Asiatisk historie

Benny Morris demolishes misconceptions and provides a comprehensive history of the Israeli-Arab war of 1948   This history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict is …

An exploration of the evolution of the Japanese Mingei (folk art) movement within the context of today’s concerns  Originating in Japan in the 1920s, the Mingei movement was based …

A critical reconsideration of the history of photography that explores how commerce and conflict fueled its practice in nineteenth-century China Photography’s development as a new …

From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott, the compelling tale of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state-making to live at arm’s length …

A classic, pioneering account of the lives of women in Islamic history, republished for a new generation This pioneering study of the social and political lives of Muslim women has …

Explore the wonders of wild Mongolia through the eyes of a distinguished field biologist   Mongolia became a satellite of the Soviet Union in the mid-1920s, and for nearly seven …

The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance  A Foreign Affairs Best Book …

The standard history of modern Iran, now revised and updated to explain the country’s tumultuous recent history In this substantially revised and expanded version of Nikki Keddie’s …

A vivid and incisive analysis of the complex relationship between Israel and its Palestinian citizens written by an acclaimed Israeli historian For more than 60 years, hundreds of …

A captivating biography of one of the world’s greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir  “Ruby Lal coaxes the remarkable …