Michael - Asia 1

First published in 1985, Asia’s New Industrial World assesses the power and influence of four key corners of the Far EastーJapan, South Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia. Michael Smith visited Japan, ……続きを見る

Mongolia remains a beautiful barren land of spectacularly clothed horse-riders, nomadic romance and windswept landscape. But modern Mongolia is now caught between two giants: China and Russia; and k……続きを見る

Weaving a critique of major power intervention into political history, this book provides a comprehensive overview of Cambodia from 1953 to the present. Since gaining its independence in 1953, Cambo……続きを見る

Kim Il Sung ruled his country, North Korea, for longer and shaped it more profoundly than almost any other modern leader. He created a unique and seemingly bizarre and menacing political and social ……続きを見る

Eine Einführung in die Japanische Literatur vom Altertum bis in die Moderne (Urzeit, Nara-Zeit, Heian-Zeit, Kamakura-Zeit, Nambokucho-Zeit , Muromachi-Zeit, Tokugawa-Zeit, Meiji-Ära seit 1867). Anha……続きを見る

This double special issue investigates the experiences of Soviet Afghan veterans and the ongoing impact of the Soviet-Afghan war (1979-89); and the new and reconstituted narratives of martyrdom that……続きを見る

Semi-Civilized offers a concise, revealing, and analytically penetrating view of a critical period in Philippine history. Michael C. Hawkins examines Moro (Filipino Muslim) contributions to the Phil……続きを見る

The British Indian Civil Service was a small elite, which administered and governed a vast population. From their number were drawn the Governors of the various provinces. Relatively little work has……続きを見る

Michael Napier details the critical role of air power in the skies over Afghanistan, from the ten-year occupation by the USSR in the 1980s through to the US and NATO campaign from 2001 to 2021. US a……続きを見る

第一本從西方觀點精闢探討華人世界「歷史創傷」的重要專著。 他人所經歷的暴行如何能成為自己的經驗？ 殖民史上的殘暴時刻如何被轉換為國族創傷？ 這本書主要論述小說、電影、攝影作品、大眾媒體等如何再現歷史暴……続きを見る

Having spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbours China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons-- the South as an economic success story and……続きを見る

Significantly expanded and updatedーa lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture. Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatu……続きを見る

Environmental Winds challenges the notion that globalized social formations emerged solely in the Global North prior to impacting the Global South. Instead, such formations have been constituted, tr……続きを見る

Silk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver and opium, missionaries, mercenaries and trade, but also what became inevitable – war and humiliation. Muc……続きを見る

Leading historians and archaeologists offer a comprehensive introduction to the increasingly entangled worlds that spanned the globe between 600 and 1350 CE. The period between the seventh and fourt……続きを見る

Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the 'power behind the throne' – these phrases sum up Zhou Enlai's long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 19……続きを見る

One of the most important figures in global politics during the second half of the 20th century; Deng Xiaoping is generally considered the central figure behind China's economic liberalization progr……続きを見る

This chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, beginning in 1025, shows a profound understanding of the power politics that characterized the empire and led to its decline. 続きを見る

Since the end of the Cold War, the operations of secret police informers have come under the media spotlight and it is now common knowledge that vast internal networks of spies in the Soviet Union a……続きを見る

Paul Stronski tells the fascinating story of Tashkent, an ethnically diverse, primarily Muslim city that became the prototype for the Soviet-era reimagining of urban centers in Central Asia. Based o……続きを見る

In his prologue to The Mongol Empire, Michael Prawdin sets the stage for the last and mightiest onslaught of the nomads upon the civilized world. He tells of the many rejoicings in Europe over the s……続きを見る

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issue……続きを見る

TAIPAN SNAKE PIT discloses the tribulations of the Vietnam helicopter war, and provides deeply moving insight into the lives of those crewman who routinely flew combat assault missions. Written in n……続きを見る

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this engaging text provides a concise history of Korea from the beginning of human settlement in the regio……続きを見る

De Chinese president Xi Jinping siert regelmatig onze televisieschermen en nieuwskoppen, maar zelfs na tien jaar aan de macht blijft hij in mysteriën gehuld. Van opgroeien met een vader die werd mee……続きを見る

This comprehensive book surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. Michael J. Seth explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and still little-known cultural ……続きを見る

How can one of the world’s most free-wheeling cities transition from a vibrant global center of culture and finance into a subject of authoritarian control? As Beijing's anxious interference has gro……続きを見る

Extensively revised and fully updated in this sixth edition, this popular textbook conveys the drama of China’s struggle to modernize against the backdrop of a proud and difficult history. Featuring……続きを見る

'Michael Sheridan is one of the best informed and wisest writers on China' - Chris Patten, last governor of Hong Kong The Red Emperor presents an eye-opening portrait of Xi Jinping, the man who pres……続きを見る

The Cultural Revolution was a watershed event in the history of the People’s Republic of China, the defining decade of half a century of communist rule. Before 1966, China was a typical communist st……続きを見る