And the Poor Get Children: Radical Perspectives on Population Dynamics, edited by Karen Michaelson and published by Monthly Review, offers a radical critique of orthodox economics and overpopulation theories. The essays in this book confront neo-Malthusianism head-on, similar to what the famous Brazilian doctor and scientist Josué de Castro did in his brilliant book TheContinueContinue reading “Review: “And the Poor Get Children: Radical Perspectives on Population Dynamics” – ed. Karen Michaelson”
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Review: “Power, Networks and Violent Conflict in Central Asia: A Comparison of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan” – Idil Tunçer-Kılavuz
The Tajikistan Civil War (1992-1997) was one of the deadliest post-Soviet conflicts in the former USSR, killing tens of thousands and displacing thousands more. Much of the literature on the conflict has focused on three main factors: 1.) the economic crisis following independence and the consequent loss of subsidies from Moscow; 2.) the regional divisionContinueContinue reading “Review: “Power, Networks and Violent Conflict in Central Asia: A Comparison of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan” – Idil Tunçer-Kılavuz”
Review: “Ethnocultural Processes and National Problems in the Modern World” – ed. I. R. Grigulevich
“Ethnocultural Processes and National Problems in the Modern World” is a collection of essays by Soviet ethnologists edited by I. R. Grigulevich about ethnic, racial, and national issues in both the USSR and other countries. This is an impressively comprehensive book. Part 1 of the book examines ethnocultural processes in the USSR and is dividedContinueContinue reading “Review: “Ethnocultural Processes and National Problems in the Modern World” – ed. I. R. Grigulevich”
Review: “Japan’s New Imperialism” – Rob Steven
“Japan’s New Imperialism” by Rob Steven is a slightly-dated (published 1990) but nonetheless comprehensive analysis of the rise of Japanese imperialism in Southeast Asia since the 1970s. Since the end of decolonization, “a new revolutionary force is sweeping through and transforming Southeast Asia. That force is capitalism, and once again the catalytic upsurge in itsContinueContinue reading “Review: “Japan’s New Imperialism” – Rob Steven”
T. J. Petrowski 