New Developments in Asian Studies: An Introduction

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Paul van der Velde, Alex McKay
Routledge, 1998 - Education - 376 pages
This wide-ranging volume presents new developments in Asian studies across many fields and periods of history. The geographical scope of the work ranges from Gujerat to the mountains of western Japan and from Tibet to Madagascar. They cover a time-scale from tenth century China to the present situation in the Pacific Rim, and deal with such political issues as minority rights and legal reforms, and analyses of academic discourse in Asia.
 

Contents

Chinese History from Within and Without
45
People Capital and Law in China
121
Islam and the Challenge of Modernity
186
Authors in Indonesia
223
Deconstructing Imperial Images
252
Environment Culture and Economy
317
List of Contributors
372
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