Asia; the location of the worldrsquo;s fastest-growing economies; is also home to some of the fastest rates of urbanization humanity has ever seen; a process whose speed renders long-term outcomes highly unpredictable. This volume contrasts with much published work on the rural/urban divide; which has tended to focus on single case studies. It provides empirical perspectives from four Asian countries: India; Indonesia; Malaysia; and Thailand; and includes a wealth of insights that both critique and expand popular notions of the rural-urban divide. The volume is relevant not just to Asian contexts but to social scientific research on population dynamics more generally. Rather than deploying a single study to chart national trends; three chapters on each country make possible much more complex perspectives. As a result; this volume does more than extend our understanding of the interplay between cities and hinterlands within Asia. It enhances our notions of rural/urban cleavages; connections and conflicts more generally; with data and analysis ready for application to other contexts. Of interest to diverse scholars across the social sciences and Asian studies; this work includes accounts ranging from rural youth real estate entrepreneurs in Hyderabad; India; to social development in Aceh province in Indonesia; devastated by the 2004 tsunami; to the relationship between urban space and commonly held notions of the supernatural in Thailandrsquo;s northern city of Chiang Mai.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Interesting glimpseBy Ruth H. LeechI sometimes refer to this as I am a lover of the old hymns. Sadly the old hymns have been completely set aside in many...most of the evangelical Churches...traded in for choruses. Many choruses are scriptural but lack the depth of historical experience. Our youth are being trained without the benefit of this precious element of our Christian life.0 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Nice and clean copy!By kookminNice and Clean copy! and Fast deliverance! I love to order again from here! More than happy! I highly recommended to use this site!13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Eclectic exploration of the enduring significance of musicBy Midwest Book ReviewWonderful Words Of Life: Hymns In American Protestant History And Theology is an assembly of essays by an assortment of pastoral worship leaders; written to bring about worship renewal and spiritual vitality on todays theological practices. Topics covered include the role of hymns in early evangelicalism; how music played a part in English-Canadian Protestant Revivalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; the mainstream American "discovery" of the Black Gospel tradition; nautical rescue themes in evangelical hymnody; and much more. An eclectic exploration of the enduring significance of music in worship; highly recommended for Protestant history and theology reading lists as well as private reflection for those pondering the hymn as the expression of faith and love.