Asian Studies

Presents a wide variety of articles in the broad field of Asian Studies, covering the latest results of research within the social sciences and humanities, reflecting the rich diversity of these areas of research...

Scholars of Chinese and Japanese literature present and compare their views on specific theories of literature, discuss their advantages and shortcomings, and consider specific difficulties related to the East-West dimension...

This paper asks whether ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) can remain relevant to the management of regional problems._x000D_..

Piovesana's famous survey is republished with an additional chapter by Naoshi Yamawaki to cover the intervening years up to 1994...

Recent Research on Ladakh 4 & 5..

Promoting an interdisciplinary examination of Indonesia, this volume goes beyond a mere political and legal approach to reconciliation. It offers new understandings of bottom-up reconciliation approaches and the cultural dimension of reconciliation...

This collection of thirteen essays examines cultural, political, economic, technological and institutional aspects of popular music across Asia, from India to Japan...

This collection of thirteen essays examines cultural, political, economic, technological and institutional aspects of popular music across Asia, from India to Japan...

This book critically examines public health reform during the Occupation of Japan and interrogates the reforms broader significance for the Occupation and its legacies for both Japan and the US...

Bringing together perspectives from Economics, Development and Area Studies, Geography, Anthropology, and Sociology, the book provides local narratives that shed light on some of the different needs, situations, and realities of minority region development among countries in East and Southeast Asia...

Bringing together perspectives from Economics, Development and Area Studies, Geography, Anthropology, and Sociology, the book provides local narratives that shed light on some of the different needs, situations, and realities of minority region development among countries in East and Southeast Asia...

The dramatic surge in regional integration schemes over the past two decades has been one of the most important developments in world politics. This book examines regionalism in South Asia, exploring the linkages between institutional structures, government capabilities, and domestic actors’ prefere..