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The Uyghur Muqam (2012)
Book Chapter
Harris, R. (2012). The Uyghur Muqam. In T. Levin, & E. Kuchumkulova (Eds.), Music of Central Asia: an Introduction (251-260). Aga Khan Trust for Culture and University of Central Asia

This pioneering textbook is the first in any language to offer a comprehensive introduction to Central Asia’s strikingly varied musical landscape. With contributions by 21 authors from 12 countries and over 130 audio and video examples compiled on an... Read More about The Uyghur Muqam.

Imagining Landscapes Past, Present and Future (2012)
Book
Janowski, M. (2012). T. Ingold, & M. Janowski (Eds.). Imagining Landscapes Past, Present and Future. Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315587899

The landscapes of human habitation are not just perceived; they are also imagined. What part, then, does imagining landscapes play in their perception? The contributors to this volume, drawn from a range of disciplines, argue that landscapes are 'ima... Read More about Imagining Landscapes Past, Present and Future.

Faith in Markets (2012)
Book Chapter
Hopgood, S., & Vinjamuri, L. (2012). Faith in Markets. In M. N. Barnett, & J. Stein (Eds.), Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism. Oxford University Press

Review of: Ancestors, Virgins, and Friars: Christianity as a Local Religion in Late Imperial China by Eugenio Menegon. Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series 69. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center, 2009. (2012)
Journal Article
Laamann, L. (2012). Review of: Ancestors, Virgins, and Friars: Christianity as a Local Religion in Late Imperial China by Eugenio Menegon. Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series 69. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center, 2009. History of Religions, 52(1), 83-85. https://doi.org/10.1086/665966

Eyes wide shut: persistent conflict and liberal peace-building in Nepal and Sri Lanka (2012)
Journal Article
Rasarantnam, M., & Malagodi, M. (2012). Eyes wide shut: persistent conflict and liberal peace-building in Nepal and Sri Lanka. Conflict, Security & Development, 12(3), 299-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2012.703536

The decisive, albeit different, endings of armed conflict in Sri Lanka and Nepal and subsequent post-war developments challenge key assumptions about conflict that have informed post-Cold War international efforts to produce peace in such conflict zo... Read More about Eyes wide shut: persistent conflict and liberal peace-building in Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Looking at Landscape: A Brief Anthropological Exercise (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HadžiMuhamedović, S. (2012, August). Looking at Landscape: A Brief Anthropological Exercise. Presented at 7th International Summer School 'Youth and Heritage', Stolac, Bosnia

The New Face of Development: The Bottom of the Pyramid Entrepreneurs (2012)
Journal Article
Dolan, C. (2012). The New Face of Development: The Bottom of the Pyramid Entrepreneurs. Anthropology Today, 28(4), 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8322.2012.00883.x

In recent years, ‘bottom of the pyramid’ (BoP) initiatives – from Grameen Phone Ladies and Solar Sister, to Women First and Living Goods – have captured increasing attention, not only in corporate boardrooms where the desire for untapped revenue stre... Read More about The New Face of Development: The Bottom of the Pyramid Entrepreneurs.

Imaging and Imagining Taiwan: Identity representation and cultural politics (2012)
Book
Chang, B.-Y., Klöter, H., Liao, H.-H. S., Morris, A., Birtwistle, A., Liu, J. C.-H., & Lee, A. (2012). B.-Y. Chang, & H. Klöter (Eds.). Imaging and Imagining Taiwan: Identity representation and cultural politics. Harrassowitz

Since the 1990s the issue of identity has been one of the most prominent and hotly-debated topics in Taiwan Studies. A rich corpus of literature has been produced in various fields in the attempt to address this problematic issue, examining questions... Read More about Imaging and Imagining Taiwan: Identity representation and cultural politics.

Imaging National Landscape: Yushan, modern myth and identity in post-war Taiwan (2012)
Book Chapter
Chang, B.-Y. (2012). Imaging National Landscape: Yushan, modern myth and identity in post-war Taiwan. In B.-Y. Chang, & H. Klöter (Eds.), Imaging and Imagining Taiwan: Identity representation and cultural politics (149-169). Harrassowitz Verlag . Wiesbaden

The chapter examines the construction of a national landscape and the invention of a mythical origin for the islanders. As part of Taiwan’s nation-building project, a campaign was launched in 2001 to popularise Yushan (the highest mountain in East As... Read More about Imaging National Landscape: Yushan, modern myth and identity in post-war Taiwan.

Video Exposé: Metafiction and Message in Nigerian Films (2012)
Journal Article
McCain, C. (2012). Video Exposé: Metafiction and Message in Nigerian Films. Journal of African Cinemas, 4(1), 25-57. https://doi.org/10.1386/jac.4.1.25_1

In this article, I discuss how Nigerian film-makers respond to discourses surrounding film-making in Nigeria through using techniques of metafiction to theorize their roles as professionals and cultural mediators. Dividing my analysis into two sectio... Read More about Video Exposé: Metafiction and Message in Nigerian Films.