Chung

East Asia from 1400 to 1850 was a vibrant web of connections, and the southern coast of the Korean peninsula participated in a maritime world that stretched to Southeast Asia and beyond. Within this …

Through analysing ancient and classical Arabic literature, including the Qur”an, from within the Arabic literary tradition, this book provides an original interpretation of poetics, and of other imp …

Japan’s employment practices were long considered a cornerstone to its economic success. However, the reversal in economic performance during the 1990s altered the positive perception and inspired ma …

This book addresses the issue of grand strategic stability in the 21st century, and examines the role of the key centres of global power – US, EU, Russia, China and India – in managing contemporary s …

This book examines the period leading up to the Hong Kong handover in 1997 – the ”countdown of time”, and by using iconic cultural symbols such as the countdown clock, the Hong Kong Museum exhibiti …

The 1989 pro-democracy movement in China constituted a huge challenge to the survival of the Chinese communist state, and the efforts of the Chinese Communist party to erase the memory of the massacr …

Japan”s image has experienced numerous transmutations. The book covers the metamorphosis from Japan”s image of a feudal, exotic and romantic land inhabited by Madam Butterflies, to its sudden emerg …

In recent years, we have witnessed huge economic and socio-political change in the Gulf. This book examines the rapid industrialization of the region and how local economies are starting to diversify …

Japan’s arrival since World War Two as a major industrial nation has meant that she has had to bear a greater share of the developed world’s contribution to the developing nations and foreign aid has …

This book assesses the impact of liberalization on practices of government and relations between state and society. It is clear that liberalization as state policy has complex forms of regulation and …