Having suffered military defeat at the hands of advanced Western powers in the 1850s, Russia and Japan embarked upon a program of catch-up and modernization in the late-19th Century. While the two sta
This study examines the relationship between the Azerbaijani state and its society in the post-Soviet period. The author analyzes the growing cooperation between secular and religious sectors, the nor
From biodiversity to the politics of oil--a compelling bird's-eye view of the trends shaping today's world Ethnic conflicts in Central Asia influence the cost of heating a home in Boise. We
This is an original critique of the complexities surrounding contemporary conservation efforts in Laos and a strong argument for rethinking how ideas about nature influence social life. The author exp
In this landmark book, award-winning historian Peter Edwards skillfully unravels the complexities of the global Cold War, decolonization in Southeast Asia, and Australian domestic politics. The Vietna
In a work that synthesizes crucial developments in international relations at the close of the twentieth century, Bruce Cumings—a leading historian of contemporary East Asia—provides a nuanced underst
In recent years, the alarming number of fatalities among migrant workers has stirred up much controversy. Most of the migrants were from countries in the Middle East and South East Asia, and their dea
In the early 1970s, two titans of Australian and American politics—Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and President Richard Nixon—clashed over the end of the Vietnam war and the shape of a new Asia. A relat
Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the
Conventional discourse on Central Asia since the end of the Cold War has embedded in the five "stans," says Azizov--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The initiative and leadership for this edited volume came from the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) based in Brussels. The book discusses questions related to the different European perspec
This collection of essays offers an exploration and analyses of the institutions and values that are important in understanding the politics of South Asia. The essays go after the big questions, such
An in-depth analysis of the intricate relationships among sport, culture, politics, identity and regional cooperation in South AsiaIn South Asia, sport has long been a site—
A daily battle for rights and freedoms in cyberspace is being waged in Asia. At theepicenter of this contest is China--home to the world's largest Internet population and what isperhaps the world's mo
Collection of essays by Cumings on the complex problems of political economy and ideology, power and culture in East and Northeast Asia, providing an understanding of the United States's role in these
The recent emergence of Asia as a formidable military and economic power constitutes the most significant development in the post-Cold War international politics. It incubates a new world order with a
Making liquor isn’t rocket science: some raw materials, a stove, and a few jury-rigged pots are all that’s really needed. So when the colonial regime in turn-of-the-century French Indochina banned hom
Painting the City Red illuminates the dynamic relationship between the visual media, particularly film and theater, and the planning and development of cities in China and Taiwan, from the emergence o
