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Cette série explore les questions essentielles qui façonnent l'Asie, couvrant la politique, l'économie, la culture et la société. Elle offre des analyses éclairantes sur les défis complexes et les dynamiques qui caractérisent ce continent diversifié. Les lecteurs acquièrent une compréhension complète des développements contemporains et des contextes historiques influençant la région asiatique. Cette collection est indispensable pour quiconque cherche à appréhender l'Asie moderne.

Political Rights in Post-Mao China
East Asian Societies
The Story of Viet Nam - From Prehistory to the Present
Confucius in East Asia
Gender, Sexuality, and Body Politics in Modern Asia
Japan and Imperialism, 1853-1945

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  • Japan and Imperialism, 1853-1945

    • 114pages
    • 4 heures de lecture
    5,0(2)Évaluer

    Revised and Expanded Second Edition. This lively narrative tells the story of Japan's experience with imperialism and colonialism, looking first at Japan's responses to Western threats in the nineteenth century, then at Japan's activities as Asia's only imperialist power. Using a series of human vignettes as lenses, Japan and Imperialism examines the motivations--strategic, nationalist, economic--that led to imperial expansion and the impact expansion had on both national policies and personal lives. The work demonstrates that Japanese imperial policies fit fully into the era's worldwide imperialist framework, even as they displayed certain distinctive traits. Japanese expansive actions, the booklet argues, were inspired by concrete historical contingencies rather than by some national propensity or overarching design.

    Japan and Imperialism, 1853-1945

  • Confucius in East Asia

    • 99pages
    • 4 heures de lecture
    2,8(12)Évaluer

    “Jeff Richey has emerged as one of the most important scholars of Confucianism—both historical and contemporary—working today. This concise volume on Confucianism in East Asia provides an engaging overview of the influence the Sage has had across the region, from China and Korea to Japan and Vietnam. Richey presents Confucianism as both integral to the traditional cultures of East Asia, and as a continuing presence in the lives and political affairs of people in each of these lands.”Kenneth J. HammondProfessor of East Asian HistoryDirector, The Confucius InstituteNew Mexico State University“Richey has written an engaging and well-crafted book that clearly delineates the oftentimes fitful development of Confucianism in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. At the same time, he masterfully demonstrates how Confucianism slowly came to dominate politics, thought, and society in each of these places and still continues to inform their assumptions, values, and institutions. Richey also expertly underscores the outsized role that government has played in promoting and sustaining this tradition’s formidable influence.”Keith N. KnappProfessor of East Asian HistoryChairman, History DepartmentThe Citadel, The Military College of South CarolinaFrom: Association for Asian Studies

    Confucius in East Asia

  • The Story of Viet Nam - From Prehistory to the Present

    • 96pages
    • 4 heures de lecture
    3,7(3)Évaluer

    “For those who are looking for a very well informed introduction to Việt Nam—from its semi-mythical beginnings some 5,000 years ago all the way up to the twenty-first century—this is the book. Covering politics and war, society and economics, culture and relationships, it provides the essential structure that both teachers and students will want to begin their own explorations of this fascinating country.”Kenton ClymerDistinguished Research Professor, Northern Illinois University“Shelton Woods successfully captures the essential scope and complexity of Vietnamese history and culture in substantive and accessible prose. The focus on the long duration of the country and the ability for Việt Nam to maintain its own identity in the midst of numerous foreign invasions and influences is key among other relevant issues. Professor Woods elegantly frames the relevance of Việt Nam and this book will provide a foundation for teachers in understanding issues of culture and change in a globally connected world.”Marilyn LevineProvost, Central Washington UniversityFrom: Association for Asian Studies

    The Story of Viet Nam - From Prehistory to the Present

  • East Asian Societies

    • 126pages
    • 5 heures de lecture

    “So very many of us teach introductions to East Asia under different disciplines, including the Humanities, Sociology, Economics, History, and Religious Studies, but what makes this work so promising is its transferability across these lines of demarcation for the student engaged in her first serious study of the region. Neuman’s fine overview addresses the recurring cultural tasks across East Asia from family, to school and work, and socio-economic stratifications.”Ronnie LittlejohnVirginia Chaney Distinguished Professor of PhilosophyDirector, Asian Studies, Belmont University“I cannot imagine a better volume to introduce East Asian societies to teachers and students who might be approaching the topic for the first time. Neuman has written an ideal introductory text with a sociologist’s clarity, a humanist’s learning, a researcher’s sharp eye, and a teacher’s fine sense of proportion. This is the only intellectual guidebook you will need to take with you for your voyage to East Asia.”Anna SunAssociate Professor of Sociology and Asian StudiesDirector, Asian Studies, Kenyon CollegeFrom: Association for Asian Studies

    East Asian Societies