Asian Studies 2012
We currently publish the biggest and broadest range of Asian Studies titles in the academic market, and our Handbook publishing programme has grown rapidly in recent years.
Our new and forthcoming Handbooks cover topics including South Asian Culture and Society, Indian Politics, Southeast Asian History, the Chinese Diaspora and Central Asian Politics.
To browse our full range of books across this subject area, please view our latest catalogue online
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Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics
India’s growing economic and socio-political importance on the global stage has triggered an increased interest in the country. This Handbook is a reference guide, which surveys the current state of Indian politics and provides a basic understanding of the ways in which the world’s largest...
Published December 26th 2012 by Routledge
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Routledge Handbook of the South Asian Diaspora
South Asia’s diaspora is among the world’s largest and most widespread, and it is growing exponentially. It is estimated that over 25 million persons of Indian descent live abroad; and many more millions have roots in other countries of the subcontinent, in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. There...
To Be Published September 2nd 2013 by Routledge
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Routledge Handbook of Southeast Asian History
The study of the history of Southeast Asia is still growing, evolving, deepening and changing as an academic field. Over the past few decades historians have added nuance to traditional topics such as Islam and nationalism, and created new ones, such as gender, globalization and the politics of...
To Be Published July 9th 2013 by Routledge
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Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Diaspora
With around 40 million people worldwide, the ethnic Chinese and the Chinese in diaspora form the largest diaspora in the world. The economic reform of China which began in the late 1970s marked a huge phase of migration from China, and the new migrants, many of whom were well educated,...
Published November 5th 2012 by Routledge