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by Marc Jason Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Few regions have shaped the world's history as deeply as South Asia. The birthplace of three of the world's major religions-Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism-the Indian subcontinent has made indelible contributions to the world, from foods such as curry and granulated sugar to the performance of meditation...
Archaeology of East Asia
The Rise of Civilization in China, Korea and Japan
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2015
Archaeology of East Asia constitutes an introduction to social and political development from the Palaeolithic to 8th-century early historic times. It takes a regional view across China, Korea, Japan and their peripheries that is unbounded by modern state lines. This viewpoint emphasizes how the region...
by Peter Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Explore the fascinating history of south-east Asia
A Short History of South-East Asia, Sixth Edition is the latest in a series of updated texts spotlighting this fascinating region. With revised chapters for all of the countries in this geographic area, this interesting text paints a remarkable...
The Balance of Power in Asia-Pacific Security
US-China Policies on Regional Order
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Investigating the dynamics of balancing patterns in the Asia-Pacific, this book focuses particularly on the contribution of great powers and middle powers to regional stability. Taking the US and China as great powers, and using ASEAN, Russia, Australia and South Korea as example of middle powers,...
by Lim SK
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
This book features the empires and civilizations that sprang out of the five regions of Asia – West Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. Let’s take a journey through time and space to the five Asian regions and discover the great conquerors of the ancient land. Explore...
East Asia
A New History
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Histories of East Asia traditionally emphasize China and Japan, and neglect Korea and Vietnam. Essentially, 20th century East Asia is re-written into the past, as though China and Japan was always the core of East Asian development. This is not at all how East Asia developed. Chinese prehistoric cultures...
Muslims in Central Asia
Expressions of Identity and Change
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Central Asia is distinctive in its role as a frontier region in which a unique diversity of cultural, religious, and political traditions exist. This collection of essays by expert scholars in a range of disciplines focuses on the formation of ethnic, religious, and national identities in Muslim societies...
by Anton Swanepoel
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
Tips and Advice For Visiting Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore
Get insider tips and advice from world traveler, Anton Swanepoel, who lived in Southeast Asia for over 18 months and backpacked extensively throughout Cambodia, Laos, Thailand...
Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia
The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners and Settlers
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Featuring over 350 beautiful photographs, Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia captures the architectural heritage of a vibrant community.
The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia have had important implications for both regions. In Southeast Asia this influence...
Tigers' Roar: Asia's Recovery and Its Impact
Asia's Recovery and Its Impact
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Despite Asia's protracted economic troubles, the region is poised to recover and perhaps become stronger than ever. This timely work identifies the major challenges facing Asia's Four Tigers (Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong), Japan, China, and their Southeast Asian neighbors (Thailand,...
Early Mapping of Southeast Asia
The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers, and Cartographers Who First Mapped the Regions Between China and India
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
With dozens of rare color maps and other documents, Early Mapping of Southeast Asia follows the story of map-making, exploration and colonization in Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
It documents the idea of Southeast Asia as a geographical and cosmological construct, from the earliest...
Counterheritage
Critical Perspectives on Heritage Conservation in Asia
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
The claim that heritage practice in Asia is Eurocentric may be well-founded, but the view that local people in Asia need to be educated by heritage practitioners and governments to properly conserve their heritage distracts from the responsibility of educating oneself about the local-popular beliefs...
The Arms Race in Asia
Trends, causes and implications
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
This book is the first systematic examination of the emerging arms race in Asia.
The global trade in arms is to a large degree underpinned by the strong demand for arms in Asia and the Middle East, the two largest arms export markets in the world. Of these two regions Asia has become particularly...
Naval Modernisation in South-East Asia
Nature, Causes and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
This edited volume analyses the naval arms race in South-East Asia, and reviews the content, purposes and consequences of the naval policies and development of the main countries of the region.
The rise of naval capability in the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region is increasingly recognised...