Michael Share explores the historical relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao). Share's extensive research of archived materials shows that Russian and Soviet dealings with the Chinese Eastern Periphery were inextricably linked to broader international relationships with Great Britain, Japan, and the United States.
Michael Share explores the historical relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao). Share's extensive ...
Wang Yun (1749-1819) was a famous playwright in imperial China, and her A Dream of Glory is a significant, full length chaunqi about female dreams and desires. This volume provides a complete English translation with detailed annotations, an extensive introduction to traditional Chinese women's drama, and a foreword by Owen Aldridge.
Wang Yun (1749-1819) was a famous playwright in imperial China, and her A Dream of Glory is a significant, full length chaunqi about fem...
Rapid economic and social transformation in rural China has aroused enormous scholarly interest at home and abroad. However, a systematic study of this new mode of resource distribution has yet to be written, and the complex nature of resource allocation in the present-day peasant society of China has yet to be surveyed independently. This book looks into issues relating to the allocation of income, opportunities, and assets in a village society, shedding light on the agent and mechanism of resource distribution in the post-reform era.
Rapid economic and social transformation in rural China has aroused enormous scholarly interest at home and abroad. However, a systematic study of thi...
These nine stories by Duanmu Hongliang exemplify his love of the Manchurian landscape and people. His "native soil" style, which renders his homeland with poetic realist touches, is shared by many modern Chinese writers, including Shen Congwen.
These nine stories by Duanmu Hongliang exemplify his love of the Manchurian landscape and people. His "native soil" style, which renders his homeland ...
Cities of the Middle East and North Africa have long attracted the attention and interest of historians. With the release and analysis of Islamic court records and Ottoman administrative documents over the last few decades, our knowledge of cities between the seventeenth and early twentieth centuries has vastly expanded. Drawing upon this treasure trove of new documents, contributions in this volume explore the dynamics urban life in the Middle East, providing an overview of the most up to date scholarship in the field. Islam, which requests that its followers engage in prayer as a...
Cities of the Middle East and North Africa have long attracted the attention and interest of historians. With the release and analysis of Islamic c...
This Atlas provides the main outlines of Islamic history from the immediate pre-Islamic period until the end of 1920, that is, before most parts of the Muslim world became sovereign nation states.
Each map is accompanied by a text that contextualises, explains, and expands upon the map, and are fully cross-referenced. All of the maps are in full colour: 18 of them are double-page spreads, and 25 are single page layouts. This is an atlas of Islamic, not simply Arab or Middle Eastern history; hence it covers the entire Muslim world, including Spain, North, West...
This Atlas provides the main outlines of Islamic history from the immediate pre-Islamic period until the end of 1920, that is, before most parts of...
The modern history of Iraq is punctuated by a series of successive and radical ruptures (coups d'etat, changes of regime, military adventures and foreign invasions) whose chronological markers are relatively easy to identify. Although researchers cannot ignore these ruptures, they should also be encouraged to establish links between the moments when the breaks occur and the longue durée, in order to gain a better understanding of the period.Combining a variety of different disciplinary and methodological perspectives, this collection of essays seeks to establish some new markers...
The modern history of Iraq is punctuated by a series of successive and radical ruptures (coups d'etat, changes of regime, military adventures a...
