Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

Spanning over five centuries of history, this book seeks to describe and define the evolution of the China-Southeast Asia nexus and the interactions which have shaped their shared past.

This book brings together a wide range of case studies to explore the experiences and significance of women warriors in Southeast Asian history from ancient to contemporary times.

Using a unique "old¿new" treatment, this book presents new perspectives on several important topics in Southeast Asian history and historiography. Based on original, primary research, it reinterprets and revises several long-held conventional views in the field, covering the period from the "classical" age to the twentieth century. Chapters share the approach to Southeast Asian history and historiography: namely, giving "agency" to Southeast Asia in all research, analysis, writing, and interpretation.

Sets out the history of the city of Beijing, charting the course of its development from its early roots before 2000 BC to its contemporary position as capital of the People's Republic of China. This book considers the city's assumption of its modern name 'Beijing' under the Ming dynasty.

Based on research, including interviews and important documents from the French national archives, this book traces the life of Cuong De as a royal exile in Japan. It explores his links to key Japanese leaders and how he campaigned for his cause and was supported in Japan, Vietnam and elsewhere.

This book examines the encounter between western and Asian models of public health and medicine in a range of East and Southeast Asian countries over the course of the twentieth century until now, in the context of colonial rule, post-colonial development and modern state-building.

This book critically examines public health reform during the Occupation of Japan and interrogates the reforms broader significance for the Occupation and its legacies for both Japan and the US.

This volume situates the evolution of capitalist economies along Asia's Pacific Rim after the World War II within broader global, political and economic changes. Specifically, it charts their growth at the interface of periodic crises and successive waves of restructuring.

This book explores how Macao was formed over the centuries. It puts forward substantial new research findings and new thinking, and covers a wide range of issues. It is a companion volume to Macao - Cultural Interaction and Literary Representations.

Japan¿s Household Registration System (koseki seido) is an extremely powerful state instrument, and is socially entrenched with a long history of population governance, social control and the maintenance of social order. By looking through the lens of the koseki system, the book takes both an historical as well as a contemporary approach to understanding Japanese society. In doing so, it develops our understanding of contemporary Japan within the historical context of population management and social control; reveals the social effects and influence of the koseki system throughout its history; and presents new insights into citizenship, nationality and identity.

This book examines the process of constitutional formation in the era of decolonisation and state building in Asia. Contributions to this book shed light upon the influence and participation of Sir Ivor Jennings in particular and British ideas in general on democracy and institutions across the Asian continent. Critical cases studies on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Nepal ¿ all linked by Britain and Jennings ¿ assess the distinctive methods and outcomes of constitution making and how British ideas fared in these states.

Examining cultural production in the city of Kyoto in two periods of political transition, this book promises to be a major step forward in advancing our knowledge of Kyotös history and culture. Its chapters focus on two periods in Kyotös history in which the old capital was politically marginalized: the early Edo period and the Meiji period.

Emphasizes the importance of the Russo-Japanese War, the major conflict of the earliest decade of the twentieth century, and on wider developments in twentieth century history.

Examines Japan's diplomatic relations in the important decade of the 1950s. This book includes coverage of: Japan in the eyes of the Anglo-American powers; Japanese efforts to gain membership of newly forming regional and international organizations; and, the role of domestic factors in Japanese foreign policy making.

Exploring an important feature of Chinese culture and civilization - the quest for gentility - over a long period of time (since the seventeenth century/late Ming period), this book examines its meanings and how it is transmitted and is displayed in different situations.

Describes and explains Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore's attitudes and policies regarding the Vietnam War. While it is generally known that all three countries supported the US war effort in Vietnam, this book reveals the motivations behind the decisions of the decision makers.

Examines the experiences of captivity in Japanese-occupied Asia. This book explores differences in how captivity was experienced between 1941 and 1945, and has been remembered since.

Describes a number of port cities in Asia and Europe that have been undergoing transformation to stay economically and culturally relevant. This book identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities.

Examines the custody hearing of Maria Hertogh, a case which exposed tensions between Malay and Singaporean Muslims and British colonial society. Investigating the wide-ranging effects and crises faced in the aftermath of the riots, this book focuses on the restoration of peace and rebuilding of society.

Examines the emergence of Communist power in China during the interwar period, focusing especially on the role of the Soviet Union and the 1927 Nanchang Uprising. This work also examines the seizure of power in Nanchang by the Communists, the establishment of China's first short-lived soviet republic, and the reasons why the soviet soon collapsed.

Explores the history of pre-communist Indochina, from the 14th century to the 1940s. This book examines the state of Vietnam, contrasting its political and social systems, with those of neighbouring states such as Thailand and those at the time in Europe. It considers the impact of European colonialism in Indochina, focusing on French Indochina.

Colonial armies were the focal points for some of the most dramatic tensions inherent in Chinese, Japanese and Western clashes with Southeast Asia. This volume takes the reader on an exploration from Ming China to the contermporary times, examining their conquests, management and decolonisation.

Examines the history of communist Indochina, from the foundation of the Indochinese Communist Party in 1929-30 to the end of the 1970s. This book explores the impact of the Japanese invasion of Indochina in 1940, and the subsequent relationship between the Japanese occupiers and the Vichy French colonial regime.

Southeast Asia has, on the basis of the nation state, secured both a large measure of interstate peace and cooperation and a degree of autonomy from great powers outside the region. ASEAN both represents that position and promotes it. But it also depends on the attitude of the great powers.