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Essay from the year 2011 in the subject History - Asia, grade: 2,0, University of Warwick (Department of History), course: China since 1900, language: English, abstract: Das Essay untersucht die politische Entwicklung China seit Gründung der PRC unter Mao Zedong bis zur Öffnung Chinas und seiner...

This is the second volume of the Indian history series, From Indus to Independence. This volume covers the period considered the Classical Age to around 600 A.D. It was during this period that the Imperial Gupta dynasty created what can only be described as a Golden Age. The volume also investigates...

Learning to Become Turkmen examines the ways in which the iconography of everyday life—in dramatically different alphabets, multiple languages, and shifting education policies—reflects the evolution of Turkmen society in Central Asia over the past century. As Victoria Clement shows, the formal...

The British Imperial Century provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the formation and administration of the empire from its origins in the early nineteenth century, to its climax at mid-century, to its denouement on the eve of the First World War.Considering the impact of British imperial...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia, focusing especially on how the relationship has developed in the last fifty years. It argues that the political relationship between the two countries has been largely defined by rivalry, despite the fact...

This volume interrogates the foundational categories that have come to define medical science in modern South Asia. It seeks to probe issues such as what constitutes the ‘medical’, in which context, and who defines it. This is achieved through case studies that range from the nineteenth to twenty-first...

One of the most important political transitions to occur in South Asia in recent decades was the ouster of Nepal�s monarchy in 2006 and the institution of a democratic secular republic in 2008. Based on extensive ethnographic research between 2003 and 2015,�Making New Nepal�provides a snapshot...

The world has undergone significant change since the end of the Cold War. One such development is that the Asia-Pacific has become increasingly prominent in international affairs. This comprehensive study provides a detailed understanding of key issues, actors and future trends in the region.

The Korean Peninsula was and is in a state of flux. More than 60 years after the war that left the country divided, the policies and unpredictability of the North Korean regime, in conjunction with the U.S. alliance with South Korea and the involvement of China in the area, leave the situation there...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2016 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: The main issue of this study is to unravel the existence of the Look-To-The-East idea in Malaysia which focuses on South Korea before it was...

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: 'Learning from Japan' is a word of wisdom expressed by Lee Kuan Yew to speed up the industrialization process between Singapore and Japan. This motto gives great meaning...

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: In November 1972, the Thai government and leading business members expressed concern over reports of anti-Japanese campaigns in Thailand and...

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2015 in the subject History - Asia, National University of Malaysia, course: History, language: English, abstract: Japan cautious in establishing closer ties in the form of political and trade with Vietnam because Vietnam suspicion of Japanese economic...