This collection introduces the work of Japan’s foremost Marxist writer, Kobayashi Takiji (1903–1933), to an English-speaking audience, providing access to a vibrant, dramatic, politically engaged side
This collection introduces the work of Japan’s foremost Marxist writer, Kobayashi Takiji (1903–1933), to an English-speaking audience, providing access to a vibrant, dramatic, politically engaged side
The work locates the origins of Koreas twentieth-century religious nationalist movement in the aftermath of the 1894 rebellion, the resurgence of Japanese power after the Russo-Japanese War (19041905)
This book attempts to recover Hawaiian voices at a significant moment in Hawaiis history. It takes an unprecedented look at the Hansens disease outbreak (18651900) almost exclusively from the perspect
Part of a series showcasing Australian scholarship on Southeast Asian topics relating to humanities and social science studies in the region, this volume on Northern Thailand examines the roles of dev
This book reflects on the upsurge in talk about corruption in the region, and takes a skeptical view of anti-corruption campaigns. It considers who is doing the talking, what they count as corruption,
Building on historical and contemporary literature in anthropology and art theory, Lines That Connect treats pattern as a material form of thought that provokes connections between disparate things th
The first Okinawan immigrants arrived in Honolulu in January 1900 to work as contract laborers on Hawi'i's sugar plantations. Over time Okinawans would continue migrating east to the continental U.S.,
Our narratives of postwar Japan have long been cast in terms almost synonymous with the story of rapid economic growth. Scott O’Bryan reinterprets this seemingly familiar history through an innovative
Spirits of the Place is a rare and timely contribution to our understanding of religious culture in Laos and Southeast Asia. Most often studied as a part of Thai, Vietnamese, or Khmer history, Laos re
Economic and human geographer Rimmer (emeritus, Australian National U.) and economist and economic historian Dick (U. of Melbourne) present a sequel to their 2003 Cities, Transport and Communications:
Singapore has few natural resources, but, in a relatively short history, its economic and social development and transformation are nothing short of remarkable. Today Singapore is by far the most succ
In the 1930s and 1940s the puppet state of Manchuko, situated in northeast China, became home to more than 320,000 Japanese emigrants who intended to become farmers in a rural utopia. However, in 1945
Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art explores the transformation of Buddhism from the premodern to the contemporary era in Japan and the central role its visual culture has played in this transfor
Nippon Modern is the first intensive study of Japanese cinema in the 1920s and 1930s, a period in which the country's film industry was at its most prolific and a time when cinema played a singular ro
The 'purity' of Putrajaya throws the cosmopolitan diversity of Kuala Lumpur into sharp relief, and the tension between the two places reflects the rifts that run through Malaysian society. In this cop
This volume makes available for the first time in English a collection of the work of historian Yi Tae-Jin. Over the course of his career, he has done path-breaking research that covers virtually the
This volume makes available for the first time in English a collection of the work of historian Yi Tae-Jin. Over the course of his career, he has done path-breaking research that covers virtually the
Despite their substantial influence in contemporary art, few Taiwanese artists receive serious critical attention. These nine essays seek to remedy this by explaining Taiwanese visual culture and land
"Facing the Pacific" refers both to westward-looking American expansionist views and to persistent Pacific Island stereotypes. In light of the realities of US imperialism, Geiger (film and American st
Mirror of Morality takes an interdisciplinary look at an important form of pictorial art produced during two millennia of Chinese imperial rule. Ideas about individual morality and state ideology wer
Communities and Forest Stewardship is a regional synthesis of trends in developing policy and implementing programs in forest lands. The study is based on the experiences of the AFN working with fores
This anthology introduces English-speaking readers to the stories, memoirs, poetry, photography, and paintings of a French Polynesian artistic community that has been growing in strength since the 196
This book investigates the struggle of an important social movement in Thailand, the Small Scale Farmers’ Assembly of Isan (SSFAI), and examines the role of civil society in the process of democratiza
Why is education potentially subversive? How does ethnocentrism facilitate an oppressive status quo? Who actually benefits from war? Questions such as these were integral to the work of writer Kuroshi
Now a physician in western Virginia, Schmieg learned judo from his father, and studied Chinese language and literature at Georgetown U. before moving to Taiwan to study with his mentor, a doctor of tr
In this highly insightful analysis of Western and Chinese concepts of efficacy, François Jullien subtly delves into the metaphysical preconceptions of the two civilizations to account for diverging pa
Students familiar with Precy Espiritu's widely used beginning language text Let's Speak Ilokano will welcome Intermediate Hokano. Each of the twelve lessons consists of eight major components: reading
Unger (East Asian languages and literature, Ohio State U.) dispels the myth that Chinese characters directly convey meaning without any reference to specific languages and cultural contexts. Written
Mak (economics, U. of Hawai'i) presents a text for students in tourism studies and tourism economics and related fields, and for tourism professionals and policymakers. Coverage includes a definition
A dozen plays conclude the four-volume sampling of the traditional Japanese drama form. They were selected for strong stories and characters; for representing major playwrights, periods, types, and pe
Original enlightenment thought (hongaku shiso) dominated Buddhist intellectual circles throughout Japan?s medieval period. Enlightenment, this discourse claims, is neither a goal to be achieved nor a
This volume presents translations of 14 kabuki plays written between 1804 and 1864 a period marked by extreme violence and sexual aggressiveness on stage. Descriptions of costumes and makeup are inclu
Less than one tenth of the active repertory of kabuki plays have been translated from Japanese into English. The four-volume set begins to correct the deficiency, choosing plays that are being perform
This first volume in a series collecting kabuki play translations draws on new research in kabuki performance and history and presents translations of traditional plays by 22 scholars ranging from the
This panorama is a pictorial view of music instruments starting with older bamboo and other instruments of undetermined age, going on two types of gongs-flat in Northern Luzon and bossed in the South.
