Bücher der Reihe Durham East Asia Series

This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. The first book to render original Chinese rhymes into rhymed English.

Contains approximately 1500 entries covering Korean civilisation from early times to the present day. Subjects include history, politics, art, archaeology, literature, etc. Name index and cross-references.

Brings together scholarly writings on Japanese early state formation that are brought together so that successive topics form a coherent overview of the problems and solutions of ancient Japan. The writings differ from the majority of other articles on the subject in being anthropological rather than cultural or historical in nature.

Ma Jianzhong, advisor to a main Qing government official, was the first Chinese to advocate the creation of a specialized and professional diplomatic corps. This translation of his essays aims to contribute to a wider understanding of the origins and circulation of reform ideas in the late Qing.