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
Scholars now widely agree that the concept of religion and the distinction between religion and the secular were part of a Catholic-Protest compromise in Europe, then spread to the rest of the world t
From the preface: "Although this book began as a genealogy of the discourses of rapid social change, it soon evolved into an exploration of the ways that modern forms of nostalgia became articulated i
"Contrary to common claims about the absence of individualism in early China and its supposed reification in 'the West,' both the Western and Chinese traditions have historically been characterized by
Catholicism, like most world religions, is patriarchal, and its official hierarchies and sacred works too often neglect the lived experiences of women. Looking beyond these texts, Juliana Flinn reveal
This beautifully illustrated volume offers a rare study of Isan-Thai customs and beliefs associated with pregnancy and birth and how they have changed over almost half a century. Using a psychological
In this ambitious and path-breaking book, Shawn McHale challenges long held views that define modern Vietnamese history in terms of anticolonial nationalism and revolution. McHale argues instead for a
General Nogi Maresuki paid a decades-old debt of honor by disemboweling himself on the day of his emperor's funeral. Nogi Shizuko, his wife, joined him in self-inflicted death. News of their suicide s
The global age of migration is fast becoming a permanent feature of Japanese life, impacting the country’s economic, social, and political landscape. The twelve essays collected here bring together th
This work is a comprehensive analysis of the political and strategic relationship between Japan and China, each of which in important respects aspires to a global status commensurate with its economic
Wright examines two student movements the 1989 movement in China and the 1990 movement in Taiwan and seeks to explain their different outcomes. Chapters discuss the two movements separately, and comp
Most of the 10 papers are from the conference From Myth to Minerals: Place, Narrative, Land, and Transformation in Australia and New Guinea, held in Canberra in July 1997. Anthropologists from several
Hailed by the noted critic Karatani Kojin as a more important and lasting writer than Mishima, Shimao Toshio (1917-1986) remains almost unknown in the West. Several of his short stories have appeared
How, when, and why has the Pacific been a locus for imagining different futures by those living there as well as passing through? What does that tell us about the distinctiveness or otherwise of this
For more than a century scholars both inside and outside of China have undertaken the project of modernizing Confucianism, but few have been as successful or influential as Li Zehou (b. 1930). Since t
The Zhuangzi is a deliciously protean text: it is concerned not only with personal realization, but also (albeit incidentally) with social and political order. In many ways the Zhuangzi established a
The Zhuangzi is a deliciously protean text: it is concerned not only with personal realization, but also (albeit incidentally) with social and political order. In many ways the Zhuangzi established a
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
These essays are conveniently arranged from general to specific issues of the Mindanao conflict and the central relevance of the Muslim South to the problem.
This is a significant update to the highly influential text People and Cultures of Hawaii: A Psychocultural Profile. Since its publication in 1980, the immigrant groups it discusses in depth have matu
The stories collected here illuminate two recent phenomena in China. The first migration—the "up to the mountains, down to the villages" movement of the late 1960s to 1970s—where approximately twelve
The stories collected here illuminate two recent phenomena in China. The first migration—the "up to the mountains, down to the villages" movement of the late 1960s to 1970s—where approximately twelve
Here is a collection of short stories by the contemporary woman writer Masuda Mizuko, who has been writing actively since the late 1970s and is anthologized in major collections of Japanese women’s li
This richly illustrated volume celebrates Yangzhou’s cultural tradition with a well-balanced range of topics spanning the period from the late seventeenth century to modern times.
Hawaii's Ferns and Fern Allies is the first comprehensive survey of Hawaii's ferns to be published in more than 100 years. The book covers endemic, indigenous, and naturalized ferns and fern allies (i
Modern Myanmar/Burma is very much a creation of World War II, when the British colony was occupied by the Japanese, and its immediate aftermath. These years saw the rise of Aung San and his assassinat
Mostly American scholars of Japanese history and culture offer new approaches to and interpretations of the first three centuries of the Heian period, 794-1086, focusing on the real or imagined config
Six papers from The Qinq Formation in World and Chinese Time conference held in Bloomington, Indiana in June 1999 pivot on the theme that times of disrupted time reveal most vividly the time perceptio
Harris (Buddhist studies, U. College of St. Martin, Lancaster) traces the history of Buddhism in Cambodia from its origins to the fall of Angkor, through the emergence of Theravada in the Medieval Per
Anthropologists have revised 14 papers they delivered to an international workshop in Aarhus, Denmark, in November 1999. They debate issues in contemporary anthropology of Melanesia, building on earli
Students of kendo and general readers interested in Japanese swordsmanship will welcome this introduction to the marshal art written by an advanced practitioner and illustrated with hundreds of sketch
Somewhere on the periphery of Seoul, between the modern metropolis and the traditional farming communities, lies a "distant and beautiful place," the neighborhood of Wonmi-dong. Here, a young couple f
This carefully researched study of the land use and environmental history of the Meihuashan region of southwest China is based on several years of ethnographic research carried out during the 1990s. F
