Histoire régionale, Histoire de pays

This study examines how the concept of ‘Korean woman’ underwent a radical transformation in Korea’s public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. Theodore Jun Yoo shows that as women mov …

A Dissenting Companion to the U.S. History Textbook Most U.S. History textbooks track the origins and evolution of American identity. They therefore present the American Revolution as the product of …

Pioneering study of the localization of Chinese culture in early modern Japan, using legends, classics, and historical terms as case studies. While current scholarship on Tokugawa Japan (1603–1868) t …

The Progressives offers comprehensive coverage of the origins, evolution, and notable events that came to define the pivotal period of American history known as the Progressive Era. * Offers a rich, …

Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 presents the second edition of Stephen A. Riess’s well-loved synthesis of the development of sport during one of the most transformational times in the nation’s …

Taiwan’s modern legal system–quite different from those of both traditional China and the People’s Republic–has evolved since the advent of Japanese rule in 1895. Japan has gradually adopted Wester …

From the long-stemmed pipe to snuff, the water pipe, hand-rolled cigarettes, and finally, manufactured cigarettes, the history of tobacco in China is the fascinating story of a commodity that became …

“…a must read for persons from all walks of life…interested in understanding the philosophical evolution of an ordinary man into the extraordinary.” –  Indian Law Journal In 1888, at the ag …

A Legacy Magnified: A Generation of Chinese Americans in Southern California, 1980’s-2010’s (南加華人三十年史話英文版) is a monumental publication jointly authored by a team of renowned group of writers consisti …

>A COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDY A COMPANION TO JOHN F. KENNEDY ‘Marc J. Selverstone has compiled an indispensable volume of essays on John F. Kennedy and his presidency, written by a stellar cast of …