Yan Sun 
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Ethnic Politics in China

This title was first published in 2000: In a life of only 52 years, Fleeming Jenkin established his reputation as a pioneer in the new world of electrical engineering, known for his work on undersea …

This title was first published in 2002. When did Africa emerge as a continent in the European mind? This book aims to trace the origins of the idea of Africa and its evolution in Renaissance thought. …

This book studies places and spaces in Western India both as geographical locations and as imagined constructs. It uncovers the rich history of the region from the perspective of places of pilgrimage …

Drawing upon a vast body of historical scholarship, Casey Harison”s Paris in Modern Times provides the first detailed academic history of Paris in the modern age. Chronologically surveying Paris”s …

Because of the recent transition in the Soviet Union”s leadership, scholars worldwide have found it necessary to reevaluate Soviet domestic and foreign policy. In this volume, prominent Japanese, U. …

While the plantation accounts for 90% of slave ownership and experience in the Americas, its centrality to the common conceptions of slavery has arguably led to an oversimplified understanding of its …

Leonard Sowerby”s self-healing manual for women, TheLadies” Dispensatory, emerged in England in 1652 amidst an abundance of medical self-help books for the lay citizen. Written for both the common …

In January 1972 Britain signed the Treaty of Acccession to the European Community. Sir Con O”Neill, a key figure in the negotiations, gives an analysis of negotiations which had an impact on Britain …

Tattoo Histories is an edited volume which analyses and discusses the relevance of tattooing in the socio-cultural construction of bodies, boundaries, and identities, among both individuals and group …

Cameralism and the Enlightenment reassesses the relationship between two key phenomena of European history often disconnected from each other. It builds on recent insights from global history, transn …