Asian Studies

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666935752Author Yuko TakahashiFormat HardbackPage Count 246Imprint Lexington Books/Fortress AcademicPublisher Lexington Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780295753928Author Lev NachmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint University of Washington PressPublisher University of Washington Press

This book explores the intricate web of global development assistance, dissecting India's unique position within this dynamic landscape, to study the country's evolving role in International Development. The subject matter traces India's trajectory from...

Space activities by governmental agencies require considerable state funding and bear long gestation periods with uncertainty in results. This necessitates the development of a directional policy defining long-term goals, embodying national aspirations,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorYu Luo is Suzanne Wilson Barnett Chair in Contemporary China Studies and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Puget Sound. She received her...

Ethnic Minority Cinema in China's Nation-State Building investigates the convoluted relations between the cinematic productions about non-Han ethnic minorities and China's nation-state building project from the early Republican era of the 1920s to the...

In 1898 the United States became a formal overseas empire and claimed sovereignty over the Philippine islands, justifying its rule in explicitly racial terms. Less than fifty years later, in 1946, Philippine independence was recognized by the United...

In 1898 the United States became a formal overseas empire and claimed sovereignty over the Philippine islands, justifying its rule in explicitly racial terms. Less than fifty years later, in 1946, Philippine independence was recognized by the United...

Gendered Memories: An Imaginary Museum for Ding Ling and Chinese Female Revolutionary Martyrs takes readers on a journey through the lives and legacies of Chinese female revolutionary martyrs, revealing how their sacrifices have been remembered,...

A Jewish Heart: A Struggle for Status and Identity in Asia is at once the saga of a modest charitable grant in 1903, an unimagined windfall ninety years later, and a history of Progressive Judaism in Asia. Enriched with profiles of key players, the...

Indian plurality is unique in the world. No other country can boast of having so many races, religions, castes, cultures, languages and regional diversities within its boundaries as India can. This plurality, while providing a very chequered and rich...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Though Japanese migration to Brazil started only at the turn of the twentieth...

This book brings together conversations about the Partition and its haunting residues in the present as represented in literary, visual, oral, and material cultures of the subcontinent and beyond.The seventy-fifth anniversary of Partition confronts...

The identity politics of the householder Naths (Yogis) is one of the oldest and most persistent identity assertions in Bengal and Assam. Yet, for an array of reasons, the identity assertion of the householder Naths of Bengal and Assam has so far failed...

After four decades of market reform, China has developed a fast-growing, prosperous economy-the second largest in the world. Despite this prosperity, social inequality has persisted and expanded, particularly among rural migrant workers, and oppressive...

A country's stature in global politics is often determined by its popular image and public perceptions, as reflected in global media. While 'nation branding' as a term and a tool of analysis in Social Sciences has emerged prominently since the 1990s, the...

Ethnic Minority Cinema in China's Nation-State Building investigates the convoluted relations between the cinematic productions about non-Han ethnic minorities and China's nation-state building project from the early Republican era of the 1920s to the...

This book integrates the concept of healthcare with larger social determinants such as caste, class, gender, religion, and ethnicity. It presents a history of the development of health services, discusses the recommendations of the landmark report of the...

As one of the most successful 'Newly Industrialized Countries' and as the host for the 1988 Olympic Games, South Korea has become more and more important as a major international economic power. This development can be traced back through the struggles...

Bringing together emerging ethnographies on kinship in South Asia, this book explores the idea of kinship as 'fiction' in intimate relationships.Fictions and fictive kinship within anthropology are contested ideas. Increasingly, research suggests the...

Most writing on modern China dwells on those aspects which are new to China since the Communist takeover, stressing above all politics, Marxism, economic and agricultural development. First published in 1985, Modern China argues that all this writing...

Gendered Memories: An Imaginary Museum for Ding Ling and Chinese Female Revolutionary Martyrs takes readers on a journey through the lives and legacies of Chinese female revolutionary martyrs, revealing how their sacrifices have been remembered,...

After four decades of market reform, China has developed a fast-growing, prosperous economy-the second largest in the world. Despite this prosperity, social inequality has persisted and expanded, particularly among rural migrant workers, and oppressive...

Liquor has become a "party" in East Asia. A beverage phenomenon popular among countries throughout the region. But, in fact, each country of East Asia has experienced a different evolution of spirits. Indeed, there is a liquor idiosyncrasy to each...

This book analyses the opportunities enabled for Armenia by China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the framework of economic cooperation, policy diversification, social inclusion and regional cohesion.Structured in five parts, the chapters outline the...

Lee focuses on the historical and cultural journey of Chinese family businesses (CFBs) in Malaysia, uncovering the dynamic interplay of ethnic resources, generational knowledge, and state-led development policies that have shaped their survival and...

This book examines China's naval and airpower strategic direction towards the Indian Ocean region. It discusses China's military modernization program along with naval and airpower capabilities including expeditionary nature. It analyses China's attempt...

This book focuses on the role of China and the US in Northeast Asia and South Asia, and examines their traditional policies and progression under Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. It details how the approaches of these leaders put strain on the delicate and...

This book outlines 75 years of robust and multi-dimensional diplomatic relations between two democracies - India and the Philippines. Through nine chapters, penned by relying mainly on primary documents, published works, and consultations with experts...

This book offers insights into India's efforts to become self-reliant in its defence sector. Encompassing a wide range of subjects - such as policy frameworks, technological advancements, economic considerations, and strategic im plications - the subject...

Written by Indian experts and strategic thinkers, this book comprehensively analyses the many themes which have come to characterise the Chinese Dream in the "third era" and also examines the narrative of success as well as risks and challenges facing...

With ten million members worldwide, Tzu Chi has influence unmatched by most East Asian religious and non-profit organizations. The Buddhist foundation was established in Taiwan in 1966 by nun Cheng Yen and a group of laywomen. As with most religious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814215760Author Sheng-Mei MaFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams)...

Multiculturalism in Korea formed in the context of its neoliberal, global aspirations, its postcolonial legacy with Japan, and its subordinated neocolonial relationship with the United States. The Korean ethnoscape and mediascape produce a complex...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814215623Author Audrey Wu ClarkFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams)...

Incorporating various perspectives on the Japanese notion of virtue, Alternative Virtues investigates and expands our current understanding of virtue and presents a foundational case study of an alternative approach to virtues. The study of virtue has...

Taiwan is one of the flashpoints with the potential to spark a war in East Asia. With the rhetoric of striving for peaceful unification, Xi Jinping has made clear that the Taiwan question is China's core national interest, making it essentially...

Originally published in 1949, India does not attempt to provide a full history of the country, rather it brings to life the Indian story at the time by relating the position at the time of the new Indian Dominions to their historical background, and on...

This book intersects marginality, politics, and policies by focusing on the narratives of selective marginalised groups within India. Encouraging inclusive government policies that considers the diverse identities of individuals and groups within India,...

There has been a tendency to neglect the political life of Asia, in favour of religious and aesthetic considerations. The myth of the 'changeless East' dies hard. Few people are aware that the earliest legislation for the rights of the common man go back...