central-Eastern India,” by Patrik Oskarsson and Siddharth … Continue reading
Migration to and from North Korea
Outsiders: Memories of Migration to and from North Korea is a new book by Markus Bell, published by Berghahn Books. It is reviewed for JCA by Hui Wang of the School of Marxism, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Cultural Integration and Innovation Center, Hebei … Continue reading
Thailand’s Soldier King
JCA editor-in-chief Kevin Hewison has reviewed A Soldier King. Monarchy and Military in the Thailand of Rama X, by Supalak Ganjanakhundee, published by the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. Hewison likes the book, saying “Supalak has delivered a significant study that … Continue reading
Bosses, Beggars, and Work on the Streets of Dhaka
“Beggar Bosses on the Streets of Dhaka” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2022.2135580) is a new article by David Jackman of the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. The abstract for the paper states: Public characterisations of begging tend in two directions: … Continue reading
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