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University of Washington Press Zuo Tradition Zuozhuan
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University of Washington Press Conflicts of Interest Art and War in Modern
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University of Washington Press Writing the South Seas
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Bernards’ book is a successful rewriting of the contours of South East Asian Sinophone literature and identity, which shines a deserving postcolonial light onto its emergent national cultures. . . . Highlighting a space that frequently challenges definition, it deserves attention from postcolonial, Southeast Asian and Chinese specialists alike." -- Zhou Hau Liew * Postcolonial Studies *"What permeates this entire volume is a maritime vocabulary representing not only the physical passages of people across the seas but, more important, the consequent traversals occurring in the realm of culture, language, and literature as Chinese immigrants adapt to a new environment. The result is a rich tapestry of writings that embody the experiential gamut of Chinese immigrants physically uprooted from their place of ancestry but unfailingly re-visioning a world amidst the changes." -- Dinah Roma * Southeast Asian Studies *"Bernards’s meticulous conceptualization of ‘Nanyang’ as a novel theoretical idiom makes a salient contribution to the critical vocabulary of postcolonialism. Correcting the field’s geographical favouritism, Writing the South Seas provides a bracing account of the sinophone presence in Southeast Asia and prompts new reflections on the debatable positioning of China in postcolonial studies." -- Cheow-Thia Chan * Journal of Postcolonial Writing *"A must-read for literary scholars interested in broadening their horizons, Writing the South Seas will no doubt inspire much important future work in these directions." -- Alison M. Groppe * Modern Chinese Literature and Culture *"Brian Bernards’ enjoyable and illuminating book successfully diversifies the way we think about national literatures as well as about Sinophone literature as essentially a diaspora phenomenon. . . . This book will prove an eye-opening read, not only for scholars and enthusiasts of Sinophone and southeast Asian literatures, but for linguists and literary scholars everywhere." -- Astrid Moller-Olsen * New Books Asia *"Bernards’s endeavor complicates the modern Chinese writing scene (the New Literature especially) in a refreshing manner...Bernards has produced a first-rate scholarly work that brings to life the entire writing scene in the Nanyang with knowledge that rivals a native informant’s." * Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies *"Bernards’ book is a successful rewriting of the contours of South East Asian Sinophone literature and identity, which shines a deserving postcolonial light onto its emergent national cultures. . . . Highlighting a space that frequently challenges definition, it deserves attention from postcolonial, Southeast Asian and Chinese specialists alike." -- Zhou Hau Liew * Postcolonial Studies *"Bernards’s meticulous conceptualization of ‘Nanyang’ as a novel theoretical idiom makes a salient contribution to the critical vocabulary of postcolonialism. Correcting the field’s geographical favouritism, Writing the South Seas provides a bracing account of the sinophone presence in Southeast Asia and prompts new reflections on the debatable positioning of China in postcolonial studies." -- Cheow-Thia Chan
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University of Washington Press Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor A
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Editor Robert Hegel has assembled an erudite team of luminaries in late imperial translation and scholarship. . . . It is, in short, a valuable and comprehensive research tool for the original Doupeng xianhua in particular and for late imperial fiction in general. Being so many different things, the volume is accessible and useful to a number of audiences: casual readers looking to escape the heat of a summer afternoon reading; undergraduates familiarizing themselves with the breadth and depth of Chinese letters; and specialists in the field." -- Nathaniel Isaacson * China Review International *"Robert Hegel's rich and complex edition of Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor will be important not only for scholars of Chinese and comparative literature, but also for learning and teaching about Chinese culture at all levels." * Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR) - Modern *"With ample paratextual material, a creative and skilled array of translators, and expert framing by the collection’s key editor and translator, Robert Hegel, Idle Talk in its English translation conveys both the complex contents and the multilayered pleasures of its early Qing original.Modern Chinese Literature and Culture" * Modern Chinese Literature and Culture *"Thisfirst complete English-language translation, edited by Hegel, gives Idle Talk the treatment it deserves...a vital addition to English-language translations of late imperial literature." * Journal of Asian Studies *"After publishing in three handsome volumes a complete translation of Feng Menglong’s celebrated Sanyan trilogy, the University of Washington Press has now performed a further service for students of Chinese literature by releasing a translation of another seventeenth-century story collection, Doupeng xianhua, or Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor... The twelve stories are linked with a nar-rative frame that imagines a series of storytelling sessions under the shade of a bean arbor that take place over a period of weeks from early summer to late autumn. There is much to commend in this English edition." * Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies *"This first complete English translation of this collection will not only be warmly welcomed by teachers of Chinese literature, but should also be of interest to schol-ars of Chinese and comparative intellectual history...an extremely welcome addition to the corpus of available translations from premodern Chinese literature. It introduces the Anglophone world to a fascinating collection by a highly original mind. It is to be hoped that it will not only be widely used in undergraduate and graduate class-es, but also will find its way to a more general audience." * T'oung Pao *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction | Gossip and Exaggeration in Aina’s Short Stories / Robert E. Hegel Terms of Measurement and Titles Chronology of China’s Historical Periods (Dynasties and States) Preface: Dashed off by Whistling Crane of the Empty Heavens / Translated by Li Qiancheng Foreword written by Aina the Layman from Shengshui, with Commentary by Ziran the Eccentric Wanderer from Yuanhu / Translated by Li Qiancheng Session 1: Jie Zhitui Sets Fire to His Jealous Wife / Translated by Mei Chun and Lane J. Harris Session 2: Fan Li Drowns Xishi in West Lake / Translated by Li Fang-yu Session 3: A Court-Appointed Gentleman Squanders His Wealth but Takes Power / Translated by Alexander C. Wille Session 4: The Commissioner’s Son Wastes His Patrimony to Revive the Family / Translated by Li Fang-yu Session 5: The Little Beggar Who Was Truly Filial / Translated by Zhang Jing Session 6: The Exalted Monks Who Faked Transcendence / Translated by Zhang Jing Session 7: On Shouyang Mountain, Shuqi Becomes a Turncoat / Translated by Mei Chun and Lane J. Harris Session 8: With a Transparent Stone, Master Wei Opens Blind Eyes / Translated by Alexander C. Wille Session 9: Liu the Brave Tests a Horse on the Yuyang Road / Translated by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen Session 10: Freeloader Jia Forms a League on Tiger Hill / Translated by Robert E. Hegel and Xu Yunjing Session 11: In Death, Commander Dang Beheads His Enemy / Translated by Lindsey Waldrop Session 12: In Detail, Rector Chen Discourses on the Cosmos / Translated by Robert E. Hegel Afterthoughts on Stories Historical and Cultural References Notes Glossary of Chinese Characters Bibliography Contributors
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin The Social World of Batavia Europeans and
Book SynopsisIn the 17th century, the Dutch established a trading base at the Indonesian site of Jacarta. What began as a minor colonial outpost under the name Batavia would become, over the next three centuries, the flourishing economic and political nucleus of the Dutch Asian Empire. This study offers a comprehensive analysis of Batavia's social world.Trade ReviewThe best analysis in English or Dutch of the colonizers' interaction with Asian and Eurasian women and the distinctive Indo-Dutch, Mestizo culture that resulted. - Michael Adas, Journal of Asian and African Studies ""Shows how this society, far from being static, underwent an evolution; how it opened or closed itself to external influences, transformed immigrants or was changed by them, and loosened or tightened its links with the European homeland through time."" - Michele Boin in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ""Once again Jean Taylor demonstrates her originality and insight in a revision which will ensure that Social World of Batavia remains a seminal scholarly work."" - Nigel Worden, University of Cape Town, author of Slavery in Dutch South Africa
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Archiving the Unspeakable Silence Memory and the
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Of Beggars and Buddhas The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand
Trade Review“Provides historical justification for a new reading of the Vessantara Jataka and offers delightful ethnographic descriptions of its varied performance in several regions of Thailand. An excellent addition to Thai studies and to the understudied field of Southeast Asian literature.”—Justin McDaniel, author of The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magic Monk: Practicing Buddhism in Modern Thailand“This fascinating, innovative study helps us grasp significant intersections of narrative, politics, and performance in Thai Buddhist culture.”—Stephen C. Berkwitz, author of South Asian Buddhism: A Survey
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University of Wisconsin Press In Plain Sight Impunity and Human Rights in
Book SynopsisFollowing a 1932 coup d'état in Thailand that established a constitution, the Thai state that emerged has suppressed political dissent. In Plain Sight shows how abuses, both hidden and occurring in public view, have become institutionalized through a chronic failure to hold perpetrators accountable.Trade ReviewHaberkorn’s book is an important contribution to the body of knowledge on this subject and with its incredible richness in detail and analysis, it will for a long time be a standard reference for everyone writing on human rights in Thailand."" - Asia in Focus""Required reading for anyone who wants to understand modern Thailand. Haberkorn reveals a state where political violence is normalized as it has established and maintained a narrow royalist and elitist regime."" - Kevin Hewison, editor of Political Change in Thailand""Powerfully uncovers and documents many episodes of state intimidation and violence in postwar Thailand. Haberkorn deftly probes the nature and domestic actions of the Thai state and holds it accountable for its own history."" - Ben Kiernan, author of The Pol Pot Regime and Viet Nam
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University of Wisconsin Press Everyday Economic Survival in Myanmar
Book SynopsisReforms in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have eased restrictions on citizens’ political activities. Yet for most Burmese, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung shows, eking out a living from day to day leaves little time for civic engagement.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface: A Personal Odyssey Chronology List of Abbreviations Terminological Note Introduction 1 Variations in Coping Strategies 2 Living Frugally 3 Working on the Side 4 Networks, Community, and External Aid 5 Boosting Morale 6 Accommodating, Resisting, and Exiting Conclusion: Implications for Regime Change and Democracy Notes Bibliography Index
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Philippine Sanctuary A Holocaust Odyssey
Book SynopsisBetween 1938 and 1941, the Philippine Commonwealth provided safe asylum to more than 1,300 German Jews. In highlighting the efforts by Philippine president Manual Quezon and High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, Bonnie Harris offers fuller implications for our understanding of the Roosevelt administration's response to the Holocaust.
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Royal Capitalism Wealth Class and Monarchy in
Book SynopsisThanks to its active role in national politics, the market economy, and popular culture, the Thai crown remains both the country's dominant institution and one of the world's wealthiest monarchies. Puangchon Unchanam examines the reign of Bhumibol Adulyadej or Rama IX and how the crown thrived by transforming itself into a ""bourgeois"" monarchy.
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University of Wisconsin Press Repossessing Shanland Myanmar Thailand and a
Book SynopsisBased on close readings of Shan-language media and years of ethnographic research in a community of soldiers and their families, Jane Ferguson tells the story of the Shan in their own voices, showing how the Shan have forged a homeland and identity during great upheaval.
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University of Wisconsin Press Colonial Tactics and Everyday Life Workers of
Book SynopsisBy focusing on the daily challenges and experiences of the Chinese workers at the Manchuria Film Association, Yuxin Ma examines how life was actually lived by people navigating between practical and ideological concerns.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Public Compliance and Personal Choices: Actors 2 Making Entertainment Movies for Chinese Audiences: Directors 3 Writing Films or on Films: Chinese Writers and Journalists 4 Technology Transcending Ideologies: Chinese Technicians Conclusion Appendix A: Sketches of Key Figures Appendix B: Filmography with Synopsis Glossary of Names, Titles and Terms Notes Bibliography Index
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Yale University Press Outside In Chinese American Contemporary Art
Book SynopsisArgues that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available - with the majority of exposure having been given to avant-garde, experimental, or politically charged art. This book discusses contemporary Chinese art in a range of styles and subject matter and substantially expands on our understanding of this work.
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Yale University Press Rethinking Recarving Ideals Practices and
Book SynopsisA collection of essay, which reexamine the Wu Family Shrines pictorial carvings from Han dynasty China, helping readers understand the long cultural history behind them. It addresses the ideals, practices, and problems of the Wu Family Shrines and Han China; and Han funerary art and architecture in Shandong and other regions.
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Yale University Press Out of the East
Book SynopsisExplores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and why so expensive? This work surveys the history, geography, economics and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to show the varied ways that spices were put to use - in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, and to perfume ceremonies of the Church.Trade Review"A major work . . . [it] presents a timely reappraisal of the historical record in order to make its reasoned argument. It deserves to be read by all those interested in food culture, but also in trade, economics, and geography; and from disciplinary perspectives spanning postcolonialism, cultural studies and language studies."—Reviews in History"Freedman shows that spices are central to understanding the Middle Ages—they motivated the whole trading system of the Mediterranean world."—Christopher Dyer, University of Leicester"This is a magical book. With scintillating learning and imagination, Paul Freedman has conjured up a medieval Europe shot through with the magic of strong tastes and smells. He has uncovered a craving—a craving for spices which would eventually drive Europeans to the edges of the world in their pursuit. Freedman has done more than uncover the taste buds of a forgotten Europe. He has rewritten a fateful chapter in the history of the world."—Peter Brown, Princeton University "Like the spices—flavors, perfumes, and medicinals—so urgently sought by medieval populations, Out of the East is a consummate delight. I loved Freedman’s droll account of the debate over the precise geographical location of paradise (off the Atlantic? Northeast of India?), and of the tireless travelers who helped bring the spices of the East to European tables. At last, the voyages of Columbus make perfect sense. Spices!"—Marion Nestle, New York University"Paul Freedman combines his formidable scholarship with story-telling skills to offer a unique history of spice. He has taken our ancient fascination with spice as offering the taste of paradise, and as an elixir of life to paint a rich canvas of life in medieval Europe, dispelling in the process many commonly held myths. Out of the East is a riveting story of many adventures launched in the quest of spice and how it shaped Europeansocial life. Freedman serveshistory as a delectable banquet."—Nayan Chanda, author of Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization
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Yale University Press Pakistan Eye of the Storm
Book SynopsisIncludes material on the Taliban insurgency, the Musharraf years, the return and subsequent assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and the unlikely election as president of Asif Ali Zardari.Trade ReviewPraise for the First Edition: “Comprehensive. . . . The product of impressive expertise.”—Robert D. Kaplan, New York Times Book Review “[A] lucid and sobering examination. . . . Owen Bennett-Jones has delivered a well-crafted, clear, balanced and often quite lively account that should be immensely useful to Americans who want to understand this difficult ally.”—Thomas W. Lippman, Washington Post Book World “Analytically probing . . . and gives a clear picture of how Pakistan has arrived at such a parlous state.”—Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs “Jones masterfully explores the historical, institutional, ideological and class forces that have created the fine mess that is today’s Pakistan.”—Emran Qureshi, Globe and Mail “[Pakistan]contains judiciously selected cartoons, superbly reproduced photographs of Pakistani leaders, and evocative images of soldiers and street demonstrations. . . . [This] book is worthwhile for its sound analysis of the Pakistan Army. Highly recommended. All levels/collections.”—Choice “Clear and entertaining. . . . An excellent guide to the complexities of this critical corner of the world. . . . Well worth reading.”—Jonathan M. House, History: Reviews of New Books “It is a clear and concise analysis of Pakistan’s political sociology Perhaps his style of journalistic writing and insight makes the book appealing. . . . The book is a good primer to understand the issues that bedevil much of the Muslim world.”—Sajjad Yusuf, Virginia Quarterly Review “A well-written, insightful, and critical journalistic history. . . . Highly recommended.”—Library Journal “The world has a stake in what happens in Pakistan. How great a stake, this book makes compellingly clear.”—Robert M. Hathaway, Wilson Quarterly “Owen Bennett Jones is well placed to tell the Pakistan story. . . . For anyone interested in the history of Pakistan and in putting into context events in the region today, this book is very helpful.”—Miriam Donohoe, Irish Times “I found it difficult to put down. . . . Bennett Jones has that rare objectivity and realism that are the fruits of many years’ reporting and presenting on Pakistan for the various current affairs programmes of the World Service. . . . For the general reader who expects Pakistan to give the world some hair-raising moments over the next few years, the cost of this book is justified by its introductory and concluding chapters alone.”—Hazhir Teimourian, Literary Review “Bennett Jones’s intelligent book is an excellent source of information.”—Anatol Lieven, London Review of Books “[An] excellent book. . . . Jones lays out these key issues [the government, ethnic and linguistic divides, the military, the atomic bomb, religious extremism] and shows why they are important for the region and the world. . . . [A book that will] help the reader understand Pakistan.”—Lester W. Grau, Military Review “Owen Bennett-Jones’ Pakistan is the essential primer on this nation’s short, turbulent history.”—Anne Wagner, National Journal“Pakistan is at the center of global concerns about terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, and nuclear proliferation. In this revealing and riveting account, Owen Bennett Jones explains why Pakistan’s stability is vital. A seminal work for a long time to come.”—Ahmed Rashid
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Yale University Press The End of the Chinese Dream Why Chinese People Fear the Future
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Yale University Press Great Game East
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Lintner shines a bright light on one of the most obscure corners of Asia.”—Foreign Affairs * Foreign Affairs *“This book is as authoritative as it is intriguing.”—Literary Review * Literary Review *“This is a timely and important work that sheds light on the important geopolitical developments occurring in South Asia. . . . If indeed we are in the Asian century, Lintner’s Great Game East will be an important guide to our understanding of how this came about and what to expect in the immediate future.”—Asian Review of Books * Asian Review of Books *
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Yale University Press The Artist in Edo
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Yale University Press North Koreas Hidden Revolution
Book SynopsisThe story of North Korea's information underground and how it inspires people to seek better lives beyond their country's bordersTrade Review"A fine primer on the country, based on extensive interviews with defectors."—Min Jin Lee, Times Literary Supplement“A fascinating book.”—Nicholas Kristof, New York Times"In the last two decades, North Korea has gone through dramatic changes, largely because the old system of self-isolation began to crumble. In vivid detail, Jieun Baek’s book shows this hidden transformation and how it changed the lives of North Koreans. A truly interesting read for all people interested in North Korea."—Andrei Lankov, author of The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia"For those befuddled by the Hermit Kingdom's antics and frustrated by our apparent impotence in addressing its challenge, Jieun Baek's North Korea’s Hidden Revolution provides a powerful beacon of light."—Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kenendy School"A fascinating and intelligent overview of the ways that information is liberating North Koreans' minds."—Robert S. Boynton, author of The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea's Abduction Project"Drawing on deeply personal and thoughtful interviews with North Korean defectors from all walks of life, Jieun Baek's North Korea's Hidden Revolution sheds invaluable light on North Korea's information underground. It is a fascinating, important, and vivid account of how unofficial information is increasingly seeping into the North and chipping away at the regime's myths—and hence its control of North Korean society."—Sue Mi Terry, former CIA analyst and senior research scholar at the Weatherhead East Asia Institute, Columbia University"North Korea's Hidden Revolution humanizes a dark part of our world, gives agency and voice to North Koreans, and underscores the power of information in a uniquely closed society. A must-read."—Wael Ghonim, Egyptian human rights activist
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Yale University Press A Garland of Bones Child Runaways in India Yale
Book SynopsisAn intimate portrait of India's child runaways, and the sociopolitical forces shaping their lives This intimate portrait examines the tracks, journeys, and experiences of child runaways in northern India. Jonah Steinberg situates children's decisions to leave home and flee for the city in their larger cultural, social, and historical contexts, and considers histories of landlessness and debt servitude in narratives of child dislocation. The resulting work is an original perspective on the sociological trends in postcolonial India and a unique treatment of a population of individuals who live on the margin of society.
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Yale University Press Dragonomics How Latin America Is Maximizing or
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Focused on the novelty of China’s commercial activity in the region, and especially the opportunities provided by the China driven commodity boom”—Matt Ferchen, Current HistoryReceived Honorable Mention for the Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Award, sponsored by Latin American Studies AssociationWinner of the Phi Kappa Phi Award for Best Social Science Faculty Book of the Year, sponsored by the University of Southern California“Paraphrasing a well-known adage, life is not what happens to you, but what you do with what happens.The question is not how did China’s rise impact Latin America, but how did Latin America play its cards during China’s rise. Some did well in spite of their small size. Others did very poorly, including my own country. This book is a must-read for anybody interested in making the most out of the rise of China.”—Ricardo Hausmann, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University“Distinguished expert on Latin American development Carol Wise’s timely new book explains how some of China’s Latin American partners shaped the China boom to their benefit, while others are floundering in the wake of this global shift. Dragonomics is an essential and highly readable guide to the political economy of these dramatic changes.”—Deborah Brautigam, author of The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa“Dragonomics not only draws much-needed attention to the massive shadow China casts over Latin America, but also skillfully shows the critical role political institutions at the national level continue to play in determining whether and how countries benefit from China’s insatiable demand for commodities.”—Geoffrey M. Garrett, Dean of The Wharton School“Drawing on years of field research, Wise helps us to make sense of China´s evolving role in this region, and to understand how some countries have taken better advantage of it than others. Dragonomics makes an outstanding, accessible contribution to our comprehension of China–Latin America relations and will appeal to journalists, investors, activists, and students of all fields.” —Cynthia A. Sanborn, Universidad del Pacífico “Dragonomics marks the arrival of the next generation of China-Latin America studies. The book offers an original assessment of how Latin America might make the most of—rather than simply react to—China’s presence in the region.”— Monica DeHart, University of Puget Sound
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Yale University Press Mirroring Chinas Past
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Yale University Press Technologies of the Image
Book SynopsisThe diverse and beautiful art of QajarIran (17791925) has long been understudied and underappreciated. This insightful publication reassesses Qajar art, particularly its four principal mediumslacquer, painting and drawing on paper, lithography, and photographyand their intertwined development. The Qajar era saw the rise of new technologies and the incorporation of mass-produced items imported from Europe, Russia, and India. These cultural changes sparked a shift in the Iranian art world, as artists produced printed and photographic images and also used these widely disseminated mediums as sources for their paintings on paper and in lacquer. Technologies of the Image illustrates dozens of Qajar works, including sketches and designs from Harvard's extraordinary album of artists' drawings, photographs by Ali Khan Vali, and stunning Persian lacquer from private collections. The book considers Qajar art as the product of a rapidly changing art world in which images moved across and between media, highlighting objects thatspan contexts of production and patronage, from royal to sub-royal. Distributed for the Harvard Art MuseumsExhibition Schedule:Harvard Art Museums (08/26/1701/07/18)
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Yale University Press Mr. Smith Goes to China
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An original, heroically researched, and fluent study. The careful research and synthetic contexts render the narrative riveting.”—Kathleen Wilson, Stony Brook University"In this impressive book, Jessica Hanser opens a fresh window on the British overseas trading world. Written with verve and filled with arresting details, the book tells the true stories of three Scots, all named George Smith, and uses their experiences to cast new light on imperialism, cross-cultural trade, and global finance in the eighteenth century. This is global microhistory at its finest."—Tonio Andrade, author of The Gunpowder Age
£35.62
Yale University Press Art of China
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Yale University Press Awaken A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward
Book SynopsisAn innovative and compelling presentation of world-class Tibetan Buddhist art, elucidating its esoteric themes through visual storytelling Encouraging personal engagement with Tibetan Buddhism, this dynamic book presents spectacular Himalayan art and explores the philosophical tenets encoded in its imagery. Taking as its theme the universally accessible experience of Awakening, the book's main text leads readers along an immersive journey of self-discovery, aided by a virtual guide, or lama, and traditional art meant to support meditative practice. Complementary essays examine Tibetan Buddhism's ritual tools, paintings, symbolic imagery, and artistic traditions. Beautiful color images of all artworks, including three by contemporary Nepalese-American artist Tsherin Sherpa, and selected important details enhance our understanding of their complex iconography. Distributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsExhibition Schedule:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond (04/27/1908/18/19)As
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Yale University Press Celestial Mirror
Book SynopsisTrade Review“I cannot imagine what an alien landing next to these mysterious observatories, the Jantar Mantars, would think! Thankfully we have Perlus’s beautiful book, which allows us to see and understand the cross-cultural breadth of astronomy.”—Anthony Aveni, author of Star Stories: Constellations and People“This is what we need to understand about [the Jantar Mantars]; this is why they were made; this is why they need to be experienced and celebrated. They are of immeasurable value to help anyone so inclined to set off on quests of self‑discovery and personal interpretation.”—Anisha Shekhar Mukherji, from her essay “Time and Space in the Jantar Mantars”“This is an absolutely fascinating presentation, and a major contribution to the history of cultural astronomy in India. The author’s spectacular photographs of the instruments and the clarity of his explanations are a delight.”—Simon Mitton, University of Cambridge“This exquisite volume transports the reader to four fantastical observatories where the outsized instruments—free of lenses, mirrors, cameras, or telescopes—take the spiritual and scientific measure of the heavens.”—Dava Sobel, author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter, and The Glass Universe“Viewing Barry Perlus’s striking, immersive photography transports you to the Jantar Mantars of India. The clear text and diagrams elucidate the workings of Maharaja Jai Singh’s gigantic structures.”—Mark SubbaRao, president of the International Planetarium Society
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Yale University Press The Eternal Feast Banqueting in Chinese Art from
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Yale University Press The Private World of Surimono
Book SynopsisA detailed look at a genre that combines virtuoso printmaking techniques, sophisticated imagery, and engaging, playful poetryTrade Review“With detailed and erudite entries on 60 prints . . . the catalogue is beautifully produced, befitting the subject matter.”—John T. Carpenter, Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Yale University Press The World Turned Upside Down
Book SynopsisAn authority on Asia and globalization identifies the challenges China’s growing power poses and how it must be confrontedTrade Review"Timely and thought-provoking...refreshing... Prestowitz provides an unsparing analysis of how Washington's elite fell into the grip of their China delusion."—James Kynge, Financial Times“A much needed counterpoint to the air of complacency that surrounds much writing about China. Prestowitz's suggestions about what measures America and other countries should now take are worth the price of the book alone.”—Matthew Partridge, Money Week ‘Book of the Week’“Proposes a lengthy list of new measures and institutions designed to restore the United States to economic independence and predominance”—Niall Ferguson, Times Literary Supplement “Raises such thought provoking questions with a sense of urgency, provides a novel and fair comparative analysis and suggests possible proactive measures to protect western allies’ interests. This book is a welcome clarion call for western nation states to consider the most productive, constructive ways in which they might coexist with a rising China...It deserves a wide audience.”—Christopher Ruane, Asian Affairs"Clyde Prestowitz presents the most comprehensive and practical plan yet to meet the Chinese Communist Party’s grave challenge to the United States."—Dennis Blair, former Director of National Intelligence"In The World Turned Upside Down, Clyde Prestowitz, who led the way in describing how a country like Japan can skew the world trading system, powerfully addresses the biggest problem of all: China. A perfect match of author and subject."—James Mann, author of The China Fantasy“How did America and other advanced democracies find themselves increasingly beholden to the Chinese Communist Party? Seasoned Asia hand Clyde Prestowitz’ wide-ranging exposé unpacks the long road to this current disturbing reality, while offering a sober and sensible blueprint for pushing back against the PRC’s malign activities in the US and around the world.”—David Shambaugh, author of Where Great Powers Meet: America & China in Southeast Asia"This book lucidly describes the economic and diplomatic misconceptions that have shaped our China policy. It then lays out many ways that we can act to prevent Chinese hegemony."—Ralph Gomory, President Emeritus, Sloan Foundation, former Chief Scientist, IBM“Many books have described what China is, where it is going and where it comes from. What makes this book unique is Prestowitz’s detailed prescription for how the US should change to face China. Every political, academic and business leader who cares about democracy and the free world should read this book and follow its advice. “—Alberto Forchielli, Chairman and CEO of Mandarin Capital
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Yale University Press NineTenths of the Law Enduring Dispossession in
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia, and how people navigate dispossessionTrade Review“Nine Tenths of the Law . . . makes an important contribution to global literature on land grabbing and conflict, and addresses profound questions about what law is and where rights come from . . . this book is a major achievement.”—Edward Aspinall, SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia “Christian Lund provides a brilliant account of how law, force and authority are mobilized to create and obliterate property rights in land. Written with exceptional clarity and passion.”—Tania Murray Li, author of Land’s End: Capitalist Relations on an Indigenou Frontier“Why do people pursue legalizing claims if the law does not live up to its promise to offer enduring predictability? Lund offers profound insights in this fundamental paradox of law.”—Keebet von Benda-Beckmann, co-author of Political and Legal Transformations of an Indonesian Polity“Nine-Tenths of the Law is a deeply original analysis of land property relations. It is one of the best books I’ve read on the pressing contemporary social issues of property, citizenship, dispossession, law, and social movements. A tour de force!”—Jun Borras, International Institute of Social Studies "Lund maps out the conceptual and empirical frontier of a new legal anthropology. Nine-Tenths of the Law puts property in its place among other social and political elements of possession. Beautifully written and continuously enlightening!"—Jesse Ribot, American University“Nine-Tenths of the Law is a very important contribution to an emerging debate on citizenship in the postcolonial world, deftly connecting literatures on postcolonial law, citizenship, and anthropologies of the state."—Gerry van Klinken, author of Postcolonial Citizenship in Provincial Indonesia
£22.50
Yale University Press Empress
Book SynopsisAn entirely original account of Victoria’s relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837Trade Review“Compelling and instructive reading” —Antoinette Burton, Cercles“Compact and engaging book” —Ferdinand Mount, London Review of Books“Compelling and instructive reading” —Antoinette Burton, Cercles“It’s a compelling account highlighting not only [Queen Victoria’s] cultural, political and diplomatic influence on India, but also how closely involved with the country she became, despite never setting foot in the country”— Chris Bond, Yorkshire Post“Miles Taylor's Empress: Queen Victoria and India is a highly original study of the impact of the queen on India, and that country's impact on her. much greater in both cases than most of us had ever realised” —Jonathan Sumption, Spectator (Books Of The Year)"In Empress Taylor recovers the forgotten significance of Victoria to the history of British India. He shows how the Queen’s enthusiasm for India and its princes facilitated the crown’s emergence as an appealing symbol and potential resource in the search for civil and political rights. This is a nuanced portrait of an empire rich in contradiction."—Catherine Hall, author of Civilising Subjects“An engrossing and authoritative account of the vital place of India within the monarchy of Queen Victoria. Beautifully written and subtly crafted, this book provides a critical history of the cultural, political, and diplomatic significance of Queen Victoria's role as Empress of India - and its rich and varied impact in metropole and colony. An important work for those interested in more nuanced readings of Empire and their legacies today.”—Tristram Hunt, Director of Victoria and Albert Museum"This is a highly intelligent, wonderfully lucid and well researched book that rests on an impressive array of Indian as well as European sources. It makes a powerful case for re-assessing Queen Victoria's own role and political and religious ideas in regard to the subcontinent, and for the need to look again at how she - and monarchy in general - were perceived, re-imagined, and utilized by different varieties of her Indian "subjects" before the First World War."—Linda Colley, author of Britons
£22.50
Yale University Press Kashmir at the Crossroads
Book SynopsisAn authoritative, fresh, and vividly written account of the Kashmir conflict—from 1947 to the presentTrade Review“The book is an incredibly detailed, informed and comprehensive view of the challenges facing Kashmir in 2022. . . . Those wanting an overview of the historical background, introduction to the major players of the conflict and up-to-date political analysis of the Kashmir Crisis will be hard pressed to find a better place to start.”—Maximillan Morch, Asian Review of Books“This is a work of solid, unafraid scholarship peppered with personal reminiscences from the author’s decades of engagement with the area and the subject.”—Samrat Chaudhury, Hindustan Times“An urgent scholarly intervention at this juncture of Kashmir’s changed political existence.”—Ajit Kumar, LSE Review of Books“With admirable clarity, Sumantra Bose’s Kashmir at the Crossroads helps to explain the tensions and the motives of the various parties involved in the intractable Kashmir conflict.”—Owen Bennett-Jones, Literary Review“Sumantra Bose is one of the world’s leading experts on Kashmir. His brilliant new book explains how the advent of Modi and growing Indo-Chinese tensions have transformed the Kashmir question into potentially one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints.”—Dominic Lieven, author of Towards the Flame“After years on the ground in Kashmir, Sumantra Bose has written a passionate and fascinating account of how the present tragic situation arose over the past 75 years. Unlike most of today’s published accounts, it focuses mainly on the Kashmiris rather than the other contestants. For those who want to understand Kashmir’s “ground truth,” this is the place to start.”—Teresita Schaffer, former U.S. diplomat
£18.99
Yale University Press Pacific Power Paradox
Book SynopsisA new history of Asian peace since 1979 that considers America’s paradoxical roleTrade Review“Jackson’s book is very thought-provoking and it shines a light on Asia’s fragile peace, and the impact that great powers can have on that peace.”—John West, Australian Outlook, Australian Institute of International Affairs“This book presents a timely and critical account of American statecraft toward Asian peace since the Nixon administration. Provocative in theoretical reasoning, rigorous in empirical analysis, and rich in policy implications, it is a must-read for students of American foreign policy and Asian studies.”—Chung-in Moon, Yonsei University“Van Jackson’s Pacific Power Paradox is a ‘must read’ for policymakers, would-be policymakers and students of history focused on America’s role in Asia. Jackson has not only written an impressive, tightly written distillation of the history of America’s foreign policy on Asia, but tells his narrative through an incredibly useful, practical frame—the tools of statecraft.”—Philip W. Yun, president and CEO of World Affairs“In this refreshing and stimulating book, Van Jackson challenges the conventional wisdom about the role of the United States in Asia with sophistication and rigor. Anyone interested in the region’s past—and future—should read it.”—M. Taylor Fravel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
£23.75
Yale University Press Artful Subversion
Book SynopsisThis revelatory book shows how the influential and controversial Empress Dowager Cixi used art and architecture to establish her authorityTrade Review“Artful Subversion offers a strikingly new picture of one of the most intriguing women rulers in Chinese history. Ying-chen Peng’s genius is to turn the conventional image of Cixi on its head by examining her art and building projects not as frivolous distractions but as the very means to effective rulership.”—Dorothy Y. Ko, author of The Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China“Artful Subversion presents a panoramic view of imperial women’s history and art making and allows us to understand late Qing history from a woman’s perspective.”—Yuhang Li, author of Becoming Guanyin: Artistic Devotion of Buddhist Women in Late Imperial China
£38.00
Yale University Press Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan
Book SynopsisA sumptuous re-issue in two volumes of James Tod’s Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han (1829–32) alongside a new critical volume which reframes this monumental, but often misunderstood, work
£807.50
Yale University Press Stronger
Book SynopsisAn examination of how America can strengthen its approach to China by building on its existing advantagesTrade Review“Given Hass’s strong connections to Obama administration officials, key decision-makers within the Biden administration are surely aware of this book’s prognoses as they continue to craft a China strategy. For this reason alone, China watchers in business, academia and policy would do well to read it.”—Lily McElwee, International Affairs“Ryan Hass is among our nation’s most knowledgeable, pragmatic, and clear-thinking experts on U.S.-China relations. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how the United States can renew its advantages in its competition with China.”—Ambassador Susan E. Rice, former U.S. National Security Advisor“Ryan Hass has provided an indispensable and timely contribution to understanding our critical path forward with China. What gives Stronger such value are Hass’s unique insights born of his seat of influence as a respected practitioner who has touched all the bases of America’s most urgent strategic challenge of the twenty-first century.”—Jon M. Huntsman, Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Russia“To deal effectively with China, Americans and others must start by thinking clearly about China. Ryan Hass’s Stronger is a tremendously useful step in that direction. It is comprehensive but concise; well informed by firsthand expertise but also very clear and readable; idealistic but also hardheaded and practical. Stronger is a sensible and timely guide to the challenges of dealing with China.”—James Fallows, author of China Airborne“Ryan Hass has achieved a rare feat: he has given us a vital blueprint for the future of America’s relationship with China. He makes the case for confidence without hubris, for vigilance without fear—and, most of all, for the essential value of competent, principled leadership. Stronger is an extraordinary confluence of candor, analysis, experience, and reflection.”—Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition
£17.63
Taylor & Francis Ltd Spanish and Portuguese Conflict in the Spice
Book SynopsisGonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés' account of the second and third Spanish Expeditions to the Moluccas.Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (1478-1557), warden of the fortress and port of Santo Domingo on the Island of Hispaniola, also served his Emperor, Charles V, as the official chronicler of the first half-century of the Spanish presence in the New World. Book XX, published in 1557, concerns the first three Spanish voyages to the East Indies. Only the first four chapters deal with Magellan's voyage, the remaining thirty-one detail two subsequent expeditions to the Moluccas, 1525-35, the first initially led by García Jofre de and Loaysa. The narrative offers many details of the hardships and conflict with the Portuguese endured by the Spanish. There is also much information about indigenous culture, commerce, geography and the fauna and flora of the Spice Islands.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION BOOK XX OF THE SECOND PART OF THE GENERAL HISTORY OF THE INDIES, WRITTEN BY CAPTAIN GONZALO FERNÁNDEZ DE OVIEDO Y VALDÉS, WARDEN OF THE FORTRESS AND PORT OF SANTO DOMINGO OF THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA, AND HIS MAJESTY’S CHRONICLER General Prologue Prologue CHAPTER V. Which treats of the second and infelicitous voyage to the Spicelands, with the second armada that the Emperor, our lord, sent there in the second discovery commanded by Captain-General Fray García Jofre de Loaysa, Knight of the Order of Rhodes, citizen of Ciudad Real VI. How Captain-General Fray García Jofre de Loaysa rejoined the other ships of the armada, and of other events that happened to them, and of the giants and people of the Strait of Magellanes to whom Magellanes gave the name Patagones VII. What happened to the cleric Don Joan de Areyzaga among the giant Patagones, and of the continuation of their journey in search of the ships of the armada VIII. Of some particulars of the people called the giants, and of the birds, fish and other things that those of this armada observed IX. Continuing the journey of the armada that went with Commander Fray García de Loaysa, and of some particulars of the river and harbour of Santa Cruz and of that land X. Of some particulars of the river of San Alfonso where he had been before, as reported in Chapter IV, and how the armada returned to the Strait of Fernando Magallanes XI. Of some particulars of the famous Strait of Ferdinand Magellanes XII. Of what happened to Captain Sanctiago de Guevara and to Chaplain Don Juan de Areyzaga and the other Spaniards aboard the pinnace Santiago in their journey beyond the Strait XIII. In which is the conclusion of the account of the cleric Don Juan de Areyzaga XIV. Of the Strait of Magallanes, its length and width, its notable parts, the giants that inhabit it and other particulars XV. How the third captain-general named Salazar died, and Martín Iñiquez de Carquizano was elected to fill the position and continued the voyage to the Maluco; how they came upon a rich island called Vendanao and what happened to them there XVI. How they discovered the Ladrones Islands and came upon a Christian Spaniard who had sailed in the first armada with Captain Ferdinand Magellan XVII. How the third captain-general named Salazar died, and Martín Iñiquez de Carquizano was elected to fill the position and continued the voyage to the Maluco; how they came upon a rich island called Vendanao and what happened to them there XVIII. Which treats of the province of Cebú and of the trade there with Chinese merchants and in the other islands of the Célebes archipelago, and of the voyage of this flagship XIX. Of the embassy that Captain Martín Iñiguez de Carquizano sent to the kings of Tidore and of Gilolo; and of the gracious responses and good will the emissaries received from those kings and how pleased they were at the arrival of those Castilians at their lands XX. How the Emperor’s captain determined to go see the kings of Tidore and Gilolo and departed in his ship accompanied by their emissaries in their paraos; how on the way he was given a letter from the captain-general of the king of Portugal and his response to it XXI. How the Portuguese went to fight the Castilians at Tidore with many more people than the soldiers of the Emperor; how the ones and the others fared in this encounter; and how the Portuguese returned badly damaged to their fortress of Ternate XXII. How Captain Martín Iñiguez sent a parao to determine if the two ships they saw sailing were of the armada or not; and how those who set out on this mission captured two paraos at sea and burned a town on the island of Motil that the Portuguese held XXIII. How the general sent Captain Urdaneta to search for the ships they had sighted from Camafo; and how he burned down a town on an island and killed or captured its inhabitants; and how he came upon eight paraos with Portuguese on board XXIV. How Captain-General Martín Iñiguez ordered a galleon built to send to Spain because the flagship was no longer seaworthy; how two paraos of Portuguese came and the Spaniards sallied forth against them XXV. Which treats of the arrival of Don Jorge de Meneses in India and of the subsequent differences and wars between the Portuguese and the Castilians; and how the parties agreed to a truce which was broken by the Portuguese XXVI. How Fernando de la Torre was elected captain-general on the death of Martín Iñiguez; how the fusta the Castilians were building in Gilolo was destroyed by a fire secretly set by the Portuguese; how a principal gentleman of Tidore was killed for sleeping with the queen; and of other things pertinent to the history XXVII. How Quichilhumar, governor of Machián, abandoned the Portuguese and passed over to the Castilian side and how the Portuguese destroyed the city of Machián by means of an Indian traitor; and of the intervention of the Portuguese and Castilians in support of their allies XXVIII. How, at the Emperor’s command, the governor of New Spain sent a galleon and crew to the Spicelands to learn of Captain Fray García de Loaysa’s armada, and found things in the state that has been related, and of what happened on the galleon’s arrival XXIX. How Hernando Cortés’s galleon, captained by Alvaro de Saavedra, departed the Maluco carrying some Portuguese prisoners and the despicable thing they did to the captain in stealing the ship’s boat; and how the ship returned to Tidore XXX. How …Captain Saavedra’s galleon returned to the Maluco to be cleared to return to New Spain; how the king of Gilolo and special friend of the Castilians died; how Tidore was lost as well as our fortress by the treason and mutiny of Fernando de Bustamante XXXI. How the galleon of Governor Hernando Cortés returned a second time, coming to Camafo; and how Captain Fernando de la Torre renewed the war because the Portuguese did not live up to the agreement; and how the Indians on both sides made peace among themselves and agreed to kill the Castilians and the Portuguese XXXII. How Gonzalo Pereyra came to the Maluco as the king of Portugal’s captain and arrested Don Jorge de Meneses; and how Gonzalo Pereyra and the Castilians re-established the peace between the parties; and how the Indians of Ternate rose up against the Portuguese, …and how the Portuguese recovered their fortress and … the Castilians sent to India to request passage to Spain XXXIII. How the Portuguese took the city of Gilolo where the Castilians were and how the Castilians and their captain passed over to the Portuguese and went with them to their fortress in Ternate where Captain Tristán de Atayde gave them the two thousand ducats that the Portuguese governor of India granted them for their journey XXXIV. A description of the clove islands called the Maluco, and an account of the clove gathered in each island one year to the next; and of their customs, marriages, conduct and merchandise exchanged between those people; and likewise of the Célebes Islands, the Banthán Islands XXXV. Of some customs, ceremonies, and rites of the Indians of the Spicelands; and of how the Castilians left Maluco for India, passing by way of Java; and especially of Captain Urdaneta, the one who most travelled and saw things of those parts XXXVI. Of a remarkable case of a fruit resembling almonds, and how many of them are found on a small islet without there being an almond tree or any tree that bears such a fruit on that island nor is that fruit produced where it is found; rather it comes by air APPENDIX 1. The narrative which Andres de Urdaneta submits to your Majesty of the fleet which your Majesty despatched to the Spice Islands under the Comendador Loaysa, in the year 1525 APPENDIX 2. Narrative of all that was traversed and discovered by the Captain Alvaro de Sayavedra who sailed from the port of Yacatulo in New Spain on November 1st, 1527: which fleet was despatched by Don Hernan Cortes, Marquis of Valle
£101.25
WW Norton & Co Leftover in China The Women Shaping the Worlds
Book SynopsisChina’s single women—are they the source of its future?Trade Review"Lake’s strong connection to Chinese culture and society jumps off the pages of Leftover in China, in which she playfully and compellingly offers a window into the female experience in modern China, explaining fascinating concepts that are unique to modern-day society." -- What’s On Weibo"What a fascinating book. Roseann Lake captures China’s tense sociopolitical climate today, as their ancient, deeply rooted traditions, values and beliefs about sex, romance and marriage clash with the powerful current trend toward individualism in this dedicated collectivist society. The aftershocks of the 'one-child' policy; Chinese women entering the market in droves; today’s antiquated Chinese courtship codes; this book depicts the profound global shift in human family life with elegance, clarity, insight, humor, and verve. It's a great read." -- Helen Fisher"Lake’s... book paints a vivid picture of how China’s young people, faced with a broadly conservative culture, are trying to cope." -- The Guardian
£19.94
WW Norton & Co The China Challenge
Book SynopsisThis compelling assessment of US-China relations is essential reading for anyone interestd in the future of the globalised world.Trade Review"...powerful and reasonable…" -- The New York Times Book Review"...a model of judicious analysis…" -- The Washington Post"A standout... a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China." -- Fareed Zakaria
£13.29
WW Norton & Co The Chinese Question
Book SynopsisHow Chinese migration to the world’s goldfields upended global power and economics and forged modern conceptions of race.Trade Review"Ngai brilliantly reconstructs how race became woven into the fabric of international capitalism and wired into the politics of nations. A stunning, vivid, and indispensable history." -- Gary Gerstle, University of Cambridge"This is a work of towering ambition... Ms. Ngai’s study is a book for our time, reminding us of the increasingly interconnected global economy that—since at least the 16th century—has enriched select peoples, empires and nations at the expense of many others." -- Andrew R. Graybill - The Wall Street Journal"Meticulously researched... A deep historical study, and a timely re-examination of the persistent Chinese Question in America and elsewhere." -- The New York Times Book Review"[An] important and eminently readable book... The Chinese, who have excelled at so many things since ancient times, seem to be reminding us barbarians on the outside of the nature of their historic superiority. In recent centuries this related simply to the extraction of gold. Now, as Ngai presciently notes in a book that valuably places today’s argument in context, it has implications for the entire world." -- Simon Winchester - The Spectator"Mae Ngai’s The Chinese Question takes the well-known story of Chinese gold miners in 19th-century California and expands it to incorporate global movements of people and capital from California to Cape Town. Ngai’s inclusion of the voices of Chinese gold miners is groundbreaking." -- History Today
£22.79
LUP - University of Michigan Press German Colonialism Revisited
Book SynopsisBrings together military historians, art historians, literary scholars, cultural theorists, and linguists to address issues surrounding colonized African, Asian, and Oceanic people’s creative reactions to and interactions with German colonialism. This scholarship sheds light on local power dynamics and economic, cultural, and social networks.Trade Review“This valuable multidisciplinary anthology provides 17 chapters about dynamic and creative responses to German colonial rule from the 1820s until the 1990s and includes single-case and comparative studies of former colonies around the world. . . . The writing is lively and the arguments cogent. Overall, this is a fresh, new perspective. . . . Highly recommended.” - Choice
£31.30
LUP - University of Michigan Press The Appearing Demos
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£23.70
The University of Michigan Press Power over Property
Book SynopsisFollowing the end of World War II, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spent the next three decades carrying out agrarian reform among nearly one third of the world's rural population. This book presents a new perspective on the first step of this reform, when the CCP helped redistribute over 40 million hectares of land to over 300 million peasants.
£31.30
LUP - University of Michigan Press Conflicting Counsels to Confuse the Age A
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£16.95
LUP - University of Michigan Press Two TwelfthCentury Texts on Chinese Painting
Book SynopsisPresents two texts in translation that provide dual insight into the Painting Academy of Emperor Hui-tsung and the literati school of painting. The Shan-shui ch'un-ch'uan chi is a treatise for beginning landscape painters dated to the Hsüan-ho era. The Hua-chi is a history of painting written as a sequel to two earlier histories.
£11.48
