Asian history

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand is the world's longest reigning monarch.

Sukarno was one of the great charismatic leaders of the post-war world.

Singapore at Random, an illustrated collection of Singapore trivia, contains anecdotes, statistics, quotations, diagrams, facts, recipes, advice, folklore and other unusual and often useful tidbits.

Chen Poh Seng's great grandfather lived in Pulau Tekong, his 50-over cousins were born and educated there.

In 1811, an army of 10,000 British redcoats splashed ashore through the muddy shallows off Batavia (now Jakarta) to conquer the Dutch colony of Java.

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Few people outside the region know much about the Indonesian archipelago, the practice of Islam among its diverse peoples, or the religion's powerful influence on the politics of the republic.

In the early morning of 1st October 1965, six high-ranking generals of the Indonesian Army were murdered under grisly circumstances.

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This book charts the growth of the Indonesian nationalistic musical genre of lagu seriosa in relation to the archipelago's history in the 1950s and 1960s, examining how folk songs were implemented as a valuable tool for promoting government propaganda.

Combining a historical approach of Chineseness and a contemporary perspective on the social construction of Chineseness, this book provides comparative insights to understand the contingent complexities of ethnic and social formations in both China and among the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia.

This collection of interviews explores how the Chinese Dream is fueling the aspirations of individuals in China today and presents 40 representative cases that showcase the journeys that ordinary people undertake in pursuit of their dreams as well as their extraordinary achievements.

This book explores the relationship between rivers and ethics in China, with a particular focus on the health of the Yellow River and China's sustainable development.

In alignment with Indigenous Politics, an emerging sub-field of Politics and IR, this book  considers West Papuan Indigenous nationhood.

This book provides the latest research in the application of innovative technology to the tourism industry in Bangladesh, covering the perspectives, theories, issues, complexities, as well as opportunities and the challenges present.

This book considers the role of civilian workers on U.

This book re-visits the history of the Korean War of 1950-1953 from a Chinese perspective, examining Chinese strategy and exploring why China sent three million troops to Korea, in Mao's words, to "e;defend the homeland and safeguard the country"e;-giving rise to what became the war's common name in China.

This book summarizes the systematic research on the Neolithic cultures of Taiwan, based on the latest archaeological discoveries, and focusing on the maritime interactions between mainland southeast China, Taiwan, and southeast Asia during (5600-1800 BP).

A General History of the Chinese in Singapore documents over 700 years of Chinese history in Singapore, from Chinese presence in the region through the millennium-old Hokkien trading world to the waves of mass migration that came after the establishment of a British settlement, and through to the development and birth of the nation.

What are the political and economic challenges facing Myanmar as it opens to the world?

Chinese History and Literature: New Ways to Examine China's Past collects important studies on Chinese history and literature studies conducted by the academics at East China Normal University (ECNU) in recent years.

'One of the books several strong points are the amusing, often fascinating sketches of government officials and British merchants.

Since 1819, more than 6,200 place (street and village) names divided into more than 3,900 name groups were known in Singapore.

This book takes an ethnographic approach to discuss the policy practices within China's broadcasting industry.

This book presents cutting-edge archaeological materials from Xinjiang, from the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age.

"e;The Earliest China"e; is the first archaeological book in China to translate in the dominant language of the world on the origin of Chinese ancient civilization in the Central Plains and the study of Xia dynastic culture.

This book compares how British and Spanish media have covered the French ban on hijab wearing in public schools.

This book is the first English translation of the original text Atjeh Sepintas Lalu published in 1950 in Bahasa Indonesia by one of Indonesia's leading lawyers,  writers, and political figures, examining the history of the continuously turbulent Aceh.

This book addresses growing tensions in Northeast Asia, notably between North Korea and China.

The book you have just opened is probably unlike anything you have ever read so far.

This book examines the origins and basic concepts of sociology in China and traces the discipline's evolutionary trajectory.

This is the first book to systematically study the Hepu Han Tombs.

This edited volume serves as the second instalment of a two-part title that aims to provide an academic exploration of the contemporary issues and perspectives on tourism in the Philippines.

This edited book serves as the first instalment of a two-part title that aims to provide an academic exploration of the contemporary issues and perspectives on tourism in the Philippines.

This book evaluates Central Asian regionalism by analyzing the impact of Russia and China on physical infrastructure in the region.

This pivot focuses on "e;the concept of edification"e; in a bid to systematically expound its connotative structure and logical evolution.

Is the lion the symbol of China?

This book presents cutting-edge archaeological materials from Xinjiang, from the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age.

This volume addresses the rapid growth of China's cultural industry and its significant cultural and economic impact on the country.

This edited book on South Asia is part of the book series "e;Managing the Post-colony.

This book studies the unexplored history of China-aided architecture erected in the developing world since the 1950s.

This book analyzes Ohira's ideology, philosophy, and actions as a politician and a minister, based on primary sources from Japan and the USA, and makes a significant contribution to the field of Japanese political and diplomatic history.

The book examines the dynamic processes of the various social, political, and cultural negotiations that representatives of Christian groups engage in within authoritarian societies in Greater China, where Christianity is deemed a foreign religious system brought to China by colonial rulers.

The exclusion of the destitute population from the formal financial system is a long-standing problem in India.

This remarkable collection commemorates the 70th anniversary of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Conference by revisiting the important legacies of both the Peace Treaty and the US-Japan Security Treaty have had on the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific.

This book analyzes the drawing data and methods of the Chinese ancient maps that are neglected by the previous researches, and reevaluates the drawing theories and methods, the influences, and accuracy of the maps that represents the scientificity of Chinese ancient cartographic drawings.

This book presents the welfare regime of societies of Chinese heritage as a liminal space where religious and state authorities compete with each other for legitimacy.

This book discusses the evolution of Mongolian shamanism from the distant past to the collapse of great empires such as the Yuan Dynasty in the fourteenth century, drawing on archeological findings and historical resources like the Mongolian Secret History.

This volume focuses on Chinese economic statecraft during the first decade of Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening-up policies, from 1978 to 1989.