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Responding to epidemics: the case of the Nguyễn Dynasty, focusing on the period 1802–1883 应对流行病：以 1802-1883 年期间的阮氏王朝为例

IF 0.6 3区社会学

International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591424000275

Nguyễn Thị Oanh, Trần Thị Minh

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Mainstream and deviating ideologies in Japanese gubernatorial elections 日本省长选举中的主流意识形态和偏离意识形态

IF 0.6 3区社会学

International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591424000263

Ken Victor Leonard Hijino

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Emergency, narratives, and pandemic governance 紧急情况、叙事和大流行病治理

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International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591424000238

Panch Rishi Dev Sharma

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“Moderate” vs “Extremist” Muslims? How a decontextualized distinction can trigger a contradictory assessment of security and radicalization in Malaysia "温和 "与 "极端 "穆斯林？非语境化的区分如何引发对马来西亚安全和激进化的矛盾评估

IF 0.6 3区社会学

International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591424000044

Athanasios Gkoutzioulis

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Involvement of Vietnamese elders in economic activities in the lens of family ties, low institutional coverage, and gender identity 从家庭关系、机构覆盖率低和性别认同角度看越南老年人参与经济活动的情况

IF 0.6 3区社会学

International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI: 10.1017/s147959142300058x

Tran Thi Minh Thi

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Regulating smoking in Japan: from manners to rules 日本的吸烟管理：从礼仪到规则

IF 0.6 3区社会学

International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591424000020

Celeste L. Arrington

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Ottoman subjects and prisoners of war in the Semirechye Oblast during the First World War 第一次世界大战期间塞米雷奇耶州的奥斯曼帝国臣民和战俘

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International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591424000032

Nurzhigit Abdukadyrov, Tolkyn Mukhazhanova, Gulmira Sabdenova

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“Morbid spectacle”: allegorical dialectics of mammonism, humanity, and necropower in Squid Game (2021) "病态的奇观"：《乌贼游戏》（2021 年）中关于金钱主义、人性和死亡力量的寓言式辩证法

IF 0.6 3区社会学

International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-10 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591423000578

Eunhee Park

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Flower of Capitalism: South Korean Advertising at a Crossroads By Olga Fedorenko. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 2023, 298 pages. Hardback, $68.00, ISBN: 9780824890346 资本主义之花：处于十字路口的韩国广告》，奥尔加-费多连科著。夏威夷州檀香山：夏威夷大学出版社，2023 年，298 页。精装本，68.00 美元，ISBN：9780824890346

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International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591423000529

Seung-chul Yoo

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Is rape a crime in Japan? 强奸在日本是犯罪吗？

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International Journal of Asian Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-08 DOI: 10.1017/s1479591423000554

David T. Johnson

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