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China, 1898: a time of war, intrigue and growing foreign power. Onto the scene comes a Parisian fugitive with a gifted pen and a journalist’s eye. Alfred Raquez drifts from …

This book sheds light on the structure of "e;a unity with diversity"e; developed in the Qing imperial formation (1636-1912) by a case study of the Qing-Tibetan encounters …

The study is set against the backdrop of the urbanization trend in present-day China, and focuses on the relationship between farmers who have lost their land ("e;land-lost …

This book provides a thorough analysis of the evolution of land property rights and transfer mechanism during the transition of the Chinese society from being a traditional …

At the close of the nineteenth century, near the end of the Qing empire, Confucian revivalists from central China gained control of the Muslim-majority region of Xinjiang, or East …

Rising Sun and Divided Land provides a comprehensive, scholarly examination of the historical background, films, and careers of selected Korean and Japanese film directors. It …

The book describes how land plays a central role in the rapid economic growth of a Chinese region (with the fictitious name of "e;Dragon County"e;). Concerned with grain …

The singular role of Shabkar in the development of the idea of Tibet Shabkar (1781-1851), the “Singer of the Land of Snows,” was a renowned yogi and poet who, through his …

Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over the last several decades, yet land in China remains publicly owned. This book explores the political …

In 1996, Darius Mehri traveled to Japan to work as a computer simulation engineer within the Toyota production system. Once there, he found a corporate experience far different …

Examining local politics in three Japanese domains (Yonezawa, Tokushima, and Hirosaki), this book shows how warlords (daimyo) and their samurai adapted the theory and practice of …