Louis - Asia 1

When originally published in 1984, Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan provided the first focused consideration of the 1978 Saur Revolution and the subsequent Soviet invasion and occupation of……続きを見る

Throughout his academic career Louis Cullen’s main research interest has been foreign trade - originally that of England, Ireland and France, but from the mid-1990s, his focus turned to Japanese his……続きを見る

Les plus grandes colonies européennes ont eu des commencements modestes; un comptoir fortifié fut le berceau de l’immense empire qui embrasse la péninsule hindoustanique tout entière et menace de dé……続きを見る

OPINIONS DES ANCIENS SUR LA PÉNINSULE ARABIQUE. ー DIVISIONS ADOPTÉES PAR LES ARABES : PRESQU’ÎLE DU SINAÏ ; DÉSERTS DE SYRIE, DE CHALDÉE, ETC. ARABIE PROPREMENT DITE. ー DESCRIPTION DE L’HEDJAZ. ー……続きを見る

Quand on jette les yeux sur une carte du monde, on aperçoit, loin de Paris, du côté où le soleil se lève, un admirable continent dont la nature elle-même semble avoir marqué les limites avec un soin……続きを見る

Le dernier dénouement des affaires d’Orient appelle plus que jamais l’attention sur les chrétiens de Syrie. L’Europe civilisée s’était beaucoup émue, en 1860, des massacres du Liban ; il faudrait re……続きを見る

D’après l’opinion des pundits ou brahmes, savants, le livre de la loi de Manou est formé de la quintessence des Védas. Les Védas sont au nombre de quatre : le Rig-Véda, le Yadjour-Véda, le Sama-Véda……続きを見る

Based on a collection of labour contracts and other documents, this book examines the legal, economic and social relations of labour as they developed in the commercial enterprises of Tokugawa Japan……続きを見る

The book, 'Moslem and Frank' is written by Gustave Louis Strauss. The book attempts to describe the famous Battle of Tours and Charles Martel's role as the Frankish leader. The Battle of Tours, also……続きを見る

This social history explores the lives of urban commoners in early modern Kyoto during the dramatic political shift from famine to revolution in the final decades of the Tokugawa regime, through an ……続きを見る

In Beyond the Metropolis, Louise Young looks at the emergence of urbanism in the interwar period, a global moment when the material and ideological structures that constitute "the city" took their c……続きを見る

Welfare politics take centre stage in India's electoral landscape today. Direct benefits and employment generation form the mainstays of social provision, while most citizens lack dependable rights ……続きを見る

Louis G. Perez revisits Japan's turbulent past and recent events in the past decade and 21st Century in this revised and fully expanded second edition of The History of Japan, a must-have for all hi……続きを見る

Organized by theme, this comprehensive encyclopedia examines all aspects of life in Japan, from geography and government to food and etiquette and much more. Japan, or the "Land of the Rising Sun," ……続きを見る

Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan (1924) was one of the first guides to Japanese illustration, and remains indispensable to this day. The author travelled widely in Japan, persuading Japan……続きを見る

Inner Asia - in premodern times the little-known land of nomads and semi-nomads - has moved to the world's front page in the 20th century as the complex struggles for the future of Afghanistan, Sovi……続きを見る

Ouvrage de référence depuis sa première édition en 1987, le Dictionnaire de la civilisation indienne embrasse les principaux thèmes, concepts, événements, figures historiques et culturelles essentie……続きを見る

During its long history, Jerusalem has been attacked 52 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, besieged 23 times, and destroyed twice. The oldest part of the city was settled in the 4th millennium……続きを見る

Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilizations. ……続きを見る

In this first social and cultural history of Japan's construction of Manchuria, Louise Young offers an incisive examination of the nature of Japanese imperialism. Focusing on the domestic impact of ……続きを見る

By examining the changing political economy in China through detailed studies of the peasantry, workers, middle classes, and the dominant class, this volume reveals the Communist Party of China’s (C……続きを見る

Examining the interaction between the Communist Party of China (CCP) and specific social categories (including peasants, workers, the middle classes, and the dominant class), with a focus on class a……続きを見る

In this compelling new study, Louise Edwards explores the lives of some of China's most famous women warriors and wartime spies through history. Focusing on key figures including Hua Mulan, Zheng Pi……続きを見る

"The one hundred-some stories depict the important role ghosts played in the lives of the Chinese, as well as revealing a great deal about sex, revenge, transvestism, corruption, and other topics ba……続きを見る

The United States in the Vietnam War, 1954-1975 is an invaluable reference guide to the costly and controversial war the U.S. waged in Vietnam, over the course of five presidential administrations. ……続きを見る

This book provides a profound geographical description and analysis of Central Asia. The authors take a synthetic approach in a period of critical transformation in the post-soviet time. The monogra……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1991, attempts to combine a broad understanding of the background to the conflict in Vietnamese and world history with detailed material on US military tactics and the ……続きを見る

From the tenth century onwards the emperors of Japan gradually lost power. The local lords or clan chiefs waged ceaseless war against each other, while the court, wholly steeped in Chinese culture, ……続きを見る

Promotion of the low risk “ABC” behaviorsーAbstinence, Being faithful, and Condom useーhas had only limited success in Africa. This book draws on a large qualitative study affiliated with an adolesc……続きを見る

This book is an examination of American army legal proceedings that resulted from a series of moments when soldiers in a war zone crossed a line between performing their legitimate functions and com……続きを見る