Asian history

In contrast to the close cooperation practiced among European states, space relations among Asian states have become increasingly tense.

A New History of Asian America is a fresh and up-to-date history of Asians in the United States from the late eighteenth century to the present.

This book contributes to a worldwide history of textual criticism and critical editions of ancient scientific texts.

The processes of political mobilization and identity formation in the rural regions of Bombay Presidency between 1934 and 1947 are the major focus of this work.

First published in 1929, A History of Nationalism in the East brings together in one truly fascinating volume a mass of information hitherto scattered and partly unavailable.

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP.

The China-Burma-India campaign of the Asian/Pacific war of World War II was the most complex, if not the most controversial, theater of the entire war.

Wieso ignoriert China westliche Werte wie Freiheit, Demokratie und Menschenrechte?

Hastily built at the onset of World War II to stop German U-boats from taking their toll on Allied shipping, the 110-foot wooden subchasers were the smallest commissioned warships in the U.

How do ordinary people respond to prolonged terror?

Nur Jahan was one of the most powerful and influential women in Indian history.

This work, first published in 1994, provides a framework which covers the major aspects of contemporary standard Korean and allows cross-language comparisons.

First published in 2004.

Combining history with comparative politics, Matthew M.

The end of Japan's empire appeared to happen very suddenly and cleanly - but, as this book shows, it was in fact very messy, with a long period of establishing or re-establishing the postwar order.

This book brings together psychoanalysis, clinical and theoretical, with history in a study of remembering as reparation: not compensation, but recognition of the actuality of perpetration and the remorseful urge to rejuvenate whatever represents this damage.

With more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume, extensive historical information that helps put contemporary events into a historical context.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

This insightful book introduces the most important trends, people, events, and products of popular culture in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Documenting the evolution of teens and media from the 1950s through 2010, this book examines the films, books, television shows, and musical artists that impacted American culture and shaped the "e;coming of age"e; experience for each generation.

Qaidu (1236-1301), one of the great rebels in the history of the Mongol Empire, was the grandson of Ogedei, the son Genghis Khan had chosen to be his heir.

Paths to Peace begins by developing a theory about the domestic obstacles to making peace and the role played by shifts in states' governing coalitions in overcoming these obstacles.

Understanding Australia''s Neighbours is a comprehensive introduction to the study of Asia.

"e;If one aspires to live a noble and meaningful life, you'll find an exemplar here.

This book presents essays exploring the ways in which popular culture reflects and engenders ongoing changes in Japan-Korea relations.

Perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, the nineteenth century encounter between East Asia and the Western world has been narrated as a legal encounter.

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.

Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh is a pioneering attempt by the reputed scholars to bring together not only the all aspects of the history and culture of Bangladesh but also provides factual details of the geographical features, philosophy, religion, socio-economic life of rural and urban people, history of politics and political developments, folk culture, art and architecture, literature, dance and drama, painting, and women and their socio-political status of Bangladesh since the earliest time to present day in a logical sequence.

Culturally and politically, Indonesia is one of the more complex countries in the world, with 336 ethnic groups speaking 583 languages and dialects.

New environmental history of borders and empire in the Middle East that centers locusts and people in motion from c1858–1939.

In this book William Gould explores the nature of Hindu nationalism as an ideology and political language.

Big cats-tigers, leopards, and lions-that make prey of humans are commonly known as "e;man-eaters.

This lively and ground-breaking collection brings together work on forms of popular television within the authoritarian regimes of Europe after World War Two.

This is the first English translation of one of Korea's most celebrated historical works, a pre-modern classic so well known to Koreans that it has inspired contemporary literature and television.

In this book, an innovative approach to the study of ideology in the Arab world explores how, through culture and the re-interpretation of history, a powerful totalitarian regime has endeavoured to cement internal unity among Iraq's diverse ethnic and religious communities.

This book conducts detailed research and analysis on the relevant literature and historical evidence regarding the 640-year history of ancient and modern China and other countries since the Ming Dynasty, and clarifies the chain of evidence concerning the Diaoyu Islands in terms of the facts and jurisprudence.

This book examines the distinctive formation of Christianity in Nagaland, Northeast India, since 1947.

Dominic Kelly has written a fascinating study of Japanese policies designed to lead to the reconstruction of East Asia.

In contrast to the enduring stereotype of a 'nation of samurai', this book uses provincial newspapers and local records to hear the voices of ordinary people living in imperial Japan through several decades of war and peace.

A new translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan'Bear the sword andHew asunder high and haughty necksSlash apart all strong and self-willed shoulders'Born poor into a world of dangers and hardships, Chinggis (or Genghis) Khan would grow up to unify Mongolia and conquer a vast empire stretching from modern-day Beijing to Baghdad.

John Brown Russwurm and African American Settlement in West Africa examines Russwurm's intellectual accomplishments and significant contributions to the black civil rights movement in America from 1826 - 1829, and more significantly explores the essential characteristics that distinguished his thoughts and endeavours from other black leaders in America, Liberia and Maryland in Liberia.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Today people all over the globe invoke the concept of culture to make sense of their world, their social interactions, and themselves.

One of the world's most ancient cultures, India can be understood and explained in as many ways as humans can possibly devise.

Siberia has had an interesting history, quite distinct from that of Russia.