Regional historia

From 1935 to 1945, the Japan Romantic School (Nihon Romanha), a group of major intellectuals and literary figures, explored issues concerning politics, literature, and nationalism in ways that still …

Contending that Japan’s industrial and imperial revolutions were also geographical revolutions, Kären Wigen’s interdisciplinary study analyzes the changing spatial order of the countryside in early m …

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 …

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 …

This book explores how modernization has influenced Japan, especially in terms of its people’s quest for enjoyment and leisure within the context of their industrialized and democratic society. The a …

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 …