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Culture and Management in Asia
Local culture has long been recognised as a critically important factor in shaping management styles in different Asian countries. This book provides a comprehensive overview of culture and management in major East and Southeast Asian economies. …
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): The First Decade
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was founded in 1989. Since then the forum has developed into a major player in tri-partite relations between North America, East Asia and Europe. The Seattle and Bogor Summits were landmark events …
Chinese Entrepreneurship and Asian Business Networks
The degree to which the extensive business networks of ethnic Chinese in Asia succeed because of ethnic characteristics, or simply because of the sound application of good business practice, is a key question of great current concern to those …
Japan's Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery and Prostitution During World War II and the Us Occupation
"Japan's Comfort Women" exposes the story of Japanese women who were forced to enter prostitution to serve the Japanese Imperial army, often living in appalling conditions of sexual slavery. Using a wide range of primary sources, Tanaka uncovers …
Global Competitiveness and Innovation: An Agent-Centred Perspective
The key arguments and debates about globalization have raised searching questions about the significance of national and regional borders for the competitive strategies of individuals, firms and industries." Global Competitiveness and Innovation" …
Post-Soviet Decline of Central Asia: Sustainable Development and Comprehensive Capital
Sievers takes on the task of explaining the remarkable economic declines of the post-Soviet Central Asian States (Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) in the past decade, and the turn of these states towards despotism. …
Globalization and National Identities: Crisis or Opportunity?
Drawing on original research from social scientists working on twelve countries, this book explores the key issues faced by nations and citizens as they struggle to rediscover, reaffirm or reconstruct their sense of national identities in the …
Muslims, Mongols and Crusaders: Key Papers from Soas
The period from about 1100 to 1350 in the Middle East was marked by continued interaction between the local Muslim rulers and two groups of non-Muslim invaders: the Frankish crusaders from Western Europe and the Mongols from Northeastern Asia. In …
Teaching Buddhism in the West: From the Wheel to the Web
At a time when the popularity of Buddhism is at a peak in the west, both inside and outside the university setting, scholars and students alike are searching for guidance: How should Buddhism, a religion which is ultimately 'foreign' to western …
Folk Furniture of Canada's Doukhobors, Hutterites, Mennonites, and Ukrainians
With over 100 color photographs, Folk Furniture of Canada's Doukhobors, Hutterites, Mennonites and Ukrainians offers a stunning visual record of the culture and values of these four ethno-cultural groups. Authors John Fleming and Michael Rowan …
Black Heritage Sites: The South
Curtis details places of national and local significance in the South, including churches and schools, battlefields, cemeteries, and landmarks of the 1950s civil right movement. 150 photos.
Iraq Since 1958: From Revolution to Dictatorship
Iraq Since 1958 is the definitive political history of modern Iraq from the fall of the Hashemite monarchy until today. As the world prepares for war, it provides a critical analysis of those issues that have dominated Iraqi affairs over the last …
The Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System
Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Japan adopted many Western practices and institutions, including a constitution in 1889. "The Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System" is an authoritative account of the establishment of the …
Nielsen persuasively argues that capitalist globalization is the means by which already wealthy interests seek to aggrandize their power at the expense of citizens in poor nations. He contends that democratic socialism is still humanity's best …
Sacred Space and Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi'ite Islam
Juan Cole examines Shi'i Islam as a world religion that has faced modernity on its own terms. He explores the little known history of Shi'i communities as far afield as Bahrain and India, giving attention as well to important centers such as …
American Buddhism: Methods and Findings in Recent Scholarship
This is the first scholarly treatment of the emergence of American Buddhist Studies as a significant research field. Until now, few investigators have turned their attention to the interpretive challenge posed by the presence of all the …
Muslim Societies: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
This volume examines Muslim societies across Europe, North Africa, Central Asia and South Asia from the 18th Century to the present, providing fresh insight through comparison. The contributors examine the characteristics of peaceful symbiotic …
A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought
This book contains some four hundred symbols, and even a casual runthrough will show how many of these are concerned with the same few basic themes. These were the things that mattered to the Chinese in their everyday lives, their heart's desires-…
The International Politics of Asia-Pacific 1945-1995
The two major conflicts of the Cold War era were fought in Korea and Vietnam, pointing to the economic and political importance of the Asia-Pacific to the competing superpowers. In recent years the area has emerged as a force in international …
Medieval Philosophy and the Classical Tradition: In Islam, Judaism and Christianity
The Islamic philosophical tradition was the privileged site for the study and continuation of the Classical philosophical tradition in the Middle Ages. An initial chapter on the history of Islamic philosophy sets the stage for sixteen articles on …
Examining Hong Kong cinema from its inception in 1913 to the end of the colonial era, this work explains the key areas of production, market, film products and critical traditions. "Hong Kong Cinema" considers the different political formations …
New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific
The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific presents a coherent framework for understanding the complex international and global politics of the Asia-Pacific. An introductory guide to the main frameworks needed to understand the region (realism, …
The Resurgence of East Asia: 500, 150 and 50 Year Perspectives
The East Asian expansion since the 1960s stands out as a global power shift with few historical precedents. "The Resurgence of East Asia" examines the rise of the region as one of the world's economic power centres from three temporal …
Modern Japan: A Social and Political History
Ranging from the Tokugwa period to the present day, this text provides a concise and fascinating introduction to the social, cultural and political history of modern Japan. Tipton covers political and economic developments and shows how they …
Black Judges on Justice: Perspectives from the Bench
These "searingly candid interviews" (Derrick Bell) with America's leading African American jurists feature the opinions of judges from all backgrounds with a range of outspoken views and often surprising insights on justice and racial prejudice …
Religious Giving and the Invention of Karma in Theravada Buddhism
Although the doctrine of karma is one of the best known aspects of Buddhist thought, Buddhist texts present other, less systematic, ways of speaking about the effects of good and bad actions. This book draws attention to one of these neglected …
Asia-Pacific in the New World Order
"Asia-Pacific in the New World Order" critically explores the notion that a distinctive regional power bloc is developing, linking countries bordering the Pacific, with East Asia at its core. This student-friendly volume sheds light on the …
After Subculture: Crtitical Studies in Contemporary Youth Culture
The concept of "subculture" has long been of significant importance in research on youth, style, deviance and popular culture. Although in more recent years subculture has been the subject of sustained critique, it still provides a valuable point …
The discourse of Confucian Capitalism has been crucial in shaping our understanding of the brilliant economic successes of the Chinese diaspora all over the world. From this perspective, hard work, family values, and communal cohesion, as well as …
The philosophy of religion and theology are related to the culture in which they have developed. These disciplines provide a source of values and vision to the cultures of which they are part, while at the same time they are delimited and defined …