"On March 21, 1942, a son was born to a poor family in the village of Beit al-Ahmar near Yemen's capital city of Sana'a. His father, who had worked as the village blacksmith, died at an early age leaving the orphaned boy to be raised by his mother. Every dry season, the family m…
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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 form of rule established. …
"This is the first edited volume dedicated to the study of East Asian-German cinema. Its coverage ranges from 1919 to the present, a period which has witnessed an unprecedented degree of global entanglement between Germany and East Asia. In analyzing this hybrid cinema, this vol…
"Much attention has been paid to the Japanese deployment of Koreans in their war efforts during WWII. Much less attention, however, has been given to the subject prior to 1910. This book will: 1) present the evidence which reveals the presence of Koreans in the Japanese military…
"Concise and interpretive survey of modern East Asian history by an accomplished world historian that uses a patterns framework to place this important country/region in a global context."--Provided by publisher.
Focusing on politics of childhood in India between the 1860s and 1930s, this book deals with some pressing issues, including British and Indian attitudes to children in both countries, and how these are reflected in contemporary literature.
"Although ethnic and sectarian tensions have always been a feature of modern Indian history, the country was founded and governed in its first decades by a nationalist political movement - associated with the Indian National Congress -- that stressed the non-sectarian nature of …
"Although ethnic and sectarian tensions have always been a feature of modern Indian history, the country was founded and governed in its first decades by a nationalist political movement - associated with the Indian National Congress -- that stressed the non-sectarian nature of …
"This book is a dynamic study of the range of experiences of the Cold War in Europe, East Asia and Southeast Asia in the twentieth century. Comprised of ten chapters from a diverse team of scholars from Europe, East Asia, and North America, this edited volume furthers the study …
This book highlights the evolution of the Afghanistan war through the documents that helped to shape it and includes primary source documents from the national and international participants in nearly four decades of conflict that led to the war. Discusses the macro and micro co…
"In 1911, Hermann Hesse sailed through southeastern Asian waters on a trip that would define much of his later writing. Hesse brings his unique eye to scenes such as adventures in a rickshaw, watching foreign theater performances, exploring strange floating cities on stilts, and…
"Concepts of historical progress or decline and the idea of a cycle of historical movement have existed in many civilizations. In spite of claims that they be transnational or even universal, periodization schemes invariably reveal specific social and cultural predispositions. O…
