"Through the unexpected lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, this book examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by recent political, economic, and cultural developments."
"For almost half a century, the Miss India competition has been a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing over time the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the unexpected lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, Susan Dewey's Making Miss India Miss World ex…
This book critically evaluates different models of judicial leadership in Indonesia to examine the impact that individual chief justices can have on the development of constitutional courts. It explores the importance of this leadership as a factor explaining the dynamic of judi…
Georgia and the democracy promotion project -- Illusions of democracy -- The blossoming of the revolution -- How democratic was the Rose Revolution? -- Governance by adrenaline -- The U.S. role in the Rose Revolution -- Georgia and the United States after the revolution -- Georg…