Asian history

Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2023This comprehensive thematic encyclopedia focuses on the Philippines, exploring this important island nation from a variety of perspectives.

This volume probes into the mechanisms of how languages are created, legitimized, maintained, or destroyed in the service of the extant nation-states across Central Europe.

Bu and her contributors illustrate the complexity of tensions and negotiations in the development of different types of public health systems in Asia during the early Cold War.

Ideal for general readers as well as professionals conducting extensive research, this informative book offers a collection of documents on the origins and conduct of the Iraq War.

This book makes an insightful investigation of historical agrotechnical geography in West China in the Qing Dynasty from the perspective of historical geography and the history of agricultural technology.

How can we account for the durability of subsistence farming in China despite six centuries of vigorous commercialization from 1350 to 1950 and three decades of collectivization between 1950 to 1980?

Alphabetically arranged entries along with primary source documents provide a comprehensive examination of the lives of Japan's samurai during the Tokugawa or Edo period, 1603-1868, a time when Japan transitioned from civil war to extended peace.

The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern.

Composed by soldiers who fought in the Holy Wars, these two famous French chronicles are among the most important portrayals of both the dark and light side of the two hundred year struggle for possession of Jerusalem.

First Published in 1971 The History of the Mongol Conquests presents a general history of the Mongols of the thirteenth century.

This book argues that the prevailing view of colonialism - that it was a negative and destructive phenomenon - needs to be rethought.

First Published in 1984 Province and Politics in Late Imperial China presents analysis of one of the regional governments of China, the administration of the Szechwan governor-general from its apogee at the end of the nineteenth century to its nadir in the revolution of 1911.

Artifacts from the Ancient Silk Road explores the interconnectivity of the Eurasian continent from 4000 BCE to 1000 CE.

In this book, master origami designer Muneji Fuchimoto presents a collection of 34 totally unique origami models!

First Published in 1971 The History of the Mongol Conquests presents a general history of the Mongols of the thirteenth century.

This unique work – the fruit of many decades' research and experience – throws new light on the supersensible history and karma of the Michaelic movement since Rudolf Steiner's death.

This one-volume thematic encyclopedia examines life in contemporary India, with topical sections focusing on geography, history, government and politics, economy, social classes and ethnicity, religion, food, etiquette, literature and drama, and more.

This book provides a comprehensive story of the complicated and rich story of the Japanese American experience-from immigration, to discrimination, to adaptation, achievement and contributions to the American mosaic.

This book analyzes the exchange relations between the colonies of the Iberian Empires, starting from two cities ports, Buenos Aires and Macau in the period 1580-1700.

This book analyzes the exchange relations between the colonies of the Iberian Empires, starting from two cities ports, Buenos Aires and Macau in the period 1580-1700.

"e;A scholarly, detailed history of how the Mongols created the greatest landlocked empire in history"e; (Midwest Book Review).

"e;[An] exceptionally raw look at the Vietnam War .

This book examines the history of development in East Asia in terms of material change and human-nature relations from the perspectives of people living in Asia in modern and pre-modern periods.

The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern.

This book sheds light on the variety of mathematical cultures in general.

This is the first book of its kind to employ hundreds of Chinese sources to explain the history and current state of Chinese Communist intelligence operations.

'The Pashtun Tribes of Afghanistan is a tour de force - combining erudite analysis, historical research, atmospheric story-telling, page-turning prose and above all, profound passion.

'The Pashtun Tribes of Afghanistan is a tour de force - combining erudite analysis, historical research, atmospheric story-telling, page-turning prose and above all, profound passion.

In 1944, the novel Xie (Crabs) by Mei Niang (1916-2013) was honored with the Japanese Empire's highest literary award, Novel of the Year.

This book addresses the topics of autobiography, self-representation and status as a writer in Mahatma Gandhi's autobiographical work The Story of My Experiments with Truth (1927, 1929).

Asia, the cradle of civilization and culture have had a unique yet important position in the human history on the earth.

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In 1944, the novel Xie (Crabs) by Mei Niang (1916-2013) was honored with the Japanese Empire's highest literary award, Novel of the Year.

This book examines the Westernization Movement in modern Chinese History, in the latter 19th century and the economic impact on manufacturing and enterprise evolution.

This book covers the whole system of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, dealing with Deng Xiaoping's theory, the socialist market economy, a moderately well-off (Xiaokang) society, China's practice and theory of socialist democracy, human rights, and Xi Jinping's Marxism.

This is the first book to comprehensively cover the historical process leading to Taiwan's integration with Mainland China in the seventeenth century.

Encyclopaedia lndica is a monumental work by reputed authors which highlights all aspects of lndian History and Culture in the light of modern knowledge in its pristine vigour.

Discover how to responsibly defend religious freedom for all without compromising your personal beliefs.

The year 2019 marks Singapore's Bicentennial milestone since the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in Singapore in 1819.

Is it possible to disagree politically and love unconditionally?

Winner of the Norbert Elias Book Prize 2023 This book charts the process of civilisation in Japan.

Encyclopaedia lndica is a monumental work by reputed authors which highlights all aspects of lndian History and Culture in the light of modern knowledge in its pristine vigour.

The authors of this book analyze the mechanisms and strategies that allow specific religious actors to affect the foreign policy agenda and decisions of the countries in which they are active.

This book uses the monographic study of litigation subjects, prosecution, trial, and enforcement to reveal the formation, operation, and development of criminal proceeding conventions in the Tang Dynasty.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;China, Japan and the U.

Encyclopaedia lndica is a monumental work by reputed authors which highlights all aspects of lndian History and Culture in the light of modern knowledge in its pristine vigour.

This book explores various approaches to reconstruct the spatial and temporal distribution of historical farmland in China.

This book explores the contributions of Eastern female pioneers in science, politics and arts from Ancient Egypt to modern times, and discusses the possible psychological and social impact of this knowledge on today's gender role in Eastern and Western Societies.

This is perhaps the first book of its type that includes as many as 110 documents for an objective study of the Punjab problem.

The kingworms, Nepal and Bhutan are two of the poorest and least developed countries in the world.