Abstract The Rohingyas have been variously seen as the “most persecuted minority in the world,” and the “most friendless people on the earth”. Their latest exodus out of Myanmar, ostensibly at the behest of Myanmar’s […]
Abstract: Since the 1970s, Saudi Arabia’s oil revenue-driven high GDP growth has led to an increase of Saudi women obtaining higher education and increasingly becoming employed in non-domestic sectors. However, because Saudi culture tends to […]
Abstract The unity of the themes gender and class have always been a point of friction in Marxist thought but are nevertheless very important. This essay examines the social history of women who have been […]
Introduction “The north wind blows, the snowflakes whirl. A flurry of snow brings in New Year.” Zhao tearily sings along the lyrics of “North Wind Blows” from the Chinese opera White-Haired Girl that was propagated […]
Synergy Journal Print Publication 2017 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, It is with honour and pleasure that I present you with the second volume of the Synergy Journal in print edition. Over the 2016-17 […]
Synergy Journal Print Publication 2016 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, It is with honour that I present you with the first volume of Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies in print edition. Over […]
Abstract This article debunks the simplistic assumptions of the Pacific War being a battle between good and evil by examining the hypocritical ideologies and practices of the Western empires and Japanese Empire respectively. On the one hand, while Western […]
Abstract The Cultural Revolution is widely considered to be a time when cultural life in China was dark and stagnant, with nothing but the eight model operas. In particular, orthodox historical interpretations see the era […]
Abstract This paper is an analysis of the Korean Wave and scholarly reaction to it. Specifically, the work asks “which domestic factors account for the popularity of Korean pop culture internationally, and why are these […]
Abstract As China endeavors to set the terms of global governance, it is important for the country to preserve its economic stability as well as maintain robust ties with Third world nations. It is in […]
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