Browsing by Department "Asian Studies"
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A comparative analysis of divergent immigration policies for foreign elderly care workers in Japan and South Korea
In the midst of labor shortages and socio-demographic pressures, Japan and South Korea are facing an increasing demand for elderly care. In order to respond to this demand, these nations have both looked to a foreign labor ... -
A room of her own : romance, resistance, and feminist thought in modern Urdu poetry
(2015-05)This dissertation examines the ways in which the female figure has emerged, and the ways in which women’s issues have been addressed in Urdu poetry in various ways during the twentieth century. In order to track these ... -
About Hindi Urdu Voicemails
(Hindi Urdu Flagship, ) -
The Absolutive
(Hindi-Urdu Flagship, ) -
Adeem Suhail Interview
(Hindi-Urdu Flagship, ) -
Ali Husain Mir Interview
(Hindi-Urdu Flagship, ) -
Aligarh's First Generation: Muslim Solidarity in British India by David Lelyveld
(The Journal of Asian Studies, 1979) -
An annotated translation of chapter 7 of the Carakasamhita Citiksasthana : leprosy and other skin disorders
(2014-05)The Carakasaṃhitā is an early Sanskrit text in the field of āyurvedic medicine. The Cikitsāsthāna is a section of that text dealing with treatments of various maladies, and Chapter 7 of this section discusses skin diseases. ... -
Are You Finished Shopping?
(Hindi Urdu Flagship, ) -
At the Airport
(Hindi Urdu Flagship, ) -
Autobiography is Another Story: “Lives” in Hindi
(Hindi Urdu Flagship, 2011-04-07) -
Balochistan and nationalism
(2012-12)Balochistan and Nationalism discusses a divided region in South Asia and their ideas of nationalism. Balochistan is divided among three neighboring countries; Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Each Balochi region within ... -
BETI : a nonprofit organization empowering through performance
(2006-08)BETI (Better Education Through Innovation) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of disempowered adolescent girls and their communities in rural areas in India through informal education and vocational ... -
Birth and development of the Pakistan army : from British conception to the nuclear age
(2006-05)This thesis examines of the creation of the Pakistan Army beginning from the British Indian Army's defense strategy before the Partition of India in 1947 and the immediate challenges facing the Army's reconstitution efforts ... -
Brahmin humor : Chennai's sabha theater and the creation of middle-class Indian taste from the 1950s to the present
(2007-12)“Sabha theater” is a genre of Tamil language comedy theater that started in Madras (Chennai) in the period following India’s 1947 independence. Its name comes from the fact that the amateur drama troupes rely on cultural ... -
Braj in Brief
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Burn The Sari Or Save The Sari? Dress As A Form Of Action In Two Feminist Poems
(2012-04)This essay analyzes two poems that-examine the sari's materialization of gender norms and the degree to which the dress may be used to subvert such norms. Jayaprabha's Telugu poem >Burn the Sari> appeared in 1988 (with an ... -
Caodai spiritism : hybrid individuals, global communities
(2010-05)The Caodai religion of Vietnam has often been labeled as a peasant-driven, politico-religious sect due to its anti-colonial activities during the first half of the 1940s. This paper conducts an historical analysis of ... -
Carried meaning in the Mahābhārata
(2015-12)The Mahābhārata describes itself as both a comprehensive and exhaustive text, incorporating a range of genres while presenting diverse perspectives through a matrix of interacting narratives. Its main story and subtales ... -
The catastrophe remembered by the non-traumatic: counternarratives on the Cultural Revolution in Chinese literature of the 1990s
(2004)After its demise in 1976, the Cultural Revolution has been conventionally portrayed as an era of political persecution, a “cultural desert,” an ascetic regime, and a decade of total chaos. Contested memories of this ...
