The Asian Modern

In Close Association is the first English-language study of the local networks of women and men who built modern Japan in the Meiji period (1868-19...

A large swath of literature on the civil rights movement exists in the United States. Much of that literature focuses on the dramatic events of the...

Reducere. The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wondrous Dharma, popularly known as the Lotus Sutra, has been one of the foremost scriptures of Mahayana Buddh...

Reducere. Donn Draeger was one of the most famous and well-respected martial artists of the twentieth century, and he was a pioneer in bringing Asian martial...

DescriptionBy bringing in different degrees of circulation in different regions and languages, this collection shows that while literary centers do...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Other: Robert O. CollinsThis fascinating collection spans two millennia, beginning with a first-century merchant's guide to the Red...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Victor SeowIllustration(s): 25 halftonesNumber of pages: 376Collection: Studies of the Weather...

Reducere. One of the worst cases of sex slavery happened during the most violent time in modern history....Japan during the Second World War. The Rape of Nan...

Reducere. As this book intriguingly explores, for those who would make Rome great again and their victims, ideas of Roman decline and renewal have had a long...

Reducere. ``Does what it sets out to do and serves as a Chinese history text teenagers might actually read.`` --Asian Review of Books on Division to Unificat...

Labor Activism and Colonial Governance in Hong Kong chronicles a long neglected yet formative social and political movement in Hong Kong between th...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Fei-Hsien WangIllustration(s): 14 b/w illus. 8 tables.Number of pages: 368Collection: Studies of th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Simon ProudmanThe second edition of the bestselling Far Flung Places guide to Turkmenistan, with increased coverage of all ...

Reducere. In 1970 Yung Yung arrives in New York City where it is rare to see a young Asian woman outside of Chinatown. Modern Dance icon Martha Graham has re...

Reducere. A powerful portrait of modern-day politics gone wild. U.S. Republican President Bill Baker is thrown a curveball when China puts its plan of world ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Anna (Centre for Modern Indian Studies, Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany) SailerIllustrat...

With South Asia's growing energy demand, governments in the region are facing the short-term pressures of facilitating energy access, while attempt...

Reducere. Focusing on the cultural and philosophic conflation between the "oriental" and the "ornamental, " Ornamentalism offers an original and sustained th...

In this groundbreaking study, SherAli Tareen presents the most comprehensive and theoretically engaged work to date on what is arguably the most lo...

A revealing and surprising look at how classification systems can shape both worldviews and social interactions.What do a seventeenth-century morta...

Thinley Norbu addresses questions of interest to Western and Eastern students of Tibetan Buddhism, ranging from matters of everyday practice to eso...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Lily HoangThe simple act of a butterfly flapping its wings, and our journey begins. A tracing of modern day mythologies, Pa...

Reducere. World Religions: Eastern Traditions, Fifth Edition, provides students with an accessible, engaging, and thought-provoking survey of Hinduism, Sikhi...

Reducere. This workbook is a companion volume to First Step, the elementary Chinese textbook. Featuring both traditional and simplified characters along with...

DescriptionExplains trauma using a combination of the Five Elements (from Traditional Chinese Medicine) and a touch perspective; for practitioners ...

Reducere. Jewish Food: The Ultimate Cookbook is a beautiful and thorough collection of recipes drawn from Jewish traditions and inspired by the contemporary ...

Tales of horror have always been with us, from Biblical times to the Gothic novel to successful modern day authors and screenwriters. Though the ge...

Reducere. DescriptionJapan was a physical and psychological wasteland at the end of World War II. With over 3 million dead, 39 percent of city populations ho...

DescriptionJapan was a physical and psychological wasteland at the end of World War II. With over 3 million dead, 39 percent of city populations ho...

DescriptionFully illustrated with detailed color plates, this is a fascinating study into the armies, organization, armor, weapons, and fortificati...

Reducere. Discover the fascinating Philippines in this captivating book on its history, from the origins of the archipelago's first peoples until modern time...

Reducere. A uniquely important book in the canon of the North American revolutionary left and anticolonial movements, ``Settlers`` was first published in the...

DescriptionAn engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts Leading Buddhist scholar ...

Walawbum, Shaduzup, Inkangahtawng, Nhpum Ga, Ritpong, Myitkyina. Although the names of these battles are not as familiar to the public as Guadalcan...

Reducere. In December 1953 French paratroopers, who had been searching for the elusive Vietnamese army, were quickly isolated by them and forced to retreat i...

Today, race seems to be both everywhere and nowhere. There still exists a general abhorrence about discriminating between people according to their...

The second edition of this highly successful anthology of feminist writings by Arab women-essays, poems, folktales, short stories, memoirs, and spe...

Reducere. "The Essential Tagore "showcases the genius of India s Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diver...

Reducere. Seizing the Enigma tells the thrilling story of the Royal Navy's battle to crack the Germans' supposedly unbreakable U-boat Enigma code, which woul...

Reducere. In this captivating collection of ve houses built in five different Asian-Pacific countries, Argentinian- born designer Ernesto Bedmar explores his...

Reducere. The Mahabharata is one of the world's most significant historical epics. At a staggering one hundred thousand stanzas, this massive work reveals a ...

Reducere. DescriptionMoving Still: Performative Photography in India explores themes of migration, gender, religion and national identity through the lens of...

Contemporary discussions of international relations in Asia tend to be tethered in the present, unmoored from the historical contexts that give the...

This is a cultural history of mathematics and art, from antiquity to the present. Mathematicians and artists have long been on a quest to understan...

Reducere. Nishida Kitar , Japan's premier modern philosopher, was born in 1870 and grew to intellectual maturity in the final decades of the Meiji period (18...

Reducere. In the latest addition to his Fighting Weapons series, Dwight McLemore does for the staff what he did earlier for the Bowie, tomahawk, and sword. T...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Chaghatay language was used across Central Asia from the 1400s through the 1950s. Chroniclers, clerks, and poets in modern-day Afgha...

A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy is a milestone along the complex and difficult road to significant understanding by Westerners of the Asian peo...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the eleventh century. Written by a lady of ...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminos...

After 'Hit Man' The New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man documents John Perkins' extraordinary career as a globe-trotting e...

Reducere. Drawing Dragons - How to Draw Mythical Creatures for the Beginner INTRODUCTION PART I DRAGONS: GENERAL FACTS AND FICTION DRAGONS IN EUROPEAN MYTHOL...

Libman and Obydenkova reveal how legacies of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) have survived in the politics, economic development, cu...

Reducere. Description"Great tidbits or obscure, entertaining facts can be found on any given page." --Library Journal For thousands of years, board games hav...

An accessible and enjoyable introduction to Zen Buddhist practice--in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format--by two highly regarded teacher-...

Reducere. Description"Great tidbits or obscure, entertaining facts can be found on any given page." --Library Journal For thousands of years, board games hav...

Description2019 James Beard Award FinalistNamed a Best Cookbook of the Year by The New Yorker, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Ne...

Reducere. In an age of growing racial tensions, police brutality, and the "Black Lives Matter" movement, "Colorism: Investigating a Global Phenomenon" is a p...

The first Crime Writers' Association Daggers Award retrospective, featuring 19 award-winning stories from bestselling authors Ian Rankin, Jeffery D...

Reducere. Between 1609 and 1879, the geographical, political, and ideological status of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) was characterized by its ambig...

In the last decade several hundred thousand microneedling treatments have been performed in the western world. Yet prior to 2000 it was an unheard ...

Reducere. "Chronicles from pre-Celtic Europe" is a factual account of European and Asian pre-history as described in an ancient manuscript discovered in the ...

Michael Kenna's black-and-white photographs of Buddha statues featured in this book are a restorative, inspiring antidote to a chaotic modern world...

Reducere. The Millions' most anticipated books of 2017"Eugene Lim's Dear Cyborgs is a mad badass fan letter to comicdom and a chastening reminder of how Amer...

Reducere. This expansive catalogue illuminates the social and cultural roots--and global importance--of iconic Filipino American artist and educator Carlos V...

Reducere. DescriptionThe modern perspective on sexuality is almost exclusively focused on procreational and recreational sex. Little attention has been given...

Reducere. Considered one of the three most important voices in contemporary Chinese science fiction (along with Liu Cixin and Wang Jinkang), Han Song is a mu...

Reducere. Considered one of the three most important voices in contemporary Chinese science fiction (along with Liu Cixin and Wang Jinkang), Han Song is a mu...

Reducere. In Mooncakes & Milk Bread, food blogger Kristina Cho (eatchofood.com) introduces readers to Chinese bakery cooking with fresh, uncomplicated interp...

Reducere. If you love a sweet ending to meals, then this cookbook "How to Cook Philippine Desserts, Cakes and Snacks" is for you. Elizabeth Ann Besa-Quirino,...