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Nader Hashimi and Danny Postel, eds. “Sectarianization: Mapping the New Politics of the Middle East” (Oxford UP, 2017)

Nader Hashimi and Danny Postel, eds.
Sectarianization
Mapping the New Politics of the Middle East
Oxford University Press, 2017

New Books in Anthropology New Books in Islamic Studies New Books in Middle Eastern Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Political Science New Books in Politics New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion & Faith New Books Network July 16, 2017 Nadirah Mansour

The term ‘sectarianism’ has dominated much of the discourse on the Middle East and dictates that much of the unrest in the region is due to religious and cultural differences stemming back centuries. However, with Sectarianization:Mapping the New Politics of … Read More

Pooyan Tamimi Arab, “Amplifying Islam in the European Soundscape” (Bloomsbury, 2017)

Pooyan Tamimi Arab
Amplifying Islam in the European Soundscape
Religious Pluralism and Secularism in the Netherlands
Bloomsbury Press, 2017

New Books in Anthropology New Books in European Studies New Books in Islamic Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Religion New Books in Religion & Faith New Books in Sound Studies New Books Network July 8, 2017 Tal Zalmanovich

In mid-March, Europeans observed the Dutch national elections with intense interest. Onlookers believed that a victory of the Party for Freedom led by Geert Wilders will influence the results of coming elections in France, the UK, and Germany. It was… Read More

Jon Dean
Doing Reflexivity
An Introduction
Policy Press, 2017

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Doing Reflexivity: An Introduction (Policy Press, 2017) by Jon Dean, a senior lecturer in politics and sociology at Sheffield Hallam University, explores and explains reflexivity as one of the essential concepts in modern social research. The book draws… Read More

Michael Youngblood
Cultivating Community
Interest, Identity, and Ambiguity in an Indian Social Mobilization
South Asian Studies Press, 2016

New Books in Anthropology New Books in Critical Theory New Books in Geography New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics New Books in Politics & Society New Books in South Asian Studies New Books Network June 30, 2017 Sanjay Kumar

Cultivating Community: Interest, Identity, and Ambiguity in an Indian Social Mobilization by Michael Youngblood, a cultural anthropologist based in San Francisco, was published in November, 2016 by the South Asian Studies Association Press. The book is a winner of… Read More

Sverre Molland, “The Perfect Business? Anti-Trafficking and the Sex Trade along the Mekong” (U. Hawaii Press, 2012)

Sverre Molland
The Perfect Business?
Anti-Trafficking and the Sex Trade along the Mekong
University of Hawaii Press, 2012

New Books in Anthropology New Books in Economics New Books in Global Ethics and Politics New Books in Law New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Southeast Asian Studies New Books Network June 30, 2017 Nick Cheesman

Now and then we feature a book on New Books in Southeast Asian Studies whose author we ought to have had on the show some time ago. The Perfect Business? Anti-Trafficking and the Sex Trade Along the Mekong (University of… Read More