Even before the Japanese first ventured abroad in the modern era, they came to understand that Sh...
This volume looks in detail at trade between the Qing dynasty and the Edo shogunate primarily in ...
Alai has said that he seeks to demystify Tibet and to depict the Tibetan reality--the 'noun' rath...
An autobiography by celebrated Japanese writer television show host journalist Kurihara Miwako, W...
How in Heaven's Name is a microcosm of the uprooting and dislocation that have characterized much...
Offers a study of General Douglas MacArthur's effort to influence the religious life of Japan by ...
Conventional scholarship reads the story of Japan's late 19th-early 20th century encounter with C...
In this collection of short stories, Ma Yuan tells enigmatic tales about an eponymous narrator's ...
Popular TV host Yan Shouyi has it all: A great job, a loyal wife and a beautiful young lover. It ...
Green Mountain compiles a representative selection of lyrical poems by contemporary Chinese poet ...
Stephen Girard's Trade with China, 1787-1824