Strolling About on the Roof of the World

The First Hundred Years of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs

By Susan Farrington, Hugh Leach

This volume covers the first one hundred years of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, formerly the Royal Central Asian Society. It traces its fons...

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-29857-5 (Routledge)

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Japan and Britain after 1859

Creating Cultural Bridges

By Olive Checkland

In the years following Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation from the world, Japan developed a new relationship with the West, and especially with Britain,...

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1747-7 (Routledge)

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Marxist History and Postwar Japanese Nationalism

By Curtis Anderson Gayle

This book explores the historical writings of postwar Japanese Marxists - who were, and who continue to be, surprisingly numerous in the Japanese academic world....

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-29739-4 (Routledge)

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Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma

The Golden Sheldrake

By Mr Ashley South, Ashley South

A major contribution to the literature of Burmese history and politics, this book traces the rich and tragic history of the Mon people of Burma...

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1609-8 (Routledge)

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Nation and Nationalism in Japan

Edited by Sandra Wilson

Nationalism was one of the most important forces in 20th century Japan. It pervaded almost all aspects of Japanese life, but was a complex phenomenon,...

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1639-5 (Routledge)

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Southeast Asia

A Testament

By George McT. Kahin

Southeast Asia: A Testament covers the tragic history of post war Indonesia from its successful struggle against the Dutch to Suharto's bloody overthrow of Sukarno...

2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-29976-3 (Routledge)

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Women and the Family in Chinese History

By Patricia Ebrey

This is a collection of essays by one of the leading scholars of Chinese history, Patricia Buckley. In the essays she has selected for...

2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-28823-1 (Routledge)

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India-Pakistan in War and Peace

By J. N. Dixit

As the Kashmir dispute brings India and Pakistan ominously close to nuclear war this book provides a compelling account of the history and politics of...

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30472-6 (Routledge)

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Southeast Asian Minorities in the Wartime Japanese Empire

Edited by Paul H. Kratoska

The Japanese invasion and occupation of southeast Asia provided opportunities for the peoples of the region to pursue a wide range of agendas that had...

2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1488-9 (Routledge)

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The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia

By Gyanesh Kudaisya, Tan Tai Yong

This book draws upon new theoretical insights and fresh bodies of data to historically reappraise partition in the light of its long aftermath. It uses...

2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-28908-5 (Routledge)

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