Loot and the Making of British India unveils the intricate and often contentious role of military looting and prize practices in shaping British imperial expansion on the Indian subcontinent.
With the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese laborers became the first group in American history to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their race and class.
Loot and the Making of British India unveils the intricate and often contentious role of military looting and prize practices in shaping British imperial expansion on the Indian subcontinent.
Informed by Erik Eriksons concept of the formation of ego identity, this book, which first appreared in 1961, is an analysis of the experiences of fifteen Chinese citizens and twenty-five Westerners who underwent brainwashing by the Communist Chinese government.
Informed by Erik Eriksons concept of the formation of ego identity, this book, which first appreared in 1961, is an analysis of the experiences of fifteen Chinese citizens and twenty-five Westerners who underwent brainwashing by the Communist Chinese government.
Adopting a spiritual history approach, this book traces the evolution of the concept of "e;New Women,"e; which first emerged in China during the 1920s and 1930s.
Adopting a spiritual history approach, this book traces the evolution of the concept of "e;New Women,"e; which first emerged in China during the 1920s and 1930s.
Inner Worlds examines the emergence and operation of representations of interiority-consciousness, "e;folk mind,"e; "e;spirit"e;-in Japan from its industrial revolution to the rise of fascism during the interwar period.
Inner Worlds examines the emergence and operation of representations of interiority-consciousness, "e;folk mind,"e; "e;spirit"e;-in Japan from its industrial revolution to the rise of fascism during the interwar period.
The collection of essays studies the twentieth century Indian revolutionary, writer and thinker, Manabendra Nath Roy's life and ideological trajectories by using new archival records, novel interpretations of previously used sources and other published materials.
A briskly written primer on the North Korean decisions, foreign interventions and accidents of fate which have both threatened and, ultimately, preserved the country's dictatorship.
The Visayas: The Heart of the Philippines is a work of narrative nonfiction that moves through seventeen distinct places in the Philippine Visayas — six major islands and a constellation of smaller ones — in search of what this long-overlooked region is and what it has been.
Angkor: The Sacred Empire of the Khmers invites readers on an extraordinary journey through one of the world's greatest civilizations — the Khmer Empire.
This book presents a critical rethinking of Philippine textiles, foregrounding the richness and complexity of indigenous weaving practices as they intersect with social structures, political histories, and debates around authenticity.
This book presents a critical rethinking of Philippine textiles, foregrounding the richness and complexity of indigenous weaving practices as they intersect with social structures, political histories, and debates around authenticity.
The collection of essays studies the twentieth century Indian revolutionary, writer and thinker, Manabendra Nath Roy's life and ideological trajectories by using new archival records, novel interpretations of previously used sources and other published materials.
A beautifully illustrated, interdisciplinary look at the ceremonies and protocols of the dynastic court of Joseon KoreaRecording State Rites in Words and Images provides an engaging and in-depth exploration of the large corpus of court statutes compiled during the Joseon dynasty of Korea.
The Moving City is a rich and intimate account of urban transformation told through the story of Delhis Metro, a massive infrastructure project that is reshaping the citys social and urban landscapes.
The Moving City is a rich and intimate account of urban transformation told through the story of Delhis Metro, a massive infrastructure project that is reshaping the citys social and urban landscapes.
If the history of the Eastern Han dynasty were limited to the accomplishments of its scholars, scientists, and inventors, it would be a glorious saga of the innovation and creativity of the human mind.
The Indus basin was once an arid pastoral watershed, but by the second half of the twentieth century, it had become one of the world's most heavily irrigated and populated river basins.
The Indus basin was once an arid pastoral watershed, but by the second half of the twentieth century, it had become one of the world's most heavily irrigated and populated river basins.
The story of how English country houses were repurposed during the Second World War, told through the lives of those who lived and worked in themIn the Second World War, country houses across England were requisitioned by the government for the war effort.
