In 'Tibetanness' Under Threat?, Adrian Zenz pioneers an analysis of remarkable recent developments in Qinghai's Tibetan education system. While marketisation processes threaten these positive developm
At the turn of the seventeenth century, a new dynastic party established authority across Central Asia. In "Four Types of Loyalty in Early Modern Central Asia," Thomas Welsford offers the first detail
This Pioneering Ethnographic analysis provides a far-reaching critique of the changing social, political and organizational topography of western China. The seismic changes wrought across this terrain
This comprehensive history of diplomatic and cultural relations between Japan and Mongolia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries examines the multi-faceted nature of Japan's regional fo
In Faces of the Wolf, Bernard Charlier explores the role of the wolf in the ways Mongolian nomadic herders relate to their natural environment and to themselves.
Kroly recommends as a precursor to reading the book listening to Carl Nielsen’s De fire Temperament, second symphony (Op. 16) as “a spiritual preparation for the travel to the miracu
How do prophets and prophecies influence decision-making processes, concepts of authority and ideas about causality and time? How can we talk about prophets and prophecy in the Mongolian cultural regi
Countering the commonly held notion that 17th-century Central Asia was economically isolated after the relative prosperity of the Mongol and Timurid Empires, Levi (Asian history, Eastern Illinois U.)
This anthropological monograph contains the results of recent fieldwork conducted among the Evenki people in East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is an ethnography of a Siberian people that will be we
A group of leading scholars examine numerous manuscripts from China and Central Asia to understand sophisticated multi-cultural communities along the Silk Road in the medieval period.
Most authors have chosen to rely on accounts of the Zarafshan Valley that were produced in Soviet or even tsarist times. This new treatment has several surprises caused by new material. The nine essay
He was abandoned, He was wretched. He had his seal of office, and a few retainers, but little else. For weeks he was missing while the British and Tibetans searched for him first in China, then finall
Two pioneers of the human potential movement offer this new edition of their classic work, updated for a new generation of readers. George Leonard and Michael Murphy's groundbreaking human realizati
This book offers pioneering studies of the Mongolians and other Inner Asian peoples. Their roles in history, as well as in modern times, are evaluated. These interpretations reveal their importance in
This book celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which is a political dialogue process bringing together governments and civil society members from Asia and Europe. The book de
This book celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which is a political dialogue process bringing together governments and civil society members from Asia and Europe. The book de
Applying the Weberian concept of the routinization of charisma, the book examines the transformation of the nomadic empire of Tamerlane into a sedentary polity based on the Perso-Islamic model by focu
On the occasion of the 2016 exhibition 1001 Steidl Books in Singapore, artists from across Asia were invited to submit book dummies for the Steidl Book Award Asia. In January 2017, eight photographers
This book focuses on relatively unexplored areas in pension and health care arrangements, including financing, in East Asia. The book aims to fill the literature gap on social protection in East Asia
This book presents an in-depth enquiry into social policy and the politics of developmental welfare states in South Asia. South Asia, for the purpose of this book, comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
The History of the Book in South Asia covers not only the various modern states that make up South Asia today but also a multitude of languages and scripts. For centuries it was manuscripts that domin
No book has been produced before on pre-Kusana art, and Srinivasan (State U. of New York-Stony Brook) attributes that to the fact that no full-length study has been done of Kusana art--as opposed to a
This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusse
The Sangitaratnakara («The Ocean of Music») written by Sarngadeva in the 13th century is the most important theoretical work on Indian classical music. Its prologue, the Pindotpatti-prakarana («The Se
Featuring elegant designs and high-quality paper, The Colors of Asia is the perfect adult coloring book for fans of Asian art and motifs.Indulge in the romance of Asia with designs that have graced el
This book provides a comprehensive empirical and theoretical analysis of the development of parties and party systems in Asia. The studies included advance a unique perspective in the literature by focusing on the concept of institutionalization and by analyzing parties in democratic settings as well as in authoritarian settings. The countries covered in the book range from East Asia to Southeast Asia to South Asia.
This book provides a comprehensive empirical and theoretical analysis of the development of parties and party systems in Asia. The studies included advance a unique perspective in the literature by focusing on the concept of institutionalization and by analyzing parties in democratic settings as well as in authoritarian settings. The countries covered in the book range from East Asia to Southeast Asia to South Asia.
