Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Provides an historical analysis of Southeast Asia from the perspective of regionalism. Part of a trilogy on Southeast Asia, this book begins by defining the meaning of 'region' and 'regionalism' and then applies it to periods in history in Southeast Asia, looking at how patterns of regionalism have shifted through time to the present day.

Following the prohibition of missionary activity after 1724, China's Christians were effectively cut off from all foreign theological guidance. This study presents the campaigns against Christians during this period as part and parcel of the campaign against 'heresy' and 'heretical' movements in general.

Ralph Smith was a respected historian who, at the time of his death in December 2000, had nearly completed a manuscript chronicling changes in the East Asia region since 1943. This work, completed and edited by one of Ralph Smith's former students, draws together the product of Smith's research, reading and international travel from 1966 to 2000.

Mochtar Lubis was one of Indonesia's best-known newspaper editors and authors, with a national, regional and international prominence that he retained from the 1950s until his death in 2004. This book traces the major events in the life of Mochtar Lubis. It provides an insight into the history and development of media in Indonesia.

An examination of American army legal proceedings that resulted from a series of moments when soldiers in a war zone crossed a line between performing their legitimate functions and committing crimes against civilians, or atrocities. It analyses how the American military legal system handled crimes against civilians.

The Japanese occupation of both British Borneo - Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo - and Dutch Borneo in 1941 to 1945 is a much understudied subject. This book surveys Borneo under Western colonialism, examines pre-war Japanese interests in Borneo, and analyses the Japanese military invasion and occupation.

In this volume, that author examines the renewal of post-war contacts between Australia and Japan, and the resolution of war-time issues in the 1950s. He aims to show how some major bilateral negotiations highlight the tensions involved in forging a strong relationship.

A case study of post-colonial transition in Asia in the context of the emerging Cold War. It charts British and American approaches to Burma between the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 and the military coup that ended civilian government in 1962.

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.

Compares national pasts as well as the processes of change taking place in Europe and East Asia, including the dynamics of the European Union in Europe and the re-emergence of the historical centre of China in East Asia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Colonial armies were the focal points for some of the most dramatic tensions inherent in Chinese, Japanese and Western clashes with Southeast Asia. This book offers the reader an accessible journey through Southeast Asia from pre-colonial times onwards with themes ranging from conquest and management to decolonization.

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.

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.