Offers an examination of modernity and consumption with a non-Marxist, modernity-Resistance-theoretical frame (mRf).

Offers an examination of modernity and consumption with a non-Marxist, modernity-Resistance-theoretical frame (mRf).

In the first edition, the themes of hope, optimism, and progress of neoliberalism were examined in Asia and America. The second edition, Globalization: Power, Authority, and ...

The making of modern Thailand is grounded in specific political institutions, Brahmanical tropes, and sacred Buddhist traditions stylized with Hindu rituals. Over and above ...

This book makes an original contribution to the fields of sociolinguistics, language planning policy and Chinese language studies. It examines the effectiveness of the ...

This volume tracks the complex relationships between language, education and nation-building in Southeast Asia, focusing on how language policies have been used by states and ...

This study explores the contemporary phenomenon of English as an international language, and sets out to analyze how and why the language has become so dominant. It examines ...

The preamble to the post-apartheid South African constitution states that ‘South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity’ and promises to ‘lay the ...

A detailed overview of the theories, concepts, research methods, and findings in the field of language policy is provided here in one accessible source. The author proposes new ...