Regional historia

“…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 …

This revised second edition now extends to the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, covering the financial crisis and the related crisis in European integration, the impact of the ’Wa …

This history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self …

Poland in the Modern World presents a history of the country from the late nineteenth century to the present, incorporating new perspectives from social and cultural history and positioning it in a b …

Preserved buildings and historic districts, museums and reconstructions have become an important part of the landscape of cities around the world. Beginning in the 1970s, Tokyo participated in this t …

The Essential Asian Folklore Collection of classic folk tales and short stories from Asia:Chinese Folklore Tales Japanese Fairy-Tales Philippine Folk Tales Philippine Folklore Stories A Chinese Wonde …

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 …

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 …

A Companion to Reconstruction Presidents presents a series of original essays that explore a variety of important issues, themes, and debates associated with the presidencies of Andrew Johnson, Ulyss …

Making Japanese Citizens is an expansive history of the activists, intellectuals, and movements that played a crucial role in shaping civil society and civic thought throughout the broad sweep of Jap …