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Spanning over a millennium of history, this book seeks to describe and define the evolution of the China-Southeast Asia nexus and the interactions which have shaped their shared pasts. Examining the relationships which have proven integral to connecting Northeast and Southeast Asia with other...

What would a Buddhist theory of texts look like through the lens of the 5th-century thinker Buddhaghosa? In Voice of the Buddha, Maria Heim reads from the principal commentator, editor, and translator of the Theravada intellectual tradition, yielding fresh insight into all three collections of the...

In Raja Yudhisthira, Kevin McGrath brings his comprehensive literary, ethnographic, and analytical knowledge of the epic Mahabharata to bear on the representation of kingship in the poem. He shows how the preliterate Great Bharata song depicts both archaic and classical models of kingly and premonetary...

Examining the role of Asian and indigenous male servants across the Asia Pacific from the late-19th century to the 1930s, this study shows how their ubiquitous presence in these purportedly 'humble' jobs gave them a degree of cultural influence that has been largely overlooked in the literature on...

In the nineteenth century, the Russian Empire’s Middle Volga region (today’s Tatarstan) was the site of a prolonged struggle between Russian Orthodoxy and Islam, each of which sought to solidify its influence among the frontier’s mix of Turkic, Finno-Ugric, and Slavic peoples. The immediate...

This volume of case studies examines the rise in violent extremism, terrorism and insurgency in South and South East Asia, and subsequent state responses. The South and South East of Asia has experienced various forms of extremism and violence for years, with a growing demand for academic or...

Master how to cook delicious and healthy meals and desserts using various types of soy products with Yoshiko’s easy-to-follow recipes and beautiful photography.Cooking with Soy is packed with stunning main meals, sweet dishes and snacks using the full range of soy products; tofu, miso, edamame,...

A time when Russia’s movements in the East are being watched by all with such keen interest seems a fitting one for the appearance of a work dealing with her Central Asian possessions. “That eternal struggle between East and West,” to quote Sir William Hunter’s apt phrase, has made Russia...

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis Le Rāmāyana ou « Geste de Rāma » retrace la vie et la marche (« ayana »), l'offensive guerrière de Rāma, prince d'Ayodhyā, et de son épouse Sītā, fille du roi Janaka. Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue...

This book, first published in 1939, is an account of J. Gunnar Andersson’s travels in China from 1914 to 1927 while he was serving as a mining advisor to the Chinese government. Andersson discusses China’s political and economic situation at the time, including the fight for unity, and the future of the region. This book will be of interest to students of history and Asian Studies.

Philology and Criticism contrasts the Mahābhārata’s preservation and transmission within the Indian scribal and commentarial traditions with Sanskrit philology after 1900, as German Indologists proposed a critical edition of the Mahābhārata to validate their racial and nationalist views. Vishwa...

This book presents an alternative view of cosmopolitanism, citizenship and modernity in early 20th-century India through the multiple lenses of mysticism, travel, friendship, art, and politics.It makes a key intervention in the understanding of cosmopolitan modernity based on the lives and experiences...

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’Universalis Le Mahābhārata, ou la « Grande (Guerre) des Bhāratas », est la plus vaste œuvre connue de la littérature hindoue : ses dix-neuf livres ne comptent pas moins de cent vingt mille versets. Immense compilation de récits...

Il dialogo con l’India che soggiace a tutti gli scritti di René Daumal nasce quando a vent’anni decide di dedicarsi allo studio del sanscrito: ne scaturirà una personale «Grammatica sanscrita», assoluto capolavoro, che testimonia l’unicità e l’originalità della sua interpretazione del...