Iranian History and Politics

The Dialectic of State and Society

By Dr Homa Katouzian

This book contains the most detailed and comprehensive statement of Homa Katouzian's theory of arbitrary state and society in Iran, and its applications to Iranian...

Published March 20th 2007 by Routledge.

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Democracy in Occupied Japan

The U.S. Occupation and Japanese Politics and Society

Edited by Mark E. Caprio, Yoneyuki Sugita

With expert contributions from both the US and Japan, this book examines the legacies of the US Occupation on Japanese politics and society, and discusses...

Published February 2nd 2007 by Routledge.

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Gender and Education in China

Gender Discourses and Women's Schooling in the Early Twentieth Century

By Paul J. Bailey

Gender and Education in China analyzes the significance, impact and nature of women's public education in China from its beginnings at the turn of the...

Published December 12th 2006 by Routledge.

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Korean Society

Civil Society, Democracy and the State

Edited by Charles K. Armstrong

While most analyses of Korean politics have looked to elites to explain political change, this new and revised edition of Korean Society examines the role...

Published November 14th 2006 by Routledge.

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The History of Siberia

By Igor V. Naumov Edited by David Collins

Siberia has had an interesting history, quite distinct from that of Russia. Absolutely vast, containing many non-Russian nationalities, and increasingly important at present because of...

Published November 7th 2006 by Routledge.

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Resisting Bondage in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia

Edited by Edward A. Alpers, Gwyn Campbell, Michael Salman

This important collection of essays examines the history and impact of the abolition of the slave trade and slavery in the Indian Ocean World, a...

Published October 26th 2006 by Routledge.

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Great Power Strategy in Asia

Empire, Culture and Trade, 1905-2005

By Jonathan Bailey

Great Power Strategy in Asia, 1905-2005 analyzes the enduring themes underlying the strategic struggles in East Asia, beginning with the crucial event of the 1904-5...

Published October 19th 2006 by Routledge.

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Beijing – A Concise History

By Stephen G. Haw

Stephen Haw sets out the history of the city of Beijing, charting the course of its development from its early roots before 2000 BC to...

Published October 13th 2006 by Routledge.

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Changing Visions of East Asia, 1943-93

Transformations and Continuities

By R.B. Smith Edited by Chad Mitcham

Ralph Smith was a highly respected historian who, at the time of his death in December 2000, had nearly completed a manuscript chronicling changes in...

Published September 18th 2006 by Routledge.

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The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China

"My Service in the Army", by Dzengseo

By Nicola Di Cosmo

Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and...

Published August 1st 2006 by Routledge.

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