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Buddhist Landscapes of the Khorat Plateau
An illuminating account of the dynamics and mechanism of the spread of Buddhism in Southeast Asia. The Khorat Plateau is a landscape of roughly 155,000 square kilometers of what is…
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Empire and Constitution in Modern Japan
Since the beginning of the Meiji period when Japan evolved into a modern and powerful nation-state, ideas of empire and constitution imbued Japanese rule and progress. In Empire and Constitution…
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England’s Asian Renaissance
England’s Asian Renaissance explores how Asian knowledges, narratives, and customs inflected early modern English literature. Just as Asian imports changed England’s tastes and enriched the English language, Eastern themes, characters,…
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From Development to Democracy
Why some of Asia’s authoritarian regimes have democratized as they have grown richer—and why others haven’tOver the past century, Asia has been transformed by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization—a…
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Frontiers of Memory in the Asia-Pacific
New directions for comparative research into “difficult heritage” as a concept.Frontiers of Memory in the Asia-Pacific explores the making and consumption of conflict-related heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Contributing to…
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Frontiers of Memory in the Asia-Pacific
New directions for comparative research into “difficult heritage” as a concept.Frontiers of Memory in the Asia-Pacific explores the making and consumption of conflict-related heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Contributing to…
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Frontiers of Memory in the Asia-Pacific
New directions for comparative research into “difficult heritage” as a concept.Frontiers of Memory in the Asia-Pacific explores the making and consumption of conflict-related heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Contributing to…
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Healing at the Periphery
India has long occupied an important place in Tibetan medicine’s history and development. However, Indian Himalayan practitioners of Tibetan medicine, or amchi, have largely remained overlooked at the Tibetan medical…
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Healing at the Periphery
India has long occupied an important place in Tibetan medicine’s history and development. However, Indian Himalayan practitioners of Tibetan medicine, or amchi, have largely remained overlooked at the Tibetan medical…
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The End of Pax Americana
In The End of Pax Americana, Naoki Sakai focuses on U.S. hegemony’s long history in East Asia and the effects of its decline on contemporary conceptions of internationality. Engaging with…
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