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Contextualising Liberal Peacebuilding for Local Circumstances: Unmiss and Local Peacebuilding In South Sudan (2012)
Journal Article
Felix da Costa, D., & Karlsrud, J. (2012). Contextualising Liberal Peacebuilding for Local Circumstances: Unmiss and Local Peacebuilding In South Sudan. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 7(2), 53-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2012.743814

In recent literature on international peacekeeping and peacebuilding interventions, attention has been drawn increasingly to local level dynamics and the reciprocal relationships with national conflict dynamics. This article places local social struc... Read More about Contextualising Liberal Peacebuilding for Local Circumstances: Unmiss and Local Peacebuilding In South Sudan.

Building up Steam as Consumers: Women, Rice Cookers and the Consumption of Everyday Household Goods in Japan (2012)
Book Chapter
Macnaughtan, H. (2012). Building up Steam as Consumers: Women, Rice Cookers and the Consumption of Everyday Household Goods in Japan. In P. Francks, & J. Hunter (Eds.), The Historical Consumer: Consumption and Everyday Life in Japan, 1850-2000 (79-104). Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter discusses the increasingly important role played by women as everyday consumers in post-war Japan, focusing on their consumption of household and kitchen appliances, specifically the electric rice cooker. Two key areas are explored.... Read More about Building up Steam as Consumers: Women, Rice Cookers and the Consumption of Everyday Household Goods in Japan.

An interview with Kasai Masae, captain of the Japanese women's volleyball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (2012)
Journal Article
Macnaughtan, H. (2012). An interview with Kasai Masae, captain of the Japanese women's volleyball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Japan Forum, 24(4), 491-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/09555803.2012.729851

This feature reflects on the gold medal victory for the Japanese women’s volleyball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, through the recollections of the team captain Kasai Masae. An interview with Kasai records the impact that victory had on her own lif... Read More about An interview with Kasai Masae, captain of the Japanese women's volleyball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Labour, Democratisation and Neo-liberalism in East Asia (2012)
Book Chapter
Chang, D.-O. (2012). Labour, Democratisation and Neo-liberalism in East Asia. In H.-Y. Cho, A. Aeria, & S.-W. Hur (Eds.), From Unity to Multiplicities: Social Movement Transformation and Democratization in Asia (45-82). Strategic Information and Research Development Centre

The political power of labour during and in the aftermath of the democratisation of East Asian developing countries often appears to be small, ineffective and segmented. Why did labour as a political force make such limited a contribution to the demo... Read More about Labour, Democratisation and Neo-liberalism in East Asia.

The Birth of Kala (2012)
Other
Gray, N. (2012). The Birth of Kala. [Performance]

This piece was composed for the author's Balinese gender wayang ensemble, 'Segara Madu', and premiered as part of a the SOAS Brunei Gallery concert series on 19th March 2012. The whole concert was based on Balinese legends of the demonic Kala and the... Read More about The Birth of Kala.

Evolution of the Burmese vowel system (2012)
Journal Article
Hill, N. W. (2012). Evolution of the Burmese vowel system. Transactions of the Philological Society, 110(1), 64-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-968X.2011.01282.x

Tibeto-Burman historical linguistics has relied heavily on the spelling of Burmese and Tibetan words as found in standard modern dictionaries, at the expense of the earliest attested records. This examination of the development of the Burmese vowel s... Read More about Evolution of the Burmese vowel system.