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War or Peace across the Taiwan Strait (2004)
Book Chapter
Tsang, S. (2004). War or Peace across the Taiwan Strait. In S. Tsang (Ed.), Peace and Security Across the Taiwan Strait (1-18). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230524538_1

The most difficult and dangerous issue that may lead to war between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) is a confrontation across the Taiwan Strait. This is not changed by the fact that none of those directly involved, Tai... Read More about War or Peace across the Taiwan Strait.

Peace Proposal Two: The Chinese Union Model (2004)
Book Chapter
Tsang, S. (2004). Peace Proposal Two: The Chinese Union Model. In S. Tsang (Ed.), Peace and Security Across the Taiwan Strait (195-208). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230524538_10

The most important factors that determine whether there is war or peace between the PRC and Taiwan are the domestic politics of the two sides across the Taiwan Strait. This is not to underestimate the importance of the external factors, such as the r... Read More about Peace Proposal Two: The Chinese Union Model.

Secular Women’s Activism in Contemporary Egypt (2004)
Book Chapter
Al-Ali, N. (2004). Secular Women’s Activism in Contemporary Egypt. In A. Imam, J. Morgan, & N. Yuval-Davis (Eds.), Warning Signs of Fundamentalisms (144-157). Women Living Under Muslim Law

Ayeasha Imam, Jenny Morgan & Nira Yuval-Davis (eds.) . London: Women Living Under Muslim Law, pp. 147-154

Irakerinnen sind keine Opferlaemmer (2004)
Book Chapter
Al-Ali, N. (2004). Irakerinnen sind keine Opferlaemmer. In R. Goebel, J. Guillard, & M. Schiffmann (Eds.), Der Irak: Krieg, Besetzung, Widerstand (2000-2008). PapyRossa Verlag

Malayali young men and their movie heroes (2004)
Book Chapter
Osella, C., & Osella, F. (2004). Malayali young men and their movie heroes. In R. Chopra, C. Osella, & F. Osella (Eds.), South Asian masculinities: context of change, sites of continuity (224-261). Women Unlimited, an associate of Kali for Women

Here we bring together masculinities and popular culture to think about how they are configured within the arena of cinema, focusing in on Kerala's two major male movie stars and the relationship they have with their young male fans. In their relativ... Read More about Malayali young men and their movie heroes.

Assessing the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in China’s Economic Development: Macro Indicators and Insights from Sectoral-Regional Analyses (2004)
Preprint / Working Paper
Lo, D. Assessing the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in China’s Economic Development: Macro Indicators and Insights from Sectoral-Regional Analyses. London

The objective of this paper is to assess the role of FDI in China’s economic development with reference to the broader literature on FDI and late development. Three main findings come out from the analyses in the paper. First, it is found that FDI te... Read More about Assessing the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in China’s Economic Development: Macro Indicators and Insights from Sectoral-Regional Analyses.

‘Episodes of Liberalisation’ or ‘The Logic of Capital’: The Genesis of Liberalisation in India (2004)
Preprint / Working Paper
McCartney, M. ‘Episodes of Liberalisation’ or ‘The Logic of Capital’: The Genesis of Liberalisation in India. London

This paper examines the genesis of liberalisation in India, it argues that once we locate its origin we can understand its direction and underlying political economy with much greater clarity. In particular the paper seeks to answer three questions.... Read More about ‘Episodes of Liberalisation’ or ‘The Logic of Capital’: The Genesis of Liberalisation in India.

Export Promotion, the Fallacy of Composition and Declining Terms of Trade (or the Moors’ Last Sigh) (2004)
Preprint / Working Paper
McCartney, M. Export Promotion, the Fallacy of Composition and Declining Terms of Trade (or the Moors’ Last Sigh). London

This paper examines various schools of trade policy reform and finds little difference between them in regards their essential export optimism. This optimism is based on an unwarranted assumption in cross-country empirical studies. In practise the in... Read More about Export Promotion, the Fallacy of Composition and Declining Terms of Trade (or the Moors’ Last Sigh).

The Meanings of Shintō (2004)
Book Chapter
Bocking, B. (2004). The Meanings of Shintō. In C. Kleine, M. Schrimpf, & K. Triplett (Eds.), Unterwegs, Neue Pfade in der Religionswissenschaft (New Paths in the Study of Religions) (269-286). Biblion Verlag

Japanese politeness in the work of Fujio Minami (2004)
Journal Article
Pizziconi, B. (2004). Japanese politeness in the work of Fujio Minami. SOAS working papers in linguistics, 13, 269-280

This article presents and evaluates the work on linguistic politeness of the Japanese linguist Minami Fujio. It also constitutes a critical introduction to the work "Keigo" [Honorifics] translated by B. Pizziconi in the second article appearing in th... Read More about Japanese politeness in the work of Fujio Minami.

The seventh destiny-decreeing deity (2004)
Journal Article
George, A. (2004). The seventh destiny-decreeing deity. Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires, 2004(1 no. 20), 21