Asia

Antikkens globale verden forteller historien om verden fra de første menneskene til islams gjennombrudd med en globalhistorisk ramme. Vekten ligger på perioden fra ca. 700 før til …

Deng Xiaoping joined the Chinese Communist movement as a youth and rose in its ranks to become an important lieutenant of Mao's from the 1930s onward. Two years after Mao's death …

Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to …

This is a riveting and disturbing account of the medical atrocities performed in China during WWII.Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the …

Transfiguring Women in Late Twentieth-Century Japan: Feminists, Lesbians, and Girls' Comics Artists and Fans examines three dynamic and overlapping communities of women and …

The Tale of the Heike is one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. This new translation is not only far more readable …

An in-depth study of the 1973 Yom Kippur War examines the prelude to the war, the start of hostilities, the campaigns and battlefields, the war's dramatic conclusion, and the …

A BRACING ACCOUNT OF A WAR THAT IS EITHER MISUNDERSTOOD, FORGOTTEN, OR WILLFULLY IGNORED For Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953. But for the Asian …

The new edition of this outstanding documents collection displays a stronger blend of social history—pieces reflecting everyday life, family, social networks, and culture—and …

Immerse yourself in the diverse and colourful world of Japan, a country rich in culture and sights. The new volume by Stefan Bogner and his team takes you on an adventurous journey …