Asian History

Gandhi's nationalism seems simple and straightforward: he wanted an independent Indian nation-state and freedom from British colonial rule. But in ...

This book offers an in-depth exploration of the early history of Palestine, providing a rigorous analysis of pivotal events and underlying dynamics...

The Indian Rebellion 1857-1859 focuses on the military dimensions of this conflict, in which Indian rebels waged both conventional and unconvention...

The Indian Rebellion 1857-1859 focuses on the military dimensions of this conflict, in which Indian rebels waged both conventional and unconvention...

This open access book examines from the perspective of secularization. Since the publication of Max Weber's Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Cap...

First published in 1932, Nationalism and Imperialism in the Hither East seeks to present the history of Turkey, Egypt and Arabia in the decade wher...

This book examines slavery in India from the Turkish conquest of North India to the centuries of Mughal rule. It focuses on the northern Islamic re...

This book examines slavery in India from the Turkish conquest of North India to the centuries of Mughal rule. It focuses on the northern Islamic re...

Significantly expanded and updateda lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture.   Monsters,...

First published in 1952, Ceylon is a one-volume history of Ceylon, primarily intended for the non-Ceylonese reader who has no special knowledge of ...

Significantly expanded and updateda lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture.   Monsters,...

First published in 1967, The Giants of Asia discusses the growth of Asian nationalism and Asian power. It surveys the major Asian countries and the...

India in the 1950s and 1960s, with its diversity of economic structures and different levels of regional development, offers a unique opportunity t...

The long buried story of three extraordinary female journalists who permanently shattered the official and cultural barriers to women covering war....

From the founding of the Ming dynasty in 1368 to the start of the Opium Wars in 1841, China has engaged in only two large-scale conflicts with its ...

The Xi'an Stele, erected in Tang China's capital in 781, describes in both Syriac and Chinese the existence of Christian communities in northern Ch...

From the beginning of its recorded history until the opening to the West in the last century, Japan was caught between a love for and a rejection o...

Although it was then perceived as a far-off and inconclusive engagement, the Korean War was a highly consequential and deeply destructive conflict....

In recent years, queer theory appears to have made a materialist turn away from questions of representation and performativity to those of disposse...

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2022 China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) produced propaganda music that still stirs unease and, at tim...

He was a ruthless conqueror, feared throughout Asia, Europe and Africa, and a superb military tactician. Yet he was also a patron of the arts and l...

In 1888, there were just four British consulates in the country; by 1921 there were twenty-three. H. Lyman Stebbins investigates the development an...

Hugh Beattie looks at the history of this region, examining British attempts to manage the tribes from 1849 until Pakistan's declaration of indepen...

Afghanistan dominates the news today, as it often did during the Soviet occupation two decades ago. But even in the 19th and early 20th centuries a...

Contemporary developments in communications technologies have overturned key aspects of the global political system and transformed the media lands...

The concept of sovereignty is a crucial foundation of the current world order. Regardless of their political ideologies no states can operate witho...

In recent years, queer theory appears to have made a materialist turn away from questions of representation and performativity to those of disposse...

In Postcolonial Configurations Josen Masangkay Diaz examines the making of Filipino America through the dynamics of dictatorship, coloniality, and ...

In Postcolonial Configurations Josen Masangkay Diaz examines the making of Filipino America through the dynamics of dictatorship, coloniality, and ...

Understanding Authenticity in Chinese Cultural Heritage explores the construction of authenticity and its consequences in relation to Chinese cultu...