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This book studies the veneration practices and rituals of the Muslim saints. It outlines principal trends of the main Sufi orders in India, the profiles and teachings of the famous and less known sa……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Asien, Note: 1,3, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Institut für Kultur und Medien), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ich möchte mit meine……続きを見る

As read on BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week' **Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 'Sherman’s is a special book. Every sentence, ever……続きを見る

Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai traces the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the fascinating history of its seaways. The East Asian maritime realm, from the Straits of Malacca to the S……続きを見る

In this innovative reading, the development of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) is explored in the context of an emerging nationalism in Southeast Asia, the interplay of overseas Chinese networks a……続きを見る

This book connects the history of labour movements with the transformation of workplace relations in South Asia from the late 19th century to the 1930s. Contending that labour conflicts in the Benga……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Asien, Note: 1,0, Universität Trier, Veranstaltung: Kriegsführung und Kriegsfolgen im Spätmittelalter und der Frühen Neuzeit, Sprache: Deu……続きを見る

This book describes struggles of different countries and their development after World War II. It presents a panorama of different ideologies of accelerated development, which dominated the world ju……続きを見る

The phenomenon of “war brides” from Japan moving to the West has been quite widely discussed, but this book tells the stories of women whose lives followed a rather different path after they married……続きを見る

Providing a detailed analysis of Thailand's political development since 1932, when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy, until the present, this book examines the large number of different vers……続きを見る

Provides a detailed analysis of Thailand's political development since 1932, when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy, until the present. It examines the large number of different versions of ……続きを見る

This book offers a fresh perspective on the Chinese diaspora. It is about the mobilisation of knowledge across time and space, exploring the history of Chinese market gardening in Australia and New ……続きを見る

Throughout history and across cultures, the spy chief has been a leader of the state security apparatus and an essential adviser to heads of state. In democracies, the spy chief has become a public ……続きを見る

De fenomenale opkomst van het Azië van de 21e eeuw Azië is waar de toekomst begint. Of de maatstaf nu demografie, geografie of economie is. Azië is het heden – en zonder twijfel de toekomst. Azië is……続きを見る

Meditation has flourished in different parts of the world ever since the foundations of the great civilizations were laid. It played a vital role in the formation of Asian cultures that trace much o……続きを見る

The end of the eighteenth century was a transformational period for the Muslim communities of the Russian Empire and their relationship with the tsarist state. Though they had been under Russian rul……続きを見る

This book considers the role of civilian workers on U.S. bases in Okinawa, Japan and how transnational movements within East Asia during the Occupation period brought foreign workers, mostly from th……続きを見る

By the early twentieth century, consumers around the world had developed a taste for Ottoman-grown tobacco. Employing tens of thousands of workers, the Ottoman tobacco industry flourished in the dec……続きを見る

As the greatest coal-producing and consuming nation in the world, China would seem an unlikely haven for wind power. Yet the country now boasts a world-class industry that promises to make low-carbo……続きを見る

In William F. Drannan's 'Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains', readers are taken on a thrilling journey through the American frontier. Drannan's v……続きを見る

One of the first philosophical approaches to the study of Korea’s ethnic nationalism, Christianity, the Sovereign Subject, and Ethnic Nationalism in Colonial Korea traces the impact of Christianity ……続きを見る

Danna Agmon's gripping microhistory is a vivid guide to the "Nayiniyappa Affair" in the French colony of Pondicherry, India. The surprising and shifting fates of Nayiniyappa and his family form the ……続きを見る

More than two decades after the break-up of the Soviet Union, Central Asian republicsーKazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistanーcontinue to reexamine and debate whom and wha……続きを見る

The complex and long-drawn war between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended with the defeat of the Tigers in 2009. This book provides a military history of……続きを見る

This book covers food insecurity problems in the Himalayan region through a detailed study of Humla district in Nepal. The impact of climate change is strongly felt in this region as temperature ris……続きを見る

This book links the trade of the Danish and Swedish East India companies to the British taste for tea, a Scandinavian craving for colourful Chinese silk textiles, import substitutions schemes and na……続きを見る

Discusses the production and circulation of animal narratives in colonial India in order to investigate the constructs of animals played into a variety of forms of othering that took place in Englan……続きを見る

A Chinese Physician is the portrait of a 16th century medical writer and clinical practitioner. Drawing on socio-economic/biographic, textual, and gender analysis along side a variety of sources, fr……続きを見る

This book examines international post-9/11 policies by connecting them to the US violations of Japanese Americans’ human rights during World War II. Analysing the policies of the United States, Race……続きを見る

This book is a thematic history of the communist movement in Kerala, the first major region (in terms of population) in the world to democratically elect a communist government. It analyzes the natu……続きを見る