<p><span>This volume presents a wide variety of articles in the broad field of Asian Studies, covering the latest results of research within the social sciences and the humanities, reflecting the rich diversity within these areas of research.<br>The contributions stem from research carried out by sc
New Developments in Asian Studies: An Introduction
โ Scribed by Paul van der Velde (editor), Alex McKay (editor)
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul; Routledge
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 384
- Series
- Studies from the International Institute for Asian Studies
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Addresses such topics as Chinese historiography; cultural policy; the new Indian Ocean Rim economic grouping; hunting in Japan in the context of Buddhist beliefs; minority rights of peoples such as the Yao of Southern China, and much more.
โฆ Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
New Developments in Asian Studies: An Introduction
MINORITIES IN EAST ASIA
A New Interpretation of the Yao Charters
Can Kymlicka's Liberal Theory of Minority Rights be Applied in East Asia?
CHINESE HISTORY FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT
Historical Consciousness in China: Some Notes on Six Theses on Chinese Historiography and Historical Thought
Politics and Morality in Song China: Sima Guang as a Typical Example
Why Sinologists Look East: An Essay on the Prosopography of Sinology
PEOPLE, CAPITAL, AND LAW IN CHINA
Qiaoxiang Ties and China's Economic Modernization
Legal and Illegal Mainland Chinese Emigration during the 1990s
The Development of the Chinese Administrative Penalty System A Comparative Pesrspective with Japanese and Taiwanese Law
ISLAM AND THE CHALLENGE OF MODERNITY
The Role of Islam in Contemporary Indonesia: Search for a New Paradigm
Islamic Book Publishers in Indonesia: A Social Network Analysis
BETWEEN NATION AND REGION: AUTHORS IN INDONESIA
Another Document from the Funeral Pyre: The Suluk Aspiya or Suluk Endracatur by Raden Mas Atmasutirta
'Because I am a Malay' Taufik Ikram Jamil between Nation and Region
DECONSTRUCTING IMPERIAL IMAGES
Indian Languages in the Modernization Discourse in Colonial India
The Construction of the State of Madagascar in the Nineteenth Century: Archaeology of the Religious Legitimacy
Tibet: The Myth of Isolation
ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE, AND ECONOMY
The Debate on Hunting in Present-day Japan
Music Patronage in the Sultanate of Gujarat: A Survey of Sources
The Indian Ocean Ritn (lOR): Economic Association: A Giant in the Making?
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
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