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Discussion published by Alexander Roberts on Wednesday, August 1, 2018

2019-2020 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Fellowships

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is announcing the opening of its 2019-2020 Fellowship competition. The Center, located in the heart of Washington, DC, awards approximately 15-20 academic year residential fellowships to academics, practitioners, journalists, former public officials, and independent experts from any country with outstanding project proposals on global issues. The Center welcomes policy-relevant proposals which complement the Center's programming priorities.

Discussion published by Joe Thomas Karackattu on Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Position, Assistant Professor in Political Science, IR & CP, Singapore Management University

For details, see: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57012

The School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Singapore Management University, invites applications for two tenure-track positions in (1) International Relations (IR), and (2) Comparative Politics and Public Policy (CP), at the rank of Assistant Professor.

(1) International Relations (IR)

Discussion published by Joe Thomas Karackattu on Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Position, Faculty Member, College of Security Studies, Asia Pacific Center

For details, see: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57018

The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies seeks world-class educators to teach, facilitate, research, and build capacity in the Indo-Pacific Region. Of particular interest are candidates with expertise in the following areas:

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Review published on Monday, August 6, 2018
Author: 
Jairam Ramesh
Reviewer: 
Vinita Damodaran

Damodaran on Ramesh, 'Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature.'

Jairam Ramesh. Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature. New Delhi: Simon & Schuster, 2017. 464 pp. $28.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-81-933552-4-4.

Reviewed by Vinita Damodaran (University of Sussex) Published on H-Asia (August, 2018) Commissioned by Sumit Guha (The University of Texas at Austin)

Printable Version: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=50474

Review published on Monday, July 23, 2018
Author: 
Joanna Wardęga, ed.
Reviewer: 
Alicja Bachulska

Bachulska on Wardęga, 'China–Central and Eastern Europe Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Society, Business and Education in Transition'

Joanna Wardęga, ed. China–Central and Eastern Europe Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Society, Business and Education in Transition. Chinskie Drogi Series. Krakow: Jagiellonian University Press, 2017. 456 pp. $55.00 (paper), ISBN 978-83-233-4111-6.

Reviewed by Alicja Bachulska (War Studies University) Published on H-Asia (July, 2018) Commissioned by Sumit Guha (The University of Texas at Austin)

Review published on Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Author: 
Arjun Subramaniam
Reviewer: 
Manjeet S. Pardesi

Pardesi on Subramaniam, 'India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971'

Arjun Subramaniam. India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2017. 576 pp. $40.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-68247-241-5.

Reviewed by Manjeet S. Pardesi (Victoria University of Wellington) Published on H-Asia (July, 2018) Commissioned by Sumit Guha (The University of Texas at Austin)

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Discussion published by Sandra Matthews on Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Call for Proposals: Circulation - Trans Asia Photography Review, Spring '19

The Trans Asia Photography Review seeks articles and projects relating to the theme of Circulation for possible publication in our spring 2019 issue. We are interested in the ways that photographs have circulated to, from and within all regions of Asia. What have been the consequences of this circulation? How have historic platforms for the circulation of photographs (books, periodicals, exhibitions and catalogs, websites, collections, informal networks…) changed over time?

Discussion published by Aaron Mulvany on Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Position, Dean of Faculty of the Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong

For details, see https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57102

Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) (http://www.cuhk.edu.hk) is a forward-looking and intellectually vigorous university with the mission to be a first-class comprehensive research university, regionally and internationally....

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