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Investigates the alliance between the British administration and the Muslim landed magnates who dominated the countryside and provides valuable insights into the emergence of the elite's governing Pakistan today....
Published November 26th 1996 by Routledge
China's one-child family policy has been applauded by demographers and condemned by human rights activists. This study argues that most city district Chinese women would prefer more children yet comply with the one-child policy because they accept the moral legitimacy of state policy....
Published November 10th 1996 by Routledge
Squeezed between powerful neighbours, for decades Mongolia played the role of buffer state. Its full independence in 1990 offered new opportunities for both economic growth and the restoration of Mongolian identity. But with a huge land area, poor infrastructure and a small population, the new...
Published October 9th 1996 by Routledge
Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Published August 28th 1996 by Routledge
Reprint of the scarce third and last (1939) edition....
Published June 2nd 1996 by Routledge
The first systematic attempt to introduce a full range of Japanese scholarship on the agrarian history of British India to the English-language reader. Suggests the fundamental importance of an Asian comparative perspective for the understanding of Indian history....
Published April 10th 1996 by Routledge
A comprehensive glossary and reference work with more than a thousand entries on Shinto ranging from brief definitions and Japanese terms to short essays dealing with aspects of Shinto practice, belief and institutions from early times up to the present day....
Published April 10th 1996 by Routledge
This highly acclaimed, 'bold and refreshing' collection of essays takes a critical look at Asians' perception of their natural environments as well as at Western views of Asia in this respect....
Published February 7th 1995 by Routledge
Series: Japan Library
Personal account of one of the Westerners who helped build modern Japan (see also study by Pedlar - also available from Curzon Press)....
Published January 16th 1995 by Routledge
Published January 16th 1995 by Routledge
