Book Review
History
Hsiao-wen Cheng, Huaiyu Chen
JOURNAL OF CHINESE HISTORY
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Vural Genc
Summary: This article focuses on the use of Persian language in Bidlis, a Kurdish principality on the Ottoman-Iranian frontier, in the late nineteenth century. It discusses the deep roots of Persian language and culture in Bidlis, its integration into high Iranian-Islamic culture, and its influence as a language of diplomacy and literature in the region.
Article
Asian Studies
Le Li, Riccardo Moratto
Summary: This article delves into the philosophical nuances involved in translating the Confucian concept of you yu yi into English, aiming to shed light on its multifaceted nature and provide insights into the complexities of cross-cultural translation.
Article
Area Studies
Yating Yu, Mark Nartey, Jieyu Chen
Summary: This study uses Wodak's discourse-historical approach to analyze 82 news articles from China's English-language news media. The analysis reveals three themes in the discourse of resistance to climate change, including climate change as a global enemy, China as a leading climate change fighter, and other nations as China's allies. These themes are expressed through strategies of nomination, predication, argumentation, and mitigation.
ASIAN STUDIES REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Aileen Blaney
Summary: This paper explores the desire for a wilderness without any human footprint through tiger photography on Instagram. It argues that while protected areas in India are increasing, nature's financialization is not halted but rather enhanced, allowing preserved nature to be converted into capital. By analyzing the hyper-spectacle of wildlife on Instagram, the paper sheds light on the paradoxical stance of nature in contemporary tourism and conservation discourses.
SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
(2023)
Book Review
Area Studies
Nada Raza, Omar Kasmani
SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Mari Katayanagi, Frens Kroeger
Summary: This study investigates the understanding of existing systems, connecting or envisioning connections between people, and the care for human dignity among Japanese business leaders. The findings show that these leaders adopt a broad perspective to appraise the existing system and attempt to change it through business. They also strive to connect people transnationally and demonstrate care for the dignity of those involved. The vision of transforming businesses into transnational communities and improving the world can serve as a model for peacebuilding through business.
ASIAN STUDIES REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Meher Ali
Summary: This article examines the construction of social and political meaning around the India-Pakistan War and its mediatisation in Pakistan. It reveals how the war imaginary was shaped by domestic crises and global ideological dissension, going beyond military and geopolitical perspectives. The analysis highlights the public concerns regarding militarism, sovereignty, and aid politics, illustrating the deeper entanglements between war, media, and mass publics.
SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Asian Studies
Paolo Visigalli
Summary: This paper aims to recover and explore the semantic ideas in Yaska's Nirukta, highlighting his theory of meaning. It examines the relationship between denoting names, denoted objects, and name-giving action expressed by verbal roots, and proposes a typology for Yaska's etymologies. The paper pays attention to similarities between Yaska's ideas and modern concepts such as polysemy, homonymity, metaphoric transfer, and synecdoche. It emphasizes the importance of studying Yaska's overlooked ideas for understanding the history of Indian semantics.
JOURNAL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
(2023)
Book Review
Area Studies
Malavika Menon, M. Christhu Doss
Summary: This book explores the importance of decolonizing the mind, with a focus on the history of India after the 1857 revolt.
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Asian Studies
Fabien Muller
Summary: This paper explores whether Yogacara is a system of idealist metaphysics or a theory of experience without metaphysical commitments. Through a historical survey, it is suggested that some essential features of Yogacara correspond to characteristics of Neoplatonism, an ancient Greek tradition of metaphysics characterized as idealist. Based on this, the paper argues in favor of the idealist interpretation.
JOURNAL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
(2023)
Book Review
Area Studies
Mustakim Ansary
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Asian Studies
Lingjie Ji
Article
Asian Studies
Arsen K. Shahinyan
Article
Asian Studies
Pelin Ayan Musil
Article
Asian Studies
Jianqiang Sun
Article
Area Studies
Mrinalini Venkateswaran
Summary: This article uses the deliberations of the Museums Association of Pakistan to showcase the collaborative and multidisciplinary nature of national history-writing after Pakistan's independence. It highlights the significance of museums as important stages where new national narratives and South Asian histories were generated, challenging the notion that they merely exhibited histories scripted elsewhere or were colonial relics. The article also emphasizes the individuals and networks that shaped these histories, broadening the scope beyond elite politicians and grand narratives.
SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Asian Studies
Andrew Seth Meyer
DAO-A JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY
(2023)
Article
Asian Studies
Dingjian Xie
Article
Asian Studies
Animesh Gupta
