Religion and the politics of development : critical perspectives on Asia /: critical perspectives on Asia. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Philip Fountain, Robin Bush and Michael Feener.
• Editors: Fountain, Philip; Bush, Robin; Feener, Michael
• Contents: Introduction; Robin Bush, Philip Fountain and R. Michael Feener -- 1. Religion and the Politics of Development in Asia; Philip Fountain, Robin Bush, R. Michael Feener -- 2. The Purification, Sacralisation and Instrumentalisation of Development as a Religious Enterprise; Oscar Salemink -- 3. Gender, Development, and the 'De-privatization' of Religion: Re-framing Feminism and Religion in Asia; Emma Tomalin -- 4. Islamic Activism and Palliative Care: An Analysis from Kerala, India; R. Santhosh -- 5. Buddhist Cosmopolitan Ethics and Transnational Secular Humanitarianism in Sri Lanka; Nalika Gajaweera -- 6. Buddhist and Protestant Philanthropies in Contemporary Southeast China: Negotiating the 'Grey Zone'; Wu Keping -- 7. Patronage, Welfare Provision, and State-Society Relations: Lessons from Muslim-Dominant Regimes in Southeast Asia; Kikue Hamayotsu -- 8. Between Ideology and International Politics: The Dynamics and Transformation of a Transnational Islamic Charity; Zoltan Pall -- 9. Remaking the Russian State from the East: The Role of Asian Christians as Civic Activists; Melissa Caldwell -- 10. The Politics of Nonreligious Aid: A Japanese Environmental Ethic in Myanmar; Chika Watanabe -- Outlook; R. Michael Feener, Philip Fountain and Robin Bush.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 322.1; Religion and state -- Asia; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy; Development studies; Religion & politics; Development economics & emerging economies; Economic policy; Politics and government; Religion and state; Religion; Entwicklungspolitik; Economics; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Social Science -- Developing Countries; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Political economy; International relations; Sociology; Political economy; International relations; Political sociology; Economic development; Development economics; Social Science -- General; Cultural studies; Asia -- Economic policy; Asia -- Politics and government -- 1945-; Asia; Asien; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137438577; 1137438576
• Related ISBNs: 1137438568; 9781137438560
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Publisher supplied information; title not viewed.
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