This book examines how Chinese thinkers and writers drew on foreign literature between 1918 and 1958 in order to constru......more

The second volume in E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry, reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead, ......more

Volume III of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry covering the period from 1520 to c. 1700, is now reissued wi......more

Volume V of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry - here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead - co......more

Volume VI of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry - here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead - c......more

Volume 1 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

Isabelle Hesse identifies an important relational turn in British and German literature, TV drama, and film published an......more

Volume 3 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

Volume 6 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

Volume 5 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - here reissued with a ne......more

Volume 8 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

Volume I of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry - here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead - co......more

Volume 7 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more

The Ottoman Canon and the Construction of Arabic and Turkish Literatures fleshes out the Ottoman canon’s multilingual ch......more

Examining the ambivalences that mark Southeast Asian sex industries under global imperialism, this book explores the mul......more

The present book examines William Carlos Williams’s negotiation with cultural modes and systems of the Chinese landscape......more

"Women Writers of Huizhou explores the convergence of two major historical trends in late imperial China, the diaspora o......more

In this Open Access book, the reader is presented with an outlook on current developments in Japanese Animal Ethics and ......more

People take notes in different contexts of their daily lives and for various purposes. While brief handwritten notes can......more

Violence and Postcolonial Marginalities in South Asian Literature explores the multifaceted dimensions of violence repre......more

’Until effaced no one can actually Enter the Court of Holy Majesty. What is the meaning of the heavenly ascension? Non-b......more

In the late seventeenth century, Japan’s cities were sites of vast diversity and dynamism. Following decades of explosiv......more

In the late seventeenth century, Japan’s cities were sites of vast diversity and dynamism. Following decades of explosiv......more

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more

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Inspired by and committed to global Indigenous solidarity and South-South encounters, Indigenous Affinities examines the......more

Reveals how Mayan and Palestinian narratives connect through shared Indigenous struggles, proposing ’affinity’ as a fram......more

Explores the literary imaginings of Shanghai, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that ......more

The book is the first study detailing the character, evolution, functioning and future of the smallholder and smallholdi......more

This volume explores practices and experiences in Chinese popular religion. The research adds new materials and new appr......more

A 24-chapter review of major themes connecting Japanese women’s writing from the late 19th century to the early 21st cen......more

This volume of interdisciplinary essays examines the intersection of religion and literature in medieval China, focusing......more

How did premodern Muslim scholars of rhetoric and exegesis interpret ambiguous verses in the Koran, particularly those s......more

This volume with contributions on the literature of the Heisei era (1989-2019) contains analyses of contemporary Japanes......more

This book examines contemporary debates on such concepts as national literature, world literature, and the relationship ......more

Two English-Language Translators of Jin Ping Mei examines English translations of the Ming novel Jin Ping Mei by transla......more

The first comprehensive review of all extant "Italian" chronicles set in the Philippine Islands, this book juxtaposes "F......more

This book considers the contemporary political formula of the "Chinese Dream" in the light of the treatment of dreams in......more

How has cultural production from the Middle East responded to two simultaneous and contradictory trends: growing ease of......more

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This book offers a critical lens to examine the socio-economic struggles and class dynamics of South Asian diasporic cha......more

This book promotes a novel and nuanced understanding of how the practices of comparative literature have engaged with th......more

Rethinking Literary China celebrates Andrea Riemenschnitter’s scholarly career and her influence on Chinese literary stu......more

This book explores the intricate and dynamic role of readers as witnesses, with a specific focus on Kurdish literature i......more

Intertextuality as an Evaluative Strategy in Pakistani Anglophone Fiction explores how Pakistani Anglophone novels engag......more

Across the most diverse societies, the reuse of writing surfaces in contexts such as learning to write, note-taking, lit......more

What does it mean to write a literature of the present? In the early twentieth century, Arabic and Hebrew writers faced ......more

What does it mean to write a literature of the present? In the early twentieth century, Arabic and Hebrew writers faced ......more

Food, family, and fresh lies!On the first day of summer vacation, everyone comes to Umidori’s place for a feast. Yet thi......more

In the first book-length study of this major contemporary author, Peter Morey traces the influence of Kamila Shamsie’s f......more

In the first book-length study of this major contemporary author, Peter Morey traces the influence of Kamila Shamsie’s f......more

During the first half of the twentieth century, China saw sweeping changes in the material conditions and practices of c......more

THREE CLASSIC WORKS OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY TOGETHER IN ONE VOLUME. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu is a profound philosophical gu......more

Beyond Alterity contests a core tendency in postcolonial studies as well as emerging critiques of neoliberalism--to assu......more

This book initiates a dialogue between two discursive fields of study, the Anthropocene and the Subaltern Studies. The v......more

This book examines the public perception, scholarly reception, and critical analysis of Japan through translations of it......more

Linked verse (renga) was the most popular form of poetry in Japan’s medieval era (c. 1200-1600 CE). Renga poets linked v......more

Indian literature is produced in a wealth of languages but there is an asymmetry in the exposure the writing gets, which......more

This book presents alternative histories of the colonial prison in Bengal, 1860-1945, focusing on the experiences of the......more

This book examines the special status of the Prophet Muḥammad, as described by the Cairene Sufi mystic Shihāb al-Dīn al-......more

This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from th......more

This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from th......more

In Korea, the end of the Second World War in 1945 brought both liberation from Japanese colonial rule and the division o......more

Providing the reader with a systematic study of visual subjectivity in comparative thought and literature, this book ana......more

This book presents new and original essays that capture the enigmatic and intriguing personal and imagined worlds of Chi......more

This book delves into the evolving Southern discourse in Sinophone literature and explores its significance in the globa......more

Alice’s Adventures in Chinaland is the first and only full-length novel written by the great literary master Congwen She......more

The 1970s and 1980s were pivotal decades in South Korea, marked by rapid industrialization and urbanization. The languag......more

Introducing "narrative mobility" as a new approach in comparative studies of Iran and the US, this book reinterprets the......more

This book looks at Dalits in the city and examines the nature of Dalit aspirations as well as the making of an urban sen......more

This 2nd edition of the Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature provides a comprehensive survey of the field of......more

Health and the Art of Living offers reflections on health and illness in early medieval Chinese literature (ca. 200-ca. ......more

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On what terms and concepts can we ground the comparative study of Anglophone literatures and cultures around the world t......more

The 1960s in Japan have long been understood as a period of radical political engagement. But as political movements fro......more