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For more than two thousand years, the Eurasian steppes witnessed wave upon wave of fierce, nomadic conquerors. The last and the greatest of these were undoubtedly the Mongols. Feared by their enemie……続きを見る

For more than two thousand years, the Eurasian steppes witnessed wave upon wave of fierce, nomadic conquerors. The last and the greatest of these were undoubtedly the Mongols. Feared by their enemie……続きを見る

Dieses Buch verbindet Reisebericht mit der angeblichen Übersetzung tibetischer Handschriften aus dem Kloster Hemis (Ladakh). Unter dem Titel "Leben des heiligen Issa" schildert es Jesu "verlorene Ja……続きを見る

A global history of commercial and cultural exchange between two great powers of the medieval age In the mid-thirteenth century, Europe was shaken by the Mongol invasions. Realizing the immense pote……続きを見る

This book charts the transoceanic history of South Asian women in California through their speech and songs across the twentieth century. Nicole Ranganath reimagines the history of the South Asian d……続きを見る

This book reassesses Richard Nixon’s historic visit as the first American president ever to visit mainland China in 1972, personalizing the actors involved and exploring the event’s lasting impact. ……続きを見る

L’ouvrage présente, traduit et commente le Suan shu shu 炬數書, un manuscrit chinois du – IIe siècle excavé pendant l’hiver 1983-84. Sa découverte a bouleversé les connaissances sur les sources anci……続きを見る

A renewed attention to visual culture is one of the recent developments in the study of cultural contacts between China and Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The subject of this bo……続きを見る

The book claims that the United States and the Soviet Union attained the mastery of the international order by projecting universalist values that responded to the particularist markers of the domes……続きを見る

Long before the arrival of Western emissaries and powers, East Asian peoples and states were deeply involved in world affairs. In this sweeping account, Warren I. Cohen explores four millennia of in……続きを見る

Central Asian post-independence media and communication industries, professional practices, education, persisting and evolving values, and traditions remain critically understudied with a notable sc……続きを見る

Long before the arrival of Western emissaries and powers, East Asian peoples and states were deeply involved in world affairs. In this sweeping account, Warren I. Cohen explores four millennia of in……続きを見る

Ce guide fera office de véritable vadémécum à qui souhaite s’intégrer sans trop d’accrocs dans la société vietnamienne, qu’il soit un simple voyageur, un entrepreneur, un diplomate ou une personne a……続きを見る

Saladin is a legendary figure in the history of the Middle East. His rise to prominence in the tumultuous arena of twelfth-century Middle Eastern politics was rapid and he quickly established himsel……続きを見る

In 1894–1895, after suffering defeat against Japan in a war primarily fought over the control of Korea, the Qing government initiated fundamental military reforms and established “New Armies“ modele……続きを見る

A common misconception holds that Marco Polo "opened up" a closed and recalcitrant "Orient" to the West. However, this sweeping history covering 4,000 years of international relations from the persp……続きを見る

America's Response to China has long been the standard resource for a succinct, historically grounded assessment of an increasingly complicated relationship. Written by one of America's leading dipl……続きを見る

In this major new study, Nicolas Tackett proposes that the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127) witnessed both the maturation of an East Asian inter-state system and the emergence of a new worldview and……続きを見る

"Del arte de la guerra" es un tratado teórico-militar del filósofo italiano Nicolás Maquiavelo, compuesto en 1519-20 e impreso en 1521. Éste es posterior a "El Príncipe" y a los "Discursos sobre la ……続きを見る

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who wou……続きを見る

Combative forms of movement meet all the criteria required to be called “arts”. Additionally, items associated with martial art theory and practice can be shown in a variety media and appreciated as……続きを見る

Today China is a major player in advancing the frontiers of biomedicine, yet previous accounts have examined only whether medical ideas and institutions created in the West were successfully transfe……続きを見る

Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and extensiv……続きを見る

Since the end of the Cold War, the new Chinese leadership generation has had to promulgate new guiding principles for handling global diplomacy which acknowledges China's new position. Given the dra……続きを見る