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Style, Skill and Modernity in the Zisha Pottery of China (2009)
Journal Article
Gowlland, G. (2009). Style, Skill and Modernity in the Zisha Pottery of China. The Journal of Modern Craft, 2(2), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.2752/174967809X463079

In this article I present a reflection on the themes of personal style, skill and tradition, in a discussion of the making of zisha pottery (also known as Yixing pottery) produced in the Jiangsu Province of China. I ask why the notion of style, or fe... Read More about Style, Skill and Modernity in the Zisha Pottery of China.

Adivasi mobilization: 'Identity' versus 'class' after the Kerala model of development? (2009)
Journal Article
Steur, L. (2009). Adivasi mobilization: 'Identity' versus 'class' after the Kerala model of development?. Journal of South Asian Development, 4(1), 25-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/097317410900400103

In August 2001 there was widespread protest in Kerala, a state otherwise known for its remarkable achievements in 'human' development, at the starvation deaths that had occurred in a number of adivasi colonies. This prompted a continuing debate on th... Read More about Adivasi mobilization: 'Identity' versus 'class' after the Kerala model of development?.

Vital exchanges: land and persons in Kerala (2009)
Book Chapter
Osella, C., & Osella, F. (2009). Vital exchanges: land and persons in Kerala. In D. Berti, & G. Tarabout (Eds.), Territory, Soil and Society in South Asia (203-239). Manohar

Chinese meals: diversity and change (2009)
Book Chapter
Klein, J. A. (2009). Chinese meals: diversity and change. In H. L. Meiselman (Ed.), Meals in science and practice: interdisciplinary research and business applications (452-482). Woodhead

Failing freeters: Young men, masculinity and adulthood in Japan. (2009)
Thesis
Cook, E. E. Failing freeters: Young men, masculinity and adulthood in Japan. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Normative ideals of masculinity in Japan continue to largely revolve around the figure of the 'salaryman': the responsible (middle-class) salaried worker, breadwinner and father. Although this model of adult manhood is becoming less attainable for ma... Read More about Failing freeters: Young men, masculinity and adulthood in Japan..

Creating ethical food consumers? Promoting organic foods in urban Southwest China (2009)
Journal Article
Klein, J. A. (2009). Creating ethical food consumers? Promoting organic foods in urban Southwest China. Social Anthropology, 17(1), 74-89. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8676.2008.00058.x

The article discusses recent attempts by an environmental NGO to promote the consumption of organic foods among residents in Kunming, Southwest China. Far from being elitist, activists engaged with popular environmental culture and with widespread co... Read More about Creating ethical food consumers? Promoting organic foods in urban Southwest China.