Using Mongolia as its example, this book examines how knowledge is transmitted and transformed in light of political change by looking at shifting conceptions of historical figures.
As China moved from a planned to a market economy many people expected that China’s political system would similarly move from authoritarianism to dem..
One key concept in the large body of scholarship concerned with theorizing social relations is the idea of 'cosmopolitanism'. This book unpacks the id..
This book tells the untold story of how ordinary Russian people coped with Russia’s transformations after the end of communism. This book, which inclu..
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This book explores entrepreneurship from regions around the globe to enhance our policy and practical knowledge about the unique r..
For some three hundred years the city of Edo/Tokyo was the centre of arts, both sacred and secular. This book presents a thoroughly researched and doc..
This book examines the boat and shed living people of rural China. It takes an "historical anthropological" approach, combining research in official r..
Although the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev is often seen as a continuation of Vladimir Putin’s presidency, with the same policies applied in the same ..
Besides looking at major outbreaks of diseases and how they were coped with, this book also examines how the successive government regimes in Hong Kon..
This book explores events in Georgia in the years following Stalin’s death in March 1953, especially the demonstrations of March 1956 and their brutal..
A guide describing more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese l..