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This book is an introduction to the exquisite world of Balinese performance and an in-depth study of specific forms and the contextual landscape surrounding them. This... Læs mere
This multidisciplinary book analyses the contradictory coexistence of consumerism and environmentalism in contemporary Japan.
The prehistoric site of Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand challenges the narrative of Thai origins, while at the same time appealing to... Læs mere
The Handbook of Japanese Media and Popular Culture in Transition brings together new research and perspectives on popular media phenomena, as well as shining a spotlight on texts that are less well known or studied.
Draws on archive of material, a first in English to take an in-depth look at Kyoto’s modern transformation – its reinvention after ‘collapse’ (Meiji... Læs mere
This study examines Britain’s presence in China through the lens of one family, arguing that, as the physical embodiment of the imperial project, it... Læs mere
This book analyses what Myanmar’s struggle for democracy has signified to Burmese activists and... Læs mere
Provides a comprehensive overview of the ways in which religious communities tackle humanitarian crises in contemporary Armenia, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Sorge’s activities between 1930 and 1942 have tended to be lauded as those of a superlative human intelligence operator and the Soviet Union’s GRU (Soviet military intelligence unit) as the optimum of spy-masters.
Explores the literary imaginings of Shanghai, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit.
This is the first monograph on the subject to be published in English. It comprises 130 full-colour plates of shaman... Læs mere
“Japan had a tortuous relationship with internationalism between 1840, when Shibusawa was born, and... Læs mere