Asian history

Once part and parcel of greater India.

Western missionaries in China were challenged by something they could not have encountered in their native culture; most Westerners were Christian, and competitions in their own countries were principally denominational.

Scholars of Daoism in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) have paid particular attention to the interaction between the court and certain Daoist priests and to the political results of such interaction; the focus has been on either emperors or Daoist masters.

This book spotlights the 25 most important sitcoms to ever air on American television-shows that made generations laugh, challenged our ideas regarding gender, family, race, marital roles, and sexual identity, and now serve as time capsules of U.

Outside China, little is known about the process and implications of the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside (UMDC) Movement, a Chinese state policy from 1967 to 1979 in which more than 16 million secondary school-leavers in different cities were relocated to rural areas.

Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediately and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later.

This is the as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century.

In India, the system of espionage is as old as the Rigveda.

The book offers the first systematic account of Iran's foreign policy following the nuclear agreement (JCPOA) of July 14, 2015.

In attempting to retain her "e;human"e; side, does Sharon really have free will?

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The brutality of Japanese soldiers towards both allied prisoners of war and millions of civilians in Asia during the Second World War was one of the greatest horrors of the Twentieth Century.

Conceptualizing Mass Violence draws attention to the conspicuous inability to inhibit mass violence in myriads forms and considers the plausible reasons for doing so.

Dharma is central to all the major religious traditions which originated on the Indian subcontinent.

While scores of books have been published about the atomic bombings that helped end World War II, little has been written about the personal lives and relationship of the three men that led the raids.

A vivid and detailed account of Soviet skill in the air during the Korean War.

This edited volume presents new research on Russian-Asian connections by historians, art historians, literary scholars, and linguists.

This work is an exposition of the traditions of Japanese blind singers who accompanied themselves on the biwa, and of the complex identity of Yamashika Yoshiyuki (1901-1996), a man widely portrayed as the last such "e;living relic"e; of the medieval bards called biwa hoshi.

A fascinating look at the anxious pleasures of Japanese visual culture during World War II.

What are the causes of imperial decline?

A detailed account of the first step in General MacArthur's 1944-45 campaign to retake the Philippines.

Paying particular attention to the representation of women and to gendered notions of the nation, this book examines for the first time the marked parallels between Rushdie's critique of the Nehruvian legacy and the most significant recent trends in Indian historiography, especially the feminist and subalternist movements.

A study of the surprising functions of Buddhist statues, which helped disseminate Buddhist beliefs among the populace in Tenth- and Eleventh-century Japan.

How the digital revolution has shaped our languageIn the age of search, keywords increasingly organize research, teaching, and even thought itself.

Is Confucianism a religion?

Yezidism is a fascinating part of the rich cultural mosaic of the Middle East.

Nearly six decades since his death, a large and diverse range of writings comparative, expository, biographical, hagiographical and dialogical-have appeared on Gandhi.

A powerful new survey of political change in Southeast Asia, exploring why some countries have become democratic while others remain authoritarian.

In Living Worth Stefan Ecks draws on ethnographic research on depression and antidepressant usage in India to develop a new theory of value.

Focusing on the attitudes and experiences of American female diplomats and spouses, this book examines the social, political, and cultural dimensions of American interactions with the Middle East and North Africa in the five decades after the Second World War.

British Colonial Policy in the Age of Peel and Russell (1930) examines British colonial administration during the administrations of Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell.

The mind of Edmund Burke has attracted the attention of countless political theorists, historians, and biographers.

A major contribution to our understanding of contemporary warfare and strategy by one of the world''s leading military historians.

Visiones y viajes a lo largo de los siglos* Embárquese en un viaje para conocer la historia de la cartografía europea, desde el siglo xv al xix, y descubra los secretos ocultos en los detalles de una carta náutica.

Western historians have long speculated about Chinese military intervention in the Vietnam War.

Examining the world of popular healing in South Asia, this book looks at the way that it is marginalised by the state and medical establishment while at the same time being very important in the everyday lives of the poor.

Follow the conflict of the World War 1 from 1914-1918 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs.

Featuring battlescene maps, contemporary photographs and diagrams throughout, this is the first organizational history of the MIKE forces in combat.

Retheorizing Religion in Nepal is an engaging and thought-provoking study of Religion in South Asia, with important insights for the study of religion and culture more broadly conceived.

In November of 1964, as Lyndon Johnson celebrated his landslide victory over Barry Goldwater, the government of South Vietnam lay in a shambles.

A military journalist shines a light on the unsung heroism and contributions of enlisted combat reporters in the Vietnam War in these revealing interviews.

"e;Sengupta has written an in-depth study of the development of political Hinduism in India.

This is the first study to explore the relationship between Christianity, Judaism and Islam in the Early Modern period.

A complete benchwork on the rich indian cultural heritage in respect of fairs and festivals of indias all regions, from north to south, west to east, north - east region and central india, their socio-cultural, religions and economic significance and value, their support with the human society, in five comprehensive volume covering all the 28 states and 7 union territories very useful for social scientists, teachers and researchers in india and abroad.