Asian history

This monograph examines photographs that Japanese and Americans took of Japan and each other amidst the social, political, economic, and cultural upheaval of the postwar period.

Who was Genghis Khan?

China's textbooks know exactly what Banpo was: a peaceful, matriarchal clan of millet farmers standing at the dawn of Chinese civilization.

An army does not run on courage alone.

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In twelfth-century Baghdad, crowds gathered to hear Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani speak about the states of the heart — trial, provision, leaving the self, standing with God.

This book examines the relationship between social capital and sense of well-being among China’s youth.

This book examines the relationship between social capital and sense of well-being among China’s youth.

This book compiles papers originally presented at a conference held in Hong Kong in August 2025.

Todo aquel que quiera comprender el decidido resurgimiento de China como potencia mundial señera en los últimos años no puede soslayar la contribución que para ello ha supuesto el hecho de que el inmenso país asiático haya vuelto a abrazar el confucianismo una vez dejado atrás el relativamente breve período maoísta.

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Pocas figuras del Lejano Oriente tan atractivas para el imaginario occidental (y descontando, por supuesto, el propio de Japón) como la del samurái, temible guerrero imbuido de una mística especial y provisto de una exótica indumentaria y un armamento deslumbrante.

This book discusses the medical knowledge system in the pre-Qin period and its specific development during the Han Dynasty, drawing on related accounts in non-medical literature as background evidence and analyzing in detail the texts of the current edition of Huangdi’s Internal Classic (including two independent works Plain Questions and Miraculous Pivot) and ancient medical texts written on bamboo and silk.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Asien, Note: 2,0, Universität Zürich (Historisches Seminar), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Analyse der ausgewählten Forschungsliteratur zeigt, dass Mahmud von Ghazni nur ein sehr vager «Gotteskrieger» war.

China, la nación más grande de la tierra, es uno de los Estados más antiguos del mundo.

This book is a critical anthology that showcases the rich tradition of comic literature from medieval China.

This book is a critical anthology that showcases the rich tradition of comic literature from medieval China.

This volume contains the edition and translation of the chapter of al-Maqrizi's al-Habar ?

The True Record of the Lord of Heaven (Tianzhu shilu, 1584) by the Jesuit missionary Michele Ruggieri was the first Chinese-language work ever published by a European.

Essay aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Asien, Universität Potsdam (Historisches Institut), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In diesem Essay wird der Bau und die Funktion der Bagdadbahn knapp erläutert.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2024 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Asien, Note: 1,0, Universität Potsdam (Historisches Insitut), Veranstaltung: Die Roten Khmer, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Hausarbeit widmet sich der Fragestellung: "Durch welche Einflüsse und Umstände wurde die Ideologie der Khmer Rouge geprägt und wie können diese gewichtet werden?

One of the great spectacles of modern naval history is the Imperial Japanese Navy's instrumental role in Japan's rise from an isolationist feudal kingdom to a potent military empire stridently confronting, in 1941, the world's most powerful nation.

In this transnational history of World War II, Kelly A.

In this transnational history of World War II, Kelly A.

One of the great spectacles of modern naval history is the Imperial Japanese Navy's instrumental role in Japan's rise from an isolationist feudal kingdom to a potent military empire stridently confronting, in 1941, the world's most powerful nation.

This book compiles papers originally presented at a conference held in Hong Kong in August 2025.

This collection of rare and vintage postcards offers a unique look at a vanished China and its storied capital.

Hannah Riddel is a fascinating biography of the British woman who pioneered the treatment of leprosy in Meiji-era Japan.

'South Asian Media Cultures' is a collection of essays that pulls together field-based audience and textual research in areas such as the politics of new media, contemporary television and film in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and their audiences.

Para un país como Argentina y un continente como América Latina y el Caribe lacerados por la pobreza y la desigualdad, ver cómo un país sacó del hambre a 800 millones de personas y dejó atrás la indigencia en pocos años asombra y esperanza.

Contemporary Netsuke is an in-depth study of Japanese netsukeminiature sculptures that are favorites of collectors and artists.

This book discusses the medical knowledge system in the pre-Qin period and its specific development during the Han Dynasty, drawing on related accounts in non-medical literature as background evidence and analyzing in detail the texts of the current edition of Huangdi’s Internal Classic (including two independent works Plain Questions and Miraculous Pivot) and ancient medical texts written on bamboo and silk.

FROM GNOSIOLOGY TO WAḤDAT AL-SHUHŪD: The Anthropology of Mystical Knowing in Islam examines how knowledge is understood within the Islamic intellectual tradition.

Fire, Earth, and the Silent Sky: The Untold War for Central Asia When Alexander the Great crossed the Hindu Kush in the depths of winter, he believed he was completing the conquest of an empire.

In a world torn between information overload and spiritual emptiness, Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas and the Future of Metaphysical Thought offers a luminous path toward intellectual clarity and moral renewal.

Step into the radiant white light of Obatala, the Orisha of truth, peace, and divine vision, who shapes destinies with wisdom and grace.

Step into the Stream of Sacred Feminine PowerOshun: Goddess of Love and Waters offers a powerful exploration of this cherished deity's myth, magic, and meaning across cultures and traditions.

Nobody sets out to invent a god.

This beautifully photographed travel pictorial captures the people, art, architecture, food and landscapes of the the Indonesian Archipelago.

Lying just north of the equator, Malaysia comprises Peninsular Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo.

That Imperial Japan closely resembled authoritarian Germany was no simple coincidence.

A History of Chinese Literature is THE classic introduction to Chinese literature, which has given to the world exquisite poetry and such classics as Monkey, The Analects of Confucius, the works of Chuang Tzu, and other writings over a time span of 2,500 or more years.

The ultimate adventure guideThis is the most comprehensive guide to Java ever produced.

Thailand is one of the worlds most popular travel destinations for many very good reasons: friendly people, warm climate, sandy beaches, clear sea, stunning landscape, fascinating culture, spicy food, colorful nightlife.

This India travel pictorial captures the mind-boggling geographic and cultural diversity of the Indian subcontinent.

Originally published in 1931, this classic work of interpretative Japanese scholarship was revised in 1946 and again in 1952.