Regional History

Blood Road is a complex mix of social history, literary analysis, political biography, and murder mystery. It explores and analyzes the social and cultural dynamics of the Chinese revolution of the 1 …

When Fatima comes across a few pages out of her late mother’s diary, she finds her way to Zosia Kasanova, an old woman living in Karachi. Together, they live through her experiences as a victim of th …

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach …

The Great Loochoo: A Study of Okinawan Village Life explores the intricate relationships between culture, environment, and historical evolution in Okinawa. Rooted in themes spanning centuries of cult …

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach …

Between Dependency and Autonomy offers a compelling exploration of India’s evolving relationship with the international computer industry between 1960 and 1980, showcasing a significant shift in powe …

David Rudner’s richly detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of a South Indian merchant-banking caste provides the first comprehensive analysis of the interdependence among Indian business pra …

Vietnamese history prior to the tenth century has often been treated as a branch of Chinese history, but the Vietnamese side of the story can no longer be ignored. In this volume Keith Taylor draws o …

This is the first comprehensive study of popular culture in twentieth-century China, and of its political impact during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945 (known in China as ‘The War of Resistance ag …

During the interwar years in Japan, discourse on culture turned sharply inward after generations of openness to Western ideas. The characterizations that arose—that Japanese culture is unique, essent …