This is a book that will change the American perception of the Pacific War. One important question is: Who actually started the Pacific War? By examining recently discovered facts revealed through t……続きを見る
China, with its geographical, historical, cultural, and political distance from the West, long has been a black box upon which we readily paste labelsーcommunist, non-Western, developing countryーbu……続きを見る
In this original exploration of the dynamic and potent interface between Chinese culture and politics, Richard Kraus examines the impact of the market on the once-comprehensive system of state patro……続きを見る
著者:David Steinberg
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年05月31日
No country in Asia in recent years has undergone so massive a political shift in so short a time as Myanmar. Until recently, the former British colony had one of the most secretive, corrupt, and rep……続きを見る
Drawing on the voices of atomic bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and the aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices, deto……続きを見る
Using the presence of the past as a point of departure, this books explores three critical themes in Southeast Asian oral history: the relationship between oral history and official histories produc……続きを見る
This book tells the story of the Mughal Empire, which lasted from 1526 to 1857. The early Mughals, who were ethnic Turco-Mongol and descendants of Timur, or Tamerlane, came from Central Asia. They i……続きを見る
著者:Marco Polo
出版社: Penguin Books Ltd
発売日: 2005年08月25日
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened,……続きを見る
Over the past fifty years or so early pottery complexes in the wider region of West Asia have hardly ever been investigated in their own right. Early ceramics have often been unexpected by-products ……続きを見る
Alexander conquered most parts of the Western World, but there is a great deal of controversy over his invasion of India, the least known of his campaigns. In BC 327 Alexander came to India, and tri……続きを見る
著者:Ali Ahmad Jalali
出版社: University Press of Kansas
発売日: 2017年03月20日
The history of Afghanistan is largely military history. From the Persians and Greeks of antiquity to the British, Soviet, and American powers in modern times, outsiders have led military conquests i……続きを見る
著者:Yves Boquet
出版社: Springer International Publishing
発売日: 2017年04月21日
This book presents an updated view of the Philippines, focusing on thematic issues rather than a description region by region. Topics include typhoons, population growth, economic difficulties, agra……続きを見る
Reasons for Jesus to leave Isreal at age 15. Things he did in his independent life. How he meet his life long friend and mentor Haruma or Kuda Kanna, The war he lead against queen Anula and defeated……続きを見る
Marpa the Translator, the eleventh-century farmer, scholar, and teacher, is one of the most renowned saints in Tibetan Buddhist history. In the West, Marpa is best known through his teacher, the Ind……続きを見る
This book tells the story of how China’s leaders, from Mao to Xi, have sacrificed ethics to promote either macroeconomic performance or microeconomic efficiency. This story includes Mao’s collectivi……続きを見る
This volume discusses the relationship between economics, geopolitics and regional institutional growth and development in the Asia-Pacific region.
How do states (re)define their relationships amid ……続きを見る
著者:Michael Lynch
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2017年04月21日
Michael Lynch’s second edition of Mao examines the life of this controversial figure. Opening with a detailed chronology, it delves into Mao’s younger years and tracks his gradual rise to power, wit……続きを見る
This book examines India’s relationship with Iran since the post-World War II period and its unique search for meaningful bilateral ties in the West Asian region in the context of the changing regio……続きを見る
This book scrutinises the realm of safety-security involving ‘nuclear power’ within the context of India’s tryst with nuclear energy. Relying on open source information, it examines the efficacy of ……続きを見る
In April 1885 the British navy seized the small archipelago of Port Hamilton (now Geomundo) off Korea, an incident dubbed the Port Hamilton Affair. This was part of a larger story of Empire and East……続きを見る
著者:Patryk Kugiel
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2017年04月21日
It is sometimes said that, in the 21st century, the country that tells the better story wins, rather than the country whose army can prevail on the battlefield. That ability to attract others, persu……続きを見る
Combining practical and theoretical approaches, this book addresses the political, legal and economic implications of maritime disputes in East Asia.
The maritime disputes in East Asia have multipli……続きを見る
著者:Chandra Rekha
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2017年04月28日
Post Cold War international relations have undeniably been a litmus test for the bilateral relations between India and Russia. With the emergence of a new international system, the foreign policies ……続きを見る
In the wake of its defeat in World War II, as Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situation, literature and literary criticism emerged as h……続きを見る
(This edition contains a limited number of illustrations.)
The most frank, readable and detailed account available in the English language of the political, economic, environmental and cultural chan……続きを見る
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Korean War in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Korean War. On……続きを見る
著者:Stephan Barisitz
出版社: Springer International Publishing
発売日: 2017年04月29日
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the pre-modern economic history of Central Asia and the Silk Road, covering several millennia. By analyzing an abundance of sources and materials, it ill……続きを見る
Although not a major player during the course of the First World War, Southeast Asia was in fact altered by the war in multiple and profound ways. Ranging across British Malaya, the Dutch East Indie……続きを見る