Asian Studies

A sympathetic introduction to the still largely unexplored tradition of South Asian devotional literature, specifically to the ginans which have historically formed a central element in the religious life of the Ismaili community...

This book investigates the contextual factors that led to Korean society becoming ‘broadband heaven’ — the most wired nation in the world — by scrutinizing the historical contexts surrounding the Korean Information Infrastructure (KII) project (1995–2005), which aimed to establish a nationwide high-..

This book is a unique first-hand account – by Jana Sanskriti’s artistic director Sanjoy Ganguly - of the group’s growth and development since its founding in 1985. Jana Sanskriti's work has resulted in an Indian Forum Theatre network considered by Augusto Boal to be the chief exponent of his methodo..

This book is a unique first-hand account – by Jana Sanskriti’s artistic director Sanjoy Ganguly - of the group’s growth and development since its founding in 1985. Jana Sanskriti's work has resulted in an Indian Forum Theatre network considered by Augusto Boal to be the chief exponent of his methodo..

First published in 1884, this remains a compelling and authoritative overview of Japan at the turn of the century...

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1971. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

A survey of the many changes currently in progress in Japan, including political reform, economic deregulation and liberalisation, and reforms to environmental policy, science and technology, education, and immigration policy...

This controversial study examines Japan's 'economic nationalism' which forms the basis of central government policy, i.e. the system in which business and politics are inseparable and which impacts on Japan's relations with the world...

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The effect of Japan on the challenges and complexities of the modernisation process that globalisation has brought to the fore in Asia are the subject of this interdisciplinary volume by leading scholars in the field. Using fascinating examples drawn from current business and organisational practice..

This book examines the two-way bridge-building cultural exchange which took place between Japan and Britain in the years after 1859 and into the early years of the twentieth century...