Asian Studies

This book explores one of the crucial themes in postwar Japanese fiction. Through an examination of the work of a number of prominent twentieth century Japanese writers, the book analyses the meaning of the body in postwar Japanese discourse...

Based mainly on unknown Russian archival sources which have previously been unobtainable, this book analyses the Bolshevik concepts of the Chinese revolution and their reception in China...

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First published in 1937 this volume is a collection of ancient Chinese songs, dating from 800 to 600 B.C. Until it was published in 1937 it had not been translated into English since the middle of the nineteenth century...

First published in 1937 this volume is a collection of ancient Chinese songs, dating from 800 to 600 B.C. Until it was published in 1937 it had not been translated into English since the middle of the nineteenth century...

This is a facsimile edition of the original book compiled and edited for the 1910 Japan-British exhibition by Count Hirokichi Mutsu (1869-1942) and published in London and Tokyo in four parts in 1910 and 1911 by the Imperial Japanese Commission...

Contributions examine the idea of the literary canon in Southeast Asia as a list of famous authors and works which have stood the test of time and reflect a country's cultural unity._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_..

This book represents the first systematic attempt to explore the financial crisis in an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective and is essential reading for both policy-makers and academics interested in national governance...

This book provides a ready introduction, and practical guide to the Chechen people and some little-known and rarely-considered aspects of Chechen culture, including customs and traditions, folklore, arts and architecture, music, and literature...

The literature on chlorinated biphenyl is growing rapidly. Review articles on PCB's cited in this book usually contained a section on the toxicity of PCB. The structure and nomenclature are detailed...

This economic history examines the changes in the structure and operation of the Chinese coal industry from the mid nineteenth century to the present, concentrating on the years of reform...

This book examines the current state of the Chinese Communist Party and the many problems which it faces, exploring the dynamics of development in China, the Party organization, recruitment and management, and the Party's role in the wider society...