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ASIAN SURVEY VOL: 48 NO 3 (8) answer(s).
 
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China's soft power: discussions, resources, and prospects / Cho, Young Nam; Jeong, Jong Ho   Journal Article
Cho, Young Nam Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract This article analyzes discussions, resources, and prospects for soft power in China, focusing on the Beijing Consensus, foreign policy, and civilization. It posits that the country's recognition of soft power and its application to national policies is an important factor in explaining China's rapidly increasing influence in Asia.
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Controlling the Chinese media: an uncertain business / Hassid, Jonathan   Journal Article
Hassid, Jonathan Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract Increasing economic liberalization of the Chinese media has not resulted in proportional political liberalization, and previous explanations for the state's puzzlingly firm grip are inadequate. This article argues that a "regime of uncertainty" is critical toward keeping the Chinese media in line
Key Words Media  ;  China  ;  Uncertainty  ;  Control  ;  Chinese Politics 
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Death penalty in China today / Trevaskes, Susan   Journal Article
Trevaskes, Susan Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract This paper examines a recent debate at the highest level of China's politicolegal leadership on the application of the death penalty. The debate centers around the interpretation of a new criminal justice policy called "balancing leniency and severity" and around limiting the death penalty to all but the most egregious criminals
Key Words China  ;  Punishment  ;  Death Penalty  ;  Serious Crime  ;  Strike Hard 
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ID:   082801


Going for income in village Tibet: a longitudinal analysis of change and adaptation, 1997-2007 / Goldstein, Melvyn C; Childs, Geoff; Wangdui, Puchung   Journal Article
Childs, Geoff Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract Rural Tibet is in the throes of a major paradigm shift from a predominately subsistence agricultural economy to a new mixed economy in which non-farm income plays a dominant role. This paper examines this change, comparing longitudinal data collected through direct fieldwork in rural Tibet in 1997-98 and 2006-07
Key Words China  ;  Tibet  ;  Modernization  ;  Rural Change  ;  Migrant Labor 
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ID:   082797


Indian cinema and the presentist use of history: conceptions of nationhood in earth and lagaan / Lichtner, Giacomo; Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar   Journal Article
Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract This article critically assesses Deepa Mehta's Earth (1998) and Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan (2001) as cultural outputs of recent political and historical debates over the nature of India's nationhood. The article argues that the films politicize history, constructing an innocent past with the aim of advocating a more inclusive Indian society.
Key Words Modernity  ;  India  ;  Nationhood  ;  Cinema  ;  History 
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International women in South Korea's sex industry: a new commodity frontier / Kim, Joon K; Fu, May   Journal Article
Kim, Joon K Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract The influx of Russian entertainers and sex workers to South Korea exemplifies complex intersections of cultural and economic factors that fuel international migration of women. This article discusses the role of race and nationalism in constructing the ideal type of Western women that serves as a new commodity frontier
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Paradox of Thailand's 1997 people's constitution: be careful what you wish for / Kuhonta, Erik Martinez   Journal Article
Kuhonta, Erik Martinez Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract Thailand's adoption of a new constitution in 1997 was meant to advance far-reaching reforms in the country's democratic development. A decade later, it is clear that these constitutional reforms failed. The Constitution unintentionally consolidated Prime Minister Thaksin's grip on power and indirectly precipitated the conditions for the 2006 coup. This article argues that the drafters' search for a more stable democratic government helped produce an electoral authoritarian regime that triggered the military to intervene
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ID:   082799


Shifting the tides against piracy in Southeast Asian waters / Bradford, John F   Journal Article
Bradford, John F Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract Recent developments in action to combat sea piracy in Southeast Asian waters coincide with declining attack rates. Understanding the nature and causes of the recent gains and future challenges is essential to turn the tide against piracy there
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