Asian history

Significantly expanded and updateda lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture.

First published in 1988, Science, Politics and the Cold War is a history of the cold-war era that demonstrates the extent to which science and scientists have been implicated in every aspect of the political process.

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There has been a tendency to neglect the political life of Asia, in favour of religious and aesthetic considerations.

Taiwan is a place of contradictions.

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This book examines the impact of shipbuilding on the society of the Song Dynasty from multiple perspectives and points out the positive contribution of ancient manufacture industry to social development at that time.

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This volume brings together scholarship on indigenous forms of travel to decolonize travel theory.

This book examines the impact of shipbuilding on the society of the Song Dynasty from multiple perspectives and points out the positive contribution of ancient manufacture industry to social development at that time.

The Indian Rebellion 1857-1859: A Military History in the Global Context focuses on the military dimension of this conflict, in which Indian rebels waged both conventional and unconventional warfare against the British.

This book explores the history and development of the British daily newspaper strip.

Fernando examines important aspects of the drafting of 1957 Federation of Malaya constitution related to the system of governance, division of legislative and executive powers, the conceptualisation of citizenship and the roles of the judiciary and election commission.

Shinto: Der Weg der Götter II – Die Seele Japans zwischen Tradition und GegenwartTauchen Sie ein in die magische Welt des Shintoismus – die spirituelle Seele Japans!

Step into the dramatic upheaval of the 7th century, where the ancient world witnessed one of history's most decisive moments.

This book explores how the history of postcolonial Sri Lanka suggests a new paradigm for understanding state-formation as an ever-shifting and evolving process.

Two countries are brought to the brink of nuclear war in this breathtaking thriller from the author of The American Mission.

This book, the first of a multi-volume set on the Silk Road during the Ming Dynasty, takes a holistic and global view of the origin and development of the Silk Road.

This book, the first of a multi-volume set on the Silk Road during the Ming Dynasty, takes a holistic and global view of the origin and development of the Silk Road.

First published in 1980, Images of Maharashtra presents the authors' academic interests in defining the multifaceted personality of Maharashtra.

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These articles deal with the functioning, and malfunctioning, of the Carreira da India, the round voyages made between Portugal and its possessions in India that began after Vasco da Gama had opened up the route round the Cape of Good Hope in 1497-99.

This fully revised 2nd edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan provides a comprehensive overview of both contemporary Taiwan and the Taiwan studies field.