Asian History

This book provides an introductory survey of Ottoman history from earliest times to the end of the Empire, written with full scholarly authority for students and non-specialists. Though it offers a broad account of events, it is not primarily a political narrative of the Ottoman territories: instead..

This book provides an introductory survey of Ottoman history from earliest times to the end of the Empire, written with full scholarly authority for students and non-specialists. Though it offers a broad account of events, it is not primarily a political narrative of the Ottoman territories: instead..

This book discusses the cultural, political and social implications of the Pacific War and engages with debates over the war’s impact, legacies, and continuing cultural resonances. Crucially, it examines the meanings and significance of the Second World War from a truly international perspective and..

This book discusses the cultural, political and social implications of the Pacific War and engages with debates over the war’s impact, legacies, and continuing cultural resonances. Crucially, it examines the meanings and significance of the Second World War from a truly international perspective and..

This book is a balanced account of the complex processes that finally culminated in the fragmentation of South Asia following decolonization...

This study focuses on the problems that attended the reform of the Japanese police during the American Occupation of Japan (1945-52). Drawing on primary sources Aldous explores the Occupation's programme of 'democratization' and its legacy...

The Russo-Japanese War was in essence a colonial conflict between the expanding interests of Russia and Japan in East Asia. However, while appearing regional, the war itself in fact had a major global impact and this book makes a strong argument for the consideration of initially minor events in the..

_x005F_x000D_ This book explores the key developments of the contentious political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific that share a common foundation in the post-war disposition of Japan, particularly the San Francisco Peace Treaty. These include both tangible and intangible issues, such as disp..

_x005F_x005F_x000D_ This book explores the key developments of the contentious political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific that share a common foundation in the post-war disposition of Japan, particularly the San Francisco Peace Treaty. These include both tangible and intangible issues, such a..

This book is the first to focus on how the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)—fought in the Asian-Pacific theatre between Imperial Japan and China, with the U.S. as the latter’s major military ally—has been represented in non-English and English sources for children and young adults...

This book deals with the nineteenth century Anglo-Russian Great Game played out on the territorial chessboard of eastern and north-eastern parts of the waning Persian empire...

This book deals with the nineteenth century Anglo-Russian Great Game played out on the territorial chessboard of eastern and north-eastern parts of the waning Persian empire...