Japanese Perceptions of Papua New Guinea exposes the interactions between two ostensibly opposing worlds: war and travel......more
This report is part of a larger RAND Corporation study on the societal foundations of national competitiveness. The auth......more
Through the South Seas with Jack London, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, a......more
Through Timbuctu and across the great Sahara An account of an adventurous journey of exploration from Sierra Leone to th......more
Through Unknown Tibet, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this wo......more
This book explores the location of spirituality and mysticism in modern Indian religious and intellectual life. It exami......more
Three Years in Western China A Narrative of Three Journeys in Ssu-ch’uan, Kuei-chow, and Yün-nan, a classical book, has ......more
Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so th......more
Three Years’ Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China Including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries; wit......more
Through India and Burmah with pen and brush, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human histor......more
Three Years in Tibet, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this wor......more
Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, ......more
Through Central Borneo; An Account of Two Years’ Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917, a c......more
Sketches of Persia, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work ......more
In Eurasia vs. NATOstan, Pepe Escobar takes us on a whirlwind journey through the swirling sands of the 21st century’s d......more
In the late 1960s, student protests broke out throughout much of the world, and while Britain’s anti-Vietnam protestors ......more
This study examines the relationship between the People’s Republic of China and the people of East Turkistan; specifical......more
During the 1950s, thousands of mixed race children were born to US servicemen and local Korean women in US-occupied Sout......more
This collection offers readers a guide to analyzing historical texts and objects using a diverse selection of sources in......more
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This monograph provides an analysis and contextualization of an extraordinarily successful book, the History of the Grea......more
The Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform asked the RAND Corporation for an indepe......more
Fought between 1979 and 1989, the Soviet-Afghan War provided vital combat experience for Osama bin Laden and his senior ......more
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The Crusader States and their Neighbours (Winner, The Verbruggen Prize, The Society for Medieval Military History) explo......more
This work is the first comprehensive effort to recover the forgotten histories of the highly impactful women’s associati......more
Before the First Opium War, from 1839-1842, China had long had substantial commercial activity. After Europeans forced t......more
As Victoria’s top homicide investigator, Darian Richards spent years catching killers. The crimes of passion, of anger, ......more
The fascinating story of the Chinese presence in and influence on this country - our intertwined history from colonial t......more
Sir Robert Hart; The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered im......more
India, like many other developing countries today, is undergoing massive urbanization. The imagination of the future for......more
A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE The disappearance of China’s naturally occurring forests is one of the most signific......more
This book presents an in-depth examination of China’s population control policies from their establishment to the presen......more
This book examines and reflects on the Jewish community of Harbin, a Chinese city that was established by Russians in 18......more
Rulers of India: Albuquerque, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human hi......more
What happens when liberal constitutional institutions are undone? Can Freedom survive the loss of separation of powers w......more
This manuscript, written as a diary of a 14-year-old Kashmiri Muslim boy, focuses on the ground realities. Names and sur......more
The collection contains materials of archival documents and memoirs concerning the famine of 1931-1933 in Central Kazakh......more
On his first morning in Taiwan in 1981, Mark O’Neill was awokened by military conscripts singing a patriotic song on the......more
The story mainly concentrates on China’s attitude towards Human Rights and that country’s lack of respect for life gener......more
This is not just a tough world but also a turbulent and unpredictable one. It is marked by the impact of Covid, conflict......more
This book explores the dissemination of knowledge around Chinese medicinal substances from the eighteenth to twentieth c......more
""Myths & Legends of Japan"" is a captivating exploration of the rich tapestry of Japanese folklore and mythology, penne......more
Threads of globalization is an interdisciplinary volume that brings fashion-specific garments, motifs, materials, and me......more
Brian McElney was born in Hong Kong in the early 1930s, and for more than two decades was one of the territory’s top law......more
This book is about avant-garde art in Shanghai in the 1980s which challenges the narrative in the current discourse on t......more
In the early twenty-first century, trauma is seemingly everywhere, whether as experience, diagnosis, concept, or buzzwor......more
The book provides a general review of the processes of social-economic and population development of the Chinese society......more
A clear translation and helpful explanations illuminate this ancient classic of self-cultivation for a modern audience....more
As the first inter-disciplinary study of ethnic relationship and cultural changes in the westernmost section of the Tibe......more
The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) growing ability to project and sustain power will rely on its logistics capabilit......more
A competition for digital infrastructure (DI) is underway between the United States and China, which has implications fo......more
First published in 1966, Imperial China sets out to explain China’s past histories to non-specialists. Too often the Wes......more
In the first major work written about Attila in decades, Nick Holmes rewrites the story of Attila and Rome. Contrary to ......more
Drawing on a wide range of texts and using an interdisciplinary approach, this volume shows how Chinese and Japanese int......more
This book analyzes Chinese nationalism from the perspective of social economics. It posits a conceptual framework in whi......more
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia offers the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of key i......more
This volume provides the first study of the history of Sinology (aka China Studies) as charted across other Communist st......more
This collection focuses on two sets of forces. One is China’s domestic politics and economic incentives and disincentive......more
This book explore the transcultural, multi-ethnic, and cross-regional contexts and connections between the Buddhāvataṃsa......more
Defections from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were an important part of the narrative of the Republic of China (R......more
A collection of works by Asian scholars looking at different ways in which relatively recent traumas have been memoriali......more
Tsuchiya presents a new insight into the political roles of science and technology during the Cold War era in Asia. The ......more
This book explores how Chinese films constructed an image of China in the 1980s through analyzing the characters, compos......more
This ground-breaking handbook provides multi-disciplinary insight into Chinese morality, cognition and emotion by collec......more
This brilliantly concise history of the Pacific Ocean nevertheless succeeds in examining both the indigenous presence on......more
Laszlo Montgomery’s award-winning podcasts on Chinese history have swept the world and gained many thousands of fans, in......more
This third volume in Harbans Singh’s important and insightful trilogy on modern Jammu and Kashmir examines the period fr......more
This book comprehensively investigates the position of China’s working class between the 1980s and 2010s and considers t......more
A must-read for every Indian. What Can It teach us? is a compilation of lectures delivered by Max Muller at Cambridge. F......more
This book raises the case of the world’s first nomadic empire, the Xiongnu, as a prime example of the sophisticated deve......more
Studying the categorization and social characteristics of Ahmed Zaki Walidi’s concept of the philosophy of history can d......more
Muslims formed a disparate and unwieldy community in Bombay in the nineteenth century. The Islam that was professedly he......more
This book provides a systematic account of the development of agriculture and agricultural civilization in ancient China......more
Expanding on prior research, the authors identify the tasks that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would likely be assi......more
This book provides an overall picture of East Asian international politics during the early interwar period and examines......more
Origins of the Modern World sets out an analytical framework that is accessible to students while providing a global app......more
The early modern period opened a new era in the history of dermal marking. Intensifying global travel and trade, especia......more
Shanghai’s Xintiandi is China’s first world-class landmark urban entertainment and cultural destination and East Meets W......more
This book looks at East Asian actors in the League of Nations to explore a pivotal moment in the early stage of the deve......more
This book analyzes the economic impact of the early development of railways in different Asian countries, linking the in......more
Focusing on the ancient, medieval, and early-modern eras, this collection considers the beginnings of Sino-Japanese Rela......more
This book explores the widespread mass conversions to Christianity and Islam that took place in Europe and Asia in the n......more
In 1912, Rash Behari Bose made his dramatic entrance into India’s anti-colonial freedom movement when he orchestrated a ......more
China and Christianity is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of th......more
"Historical Defiance: Afghanistan’s Unyielding Resistance Legacy" is an arresting narrative that delves into the tumultu......more
Siam: The Land of the White Elephant as It Was and Is, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered importan......more
Siam: Land of Free Men, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history,......more
Sidelights on Chinese Life, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human hist......more
This book consists of studies on China’s economic development since China carried out the reform and opening-up strategy......more
The 1970s are widely seen as a turning point for the world economy and a transformative decade for the international ord......more