This book showcases over 250 of the most beautiful examples of traditional jewelry from the Pacific. Myriad designs and materials, including jade, whale teeth and bone, shark teeth, tapa, shells and p
Containing a range of opposing viewpoints on future of higher education in the context of globalizing capitalism, 14 papers from a February 2002 conference of the same name are presented by Odin and M
The world in the last two decades of the twentieth century fundamentally and radically changed at a speed and on a scale never before witnessed. The challenge posed at the beginning of the third mille
A product of international collaborative research, this collection of essays by scholars from Japan, North America and Europe illuminates the many important ways in which mobilization for total war in
This book is an introduction to the kyôgen genre and includes translations of eight plays about the mountain priest character, as well as the history of the acting tradition and an analysis of kyôgen
Between 1609 and 1879, the geographical, political, and ideological status of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) was characterized by its ambiguity. It was subordinate to its larger neighbors, Chi
Darwin, Dharma, and the Divine is the first book in English on the history of evolutionary theory in Japan. Bringing to life more than a century of ideas, G. Clinton Godart examines how and why Japane
Ocean currents, winds, and rainfall all work together to create a marine oasis around the Hawaiian Islands, providing a home for many species of dolphins and whales normally found in the deep oceans o
When the world thinks of Burma, it is often in relation to Nobel laureate and icon Aung San Suu Kyi. But beyond her is another world, one that complicates the overdetermination of Burma as a pariah st
In this collection of 30 papers from the Tenth East-West Philosopher’s Conference (held in May 2011 at the University of Hawaii-Manoa), international contributors in philosophy, law, and religion expl
In 2006 dejected members of the Bukit Jalil Estate community faced eviction from their homes in Kuala Lumpur where they had lived for generations. City officials classified plantation residents as squ
In 2006 dejected members of the Bukit Jalil Estate community faced eviction from their homes in Kuala Lumpur where they had lived for generations. City officials classified plantation residents as squ
Schopenhauer is widely recognized as the Western philosopher who has shown the greatest openness to Indian thought and whose own ideas approach most closely to it. This book examines his encounter wit
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has developed into a key regional security group in Asia, its member states representing no less than “half of humanity.” Alarmists believe that the SCO is
Contributors to this volume explore the irony of modern things made in the image of a traditional "us." They describe the multifacted ways "tradition" is produced and consumed within the frame of con
Ambitious in its scope and scale, this environmental history of World War II ranges over rear bases and operational fronts from Bora Bora to New Guinea, providing a lucid analysis of resource exploita
Ambitious in its scope and scale, this environmental history of World War II ranges over rear bases and operational fronts from Bora Bora to New Guinea, providing a lucid analysis of resource exploita
Riven by Lust explores the tale of a man accused of causing the fundamental schism in early Indian Buddhism, but not before he has sex with his mother and kills his father. In tracing this Buddhist O
Were there major population collapses on Pacific Islands following first contact with the West? If so, what were the actual population numbers for islands such as Hawai‘i, Tahiti, or New Caledonia? Is
Selling Songs and Smiles explores female sexual entertainment ("songs and smiles") during Japan’s Heian and Kamakura periods, examining the gradual construction of a transgressive identity ("prostitut
Providing a view of Japan that diverges considerably from the convention, Burkman (Asian studies, State U. of New York-Buffalo) describes how the Empire joined the League of Nations at the end of Worl
Jiang (religion, Rutgers U.) reflects on both Buddhism and modern psychology in a way that uses each as a mirror to examine the other's assumptions, and so make the ongoing dialogue between them more
A vibrant, growing, and highly visible set of female identities has emerged in Thailand known as tom and dee. A "tom" (from "tomboy") refers to a masculine woman who is sexually involved with a femini
Sinnott (Yale U.) examines how female same-sex relationships in Thailand and other East and Southeast Asian countries have evolved into masculine and feminine pairs, described in English-derived terms
Introduced to China by the British in the late 1700s, opium has had a profound impact on the political, economic, and social fabric of the country since. Rather than focusing on the Opium Wars and oth
Between 1609 and 1879, the geographical, political, and ideological status of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) was characterized by its ambiguity. It was subordinate to its larger neighbors, Ch
This book examines Jose Rizal's great novels, Noli me tangere and El Filibusterismo, through a hitherto untried quantitative analysis of the scope ands evolution of their political and social vocabula
Haunted Houses and Ghostly Encounters: Ethnography and Animism in East Timor, 1860–1975 presents a history of Western ethnography of animism in East Timor during the Portuguese period. The book consis
The Treaty of Paris in 1898 initiated America’s administration of the Philippines. By 1905, Manila had been replanned and the city of Baguio built as expressions of colonial sovereignty and as symbols
This book shows us how to think about the American century in the Philippines in another way. Colonial representations of the revolution and resistance to U.S. occupation have been contested quite eff
Perfumed Sleeves and Tangled Hair explores the possibilities and limits of terms such as "body," "woman," "gender," and "agency"—categories that emerged within the context of western philosophical, re
