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Malaysia and the Muslim Middle East: Political and Economic Connections 马来西亚与穆斯林中东:政治和经济联系

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0030

Michael B. Bishku

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The New Latin America by Fernando Calderón and Manuel Castells (review) 费尔南多·卡尔德龙和曼努埃尔·卡斯特尔斯的《新拉丁美洲》（评论）

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0039

J. Rausch

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Out of the Shadow: Revisiting the Revolution from Post-Peace Guatemala ed. by Julie Gibbings and Heather Vrana (review) 走出阴影:从和平后的危地马拉重新审视革命，作者:朱莉·吉宾斯和希瑟·弗拉纳

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0041

Yoly Zentella

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Inside the Battle of Algiers: Memoir of a Woman Freedom Fighter by Zohra Drif (review) 《阿尔及尔之战:一位女性自由战士的回忆录》，作者:Zohra Drif

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0047

P. Magnarella

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Agency, Gender, and Globalization 机构、性别和全球化

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0052

Cathy Skidmore-Hess

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Neva Again: Hip Hop Art, Activism, and Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa ed. by Adam Haupt et al. (review) 《Neva Again：后种族隔离南非的嘻哈艺术、激进主义和教育》，Adam Haupt等人主编（综述）

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0038

M. W. Muiu

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Historical Dictionary of Ecuador by George M. Lauderbaugh (review) 乔治·M·劳德堡的《厄瓜多尔历史词典》（综述）

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0042

Evan C. Rothera

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India's Troubled Relations with Kathmandu: Nepal's Republican Turn and the China Factor 印度与加德满都关系的困境：尼泊尔的共和主义转向与中国因素

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0031

Pramod K. Kantha

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Oil Palm and Livelihood Disparities in Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia 印度尼西亚西加里曼丹省Kapuas Hulu县的油棕和生计差异

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0029

Albert Hasudungan

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Trump and Iran: From Containment to Confrontation by Nader Entessar and Kaveh L. Afrasiabi (review) 特朗普与伊朗：从遏制到对抗Nader Entessar和Kaveh L.Afrasiabi（综述）

Journal of Global South Studies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/gss.2021.0048

Yeprem Mehranian

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