Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
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Asian Expansions
The Historical Experiences of Polity Expansion in Asia
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
It is crucial to an understanding of the modern world that the evolution of Asian polities be explored not only in terms of political systems, but also in terms of how their territories expanded. This book is path-breaking in that it analyses Asian historical experiences of polity expansion,...
To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
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Women and the Literary World in Early Modern China, 1580-1700
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
Exploring the works of key women writers within their cultural, artistic and socio-political contexts, this book considers changes in the perception of women in early modern China. The sixteenth century brought rapid developments in technology, commerce and the publishing industry that saw women...
To Be Published June 24th 2013 by Routledge
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Ancient Chinese Encyclopedia of Technology
Translation and Annotation of Kaogong ji, The Artificers' Record
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
This book presents the first translation into English of the full text of the Kaogong ji. This classic work, described by the great scholar of the history of Chinese science and technology Joseph Needham as "the most important document for the study of ancient Chinese technology", dates from the...
Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
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Globalizing the Prehistory of Japan
Language, genes and civilisation
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
This iconoclastic work on the prehistory of Japan and of South East Asia challenges entrenched views on the origins of Japanese society and identity. The social changes that took place in Japan in the time-period when the Jomon culture was replaced by the Yayoi culture were of exceptional...
Published October 26th 2008 by Routledge
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Past Human Migrations in East Asia
Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
The study of the prehistory of East Asia is developing very rapidly. In uncovering the story of the flows of human migration that constituted the peopling of East Asia there exists widespread debate about the nature of evidence and the tools for correlating results from different disciplines....
Published July 28th 2008 by Routledge
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The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China
"My Service in the Army", by Dzengseo
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
Providing original insights into Chinese military history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the only known military diary in pre-modern Chinese history, providing fresh and extensive information on the inner workings of the Ch'ing army. The personal experience of the...
Published July 31st 2006 by Routledge
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Marco Polo's China
A Venetian in the Realm of Khubilai Khan
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
Marco Polo’s famous book about his journey to China, written in 1298, continues to be a subject of considerable controversy. One recent work on the subject argues that Marco Polo never went to China at all, and other scholars have pointed out apparent mistakes and important omissions in Marco’s...
Published December 12th 2005 by Routledge
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Imperial Tombs in Tang China, 618-907
The Politics of Paradise
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
Intellectually and visually stimulating, this important landmark book looks at the religious, political, social and artistic significance of the Imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It traces the evolutionary development of the most elaborately beautiful imperial tombs to examine...
Published April 12th 2005 by Routledge
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Elite Theatre in Ming China, 1368-1644
Series: Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
Theatre occupied a particularly important place in the life of the elite, for whom owning a theatre troupe was highly fashionable and for whom theatre performances were an integral part of formal gatherings, various rituals and ceremonies. Based on an exploration of original historical records,...
Published March 14th 2005 by Routledge