Asian Studies

By providing an annotated translation of, and applying the methods of literary criticism to, a first-century account of the life of the saint Purna, this study introduces the reader to the richness and complexity of an essential Buddhist genre...

The historical civilization of China is, with the Indian and European-Semitic, one of the three greatest in the world, yet only relatively recently has any enquiry been begun into its achievements in science and technology...

This book assesses the different factors that are contributing to the transition to a market economy and the growth of networks in rural China. It demonstrates the importance of the party-state system and regional differences...

This book offers the first relational theory of International Relations (IR). By engaging with the phenomenon of relationality, Emilian Kavalski invokes the complexity of possible worlds and demonstrates new possibilities for powerful ethical-political innovations in IR theorizing...

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

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

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russian empire...

Traces the development of the samurai, both in the way they regarded themselves and their role in society...

This groundbreaking volume brings together chapters written by an international group of scholars that cover the history, language, economy, culture and identity of the Hemshin...

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...