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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780924304989Author Jidong YangFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Association for Asian StudiesPublisher Association for Asian StudiesWeight(grams) 748g

Conflict in a Buddhist Society presents a new way of looking at Tibet under the rule of the Dalai Lamas (1642-1959). Although this era can be clearly delineated as a distinct period in the history of Tibet, many questions remain concerning the specific...

In this important new study, Charles Keith explores the complex position of the Catholic Church in modern Vietnamese history. By demonstrating how French colonial rule allowed for the transformation of Catholic missions in Vietnam into broad and powerful...

A landmark in its field - and the only book of its kind available in English - this classic study comprehensively traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783447069748Author Konrad MeisigFormat HardbackPage Count 284Imprint HarrassowitzPublisher HarrassowitzWeight(grams) 7929g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783447066747Author Bi-Yu ChangFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint HarrassowitzPublisher HarrassowitzWeight(grams) 340g

The First World War was a truely global event that changed the course of history in many participating as well as non-participating countries. In East Asia, the war stimulated the further rise of Japan as the leading power in the region during the war,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843318811Author Waltraud ErnstFormat HardbackPage Count 174Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 590g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843318644Author Carey A. WattFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 590g

'South Asian Media Cultures' examines a wide range of media cultures and practices from across South Asia, using a common set of historical, political and theoretical engagements. In the context of such pressing issues as peace, conflict, democracy,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843312345Author Ishita Banerjee-DubeFormat HardbackPage Count 225Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843312253Author Bashabi FraserFormat HardbackPage Count 640Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843311775Author Satadru SenFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843311676Author James H. MillsFormat HardbackPage Count 242Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843311447Author Willem van SchendelFormat HardbackPage Count 440Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310914Author Michael MannFormat HardbackPage Count 362Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

A collection of essays written from a Marxist-Feminist perspective, 'Inventing Subjects' is a significant contribution to the field of historical sociology. The essays speak of the different ways in which social subjects and their agencies have been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310723Author Himani BannerjiFormat HardbackPage Count 234Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310631Author Srilata ChatterjeeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310600Author Irfan HabibFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310525Author K. N. PanikkarFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310501Author Neera ChandhokeFormat HardbackPage Count 452Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

This volume explores the interconnections between culture, ideology and hegemony in an effort to understand and explain how Indians came to terms with colonial subjection and envisioned a future for the society in which they lived. The process of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310389Author K. N. PanikkarFormat PaperbackPage Count 650Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

These lively and challenging essays offer readings on how we understand India's history and, conversely, how we can use this comprehension of the past to interpret India's complex present.These lively and challenging essays offer readings on how we...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310358Author Srilata ChatterjeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

The editors bring together some of the best new scholarship on physicality in modern India in a single volume and provide a balance of materials from colonial and post-colonial India. Included are new writings by established and upcoming writers in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310327Author James H. MillsFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310297Author Biplab DasguptaFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843310280Author Biplab DasguptaFormat HardbackPage Count 406Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

Indonesia is a semi-annual journal devoted to the timely study of Indonesia's culture, history, government, economy, and society. It features original scholarly articles, interviews, translations, and book reviews. Published since April 1966, the journal...

Through oral histories, interviews and fictional retellings, 'Bengal Partition Stories' unearths and articulates the collective memories of a people traumatised by the brutal division of their homeland.A unique collection of stories of those traumatised...

From 1985 to 2001, the collaborative research initiative known as the Bannu Archaeological Project conducted archaeological explorations and excavations in the Bannu region, in what was then the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan, now...

People often say that the 21st century is the Asian century, which suggests that the condition to create an Asian Union is becoming mature. In this book, the author analyses the possibility of creation of an Asian Union, which should be an economic body...

This book is an overview of the war in Afghanistan; strategy, military operations and issues for Congress. As the 111th Congress convenes and the Obama administration assumes office, the war in Afghanistan has entered its eighth year. With a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590334218Author GladstoneFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 623g

This book takes a fresh look at the Korean War by considering the conflict from a Northeast Asian regional perspective. It highlights the connections of the war to earlier conflicts in the region and examines the human impact of the war on neighboring...

Tenacious patterns of ethnic and economic inequality persist in the rural, largely minority regions of China's north- and southwest. Such inequality is commonly attributed to geography, access to resources, and recent political developments. In Corporate...

In The Candidate's Dilemma, Elisabeth Kramer tells the story of how three candidates made decisions to resist, engage in, or otherwise incorporate money politics into their electioneering strategy over the course of their campaigns. As they campaign,...

Why do some governments and societies attach great significance to a particular anniversary year whereas others seem less inclined to do so? What motivates the orchestration of elaborate commemorative activities in some countries? What are they supposed...