This book offers an in-depth ethnographic exploration of the Gururumba, focusing on their social structure, cultural practices, belief systems, and everyday life. Drawing on field research and anthropological analysis, it examines how the Gururumba understand identity, kinship, ritual, and the natural environment. The study highlights the community’s traditional knowledge, oral narratives, an…
Over the past forty years there has been a revolution in South African historiography, yet no broadly interpretative essay on South African history has appeared. The essays in this volume aim to provide such a reinterpretation for the nineteenth century before the discovery of minerals transformed the nature of South African societies, and help to shed light on earlier phases of South Africa's …
This book provides an in-depth analysis of Sri Lanka’s political evolution as a developing-world democracy. It explores the historical roots of its democratic institutions and the social tensions that have shaped its political landscape. Jupp examines ethnic conflict, governance challenges, and the impact of economic development on political stability. Overall, the book offers a critical asse…
This book analyzes the influence of the French Gaullist model on the constitutional and political structure of Sri Lanka. It explores how Sri Lanka adopted elements of a strong executive presidency—similar to the system established by Charles de Gaulle in France—while adapting them to the country’s unique political, social, and historical context. The book examines the development of the …
This book examines Sri Lanka’s unique hybrid presidential–parliamentary system and evaluates its implications for the doctrine of separation of powers. It explores the historical evolution of the system, the constitutional reforms that shaped the balance between executive and legislative institutions, and the practical challenges that arise from overlapping powers. Through an analysis of po…
This book provides a comprehensive Israeli study and survey of the Palestine Liberation Organisation considering its strategy and tactics, ideology and history. It describes the internal struggles and disputes and the splits and mergers and analyses its organisational structure. It also investigates the PLO's external relations with the Arab world, Iran, China, the USSR, the USA and Western Europe
From Empires to Development Aid analyzes the origins and transformation of development assistance in post-war Asia by examining the continuity between pre-war imperial economies and post-colonial economic order. In this book, Shigeru Akita explores how policies such as the Colombo Plan and the transfer of income from advanced countries contributed to Asia’s industrialization, while also consi…
Singapore's interests in international diplomacy do not lend themselves to easy codification, especially in a rapidly changing global environment.
A comprehensive compilation of traditional Japanese myths, legends, and folktales drawn from classical texts such as the Kojiki and Nihongi, as well as regional oral traditions. The book explores the rich world of Shinto deities, nature spirits, heroic figures, and supernatural creatures that shape Japan’s cultural heritage. Davis provides cultural, historical, and religious context that help…
Development and Dependency examines the contrasting theories of economic development and dependency that have shaped global development discourse. The book analyzes how historical, political, and economic structures contribute to persistent inequalities between industrialized and developing nations. It explores concepts such as modernization, exploitation, peripheral economies, and the influenc…