Asian Studies

First published in 1931. This volume re-issues the edition of 1972. This translation and Wilhelm's invaluable commentaries provide a concise and readable survey of Confucius, the man and his teachings...

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

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Drawing on case studies from Taiwan, Hong Kong and China, this extraordinary volume affords a greater understanding of the practice of Chinese consumerism and consumption in the People's Republic of China today...

This innovative volume brings together the views of leading scholars on a range of controversial subjects including human rights, animal rights, ecology, abortion, euthanasia, and contemporary business practice...

The various articles in this collection reflect the contemporary life of rural and urban Kazakhs. A common theme is the socio-cultural aspects of how their way of life has changed since independence...

Providing an analysis of the Tibet question, this work explores essential themes and issues concerning modern Tibet. It considers such topics as representations and sovereignty, economic development and political conditions, the exile movement and human rights, historical legacies and international ..

Providing an analysis of the Tibet question, this work explores essential themes and issues concerning modern Tibet. It considers such topics as representations and sovereignty, economic development and political conditions, the exile movement and human rights, historical legacies and international ..

First published in 1982, this book examines the long-standing dispute between China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines over the Paracel and Spratly Archipelagos in the South China Sea...

This text deals with the modern predicament of the Rabha of Kocha people - traditional shifting cultivators - their survival in the forest and their quest for identity. It describes their ways of coping with the colonial regime of scientific forestry, the depletion of the forest, and current concern..

This study examines people's involvement in politics. Seven social anthropologists explore large-scale and complex political processes through the prism of detailed fieldwork in India, Cuba, Ethiopia, Taiwan and Lebanon...

This international comparative study arises from a recent conference held at Waseda University (Tokyo) and contains up to the minute contributions by economists, political scientists and engineers from Japan, United Kingdom and Germany...